Národní galerie Praha – Veletržní palác

Om museet

The Veletržní palác (Trade Fair Palace) was built in 1925–1928 by the architects Josef Fuchs and Oldřich Tyl for the Prague Sample Fairs. At the time it was the largest building of its kind in the world, and to this day it is one of the most important examples of Czech functionalism. After the Second World War several foreign trade companies were based in it.

In August 1974 a major fire swept through the palace and nearly destroyed the building. Two years later a decision was made to rebuild it, which was only completed in the 1990s. Since 1976 the palace has been the seat of the National Gallery Prague.

Today the Veletržní palác houses permanent collection displays of modern and contemporary art, which trace developments from the end of the 18th century to the present. These include the displays 1796–1918: Art of a Long Century, 1918–1938: First Republic, 1956–1989: Architecture for All and 1939–2021: The End of the Black-and-White Era. The building also offers a café, a gallery shop and, in the Small Hall, the ATLAS creative space for children and families.

Højdepunkter

• Functionalist building from 1925–1928, the largest building of its kind in the world when completed
• Display 1796–1918: Art of a Long Century
• Display 1918–1938: First Republic
• Display 1939–2021: The End of the Black-and-White Era, with more than 360 works, such as Kokoschka’s The Red Egg and Picasso’s The Abduction of the Sabine Women
• Display 1956–1989: Architecture for All

Permanente udstillinger

• 1796–1918: Umění dlouhého století – Collection display at the Veletržní palác devoted to art from 1796 to the end of the First World War.
• 1918–1938: První republika – Collection display at the Veletržní palác devoted to art in the period of the First Czechoslovak Republic.
• 1939–2021: Konec černobílé doby – The display presents more than 360 works from eight decades and does not judge them by simple opposites, such as official and unofficial art. It focuses on Czech art but also includes foreign artists, for example Kokoschka and Picasso.

Grundlagt

1976

Ejer

Národní galerie Praha

Besøgende pr. år

ca. 342.378

Entrépriser & rabatter

Gratis entré: Children up to and including 15 years enter all exhibitions and collection displays free. In 2026, the permanent collections are also free on 28 October and 17 November (10:00–18:00).

A ticket to one collection display in the Veletržní palác is valid for all collection displays in this palace. The ticket is valid for up to 6 months from purchase and is intended for a single entry. When buying tickets for two or more exhibitions in the same building, there is a 10% discount on the basic admission (only at NGP ticket offices). Members of the NGP Friends Club enter free; holders of Komerční banka payment cards receive a 20% discount if the stated conditions are met.

Tilgængelighed

• Kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator
• Handicaptoilet
• Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
• Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
• Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

The building is step-free and has lifts and accessible toilets. Two wheelchairs are available to borrow.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Interaktive stationer

The National Gallery offers families play areas, weekend workshops, art studios and interactive studios within the displays. In the Veletržní palác, the ATLAS creative space is on the gallery of the Small Hall. Children up to and including 15 years enter all exhibitions free.

Transport & parkering

Service & spisesteder

• Café
• Museumsbutik

Café Kolektor (daily 9:00–23:00); NGP bookshop in the Small Hall focused on art publications and children’s literature (Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00).

Arrangementer & udlejning

• Lokaler til leje

Rental of National Gallery premises is handled by the business department (pronajmy@ngprague.cz).

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