Galerie moderního umění v Roudnici nad Labem

About the museum

The Gallery of Modern Art in Roudnice nad Labem opened in 1965 in an adapted palace riding hall. The Baroque building was designed by the architect Antonio Porta in the last quarter of the 17th century. During its conversion, Pavel Mošťák and the gallery's first director, Miloš Saxl, turned it into a flexible exhibition space. The alterations included a new entrance fitted with the stone portal of the original Porta house, which once stood on the square.

The collection was founded by August Švagrovský, a collector from Roudnice, who assembled more than 250 works, mainly of Czech Impressionism, including about sixty paintings by Antonín Slavíček. In 1910 he bequeathed his collection to the town on condition that a public gallery be set up for it. Because of the wars, this only succeeded about half a century later.

Even during the period of normalisation the gallery staged important exhibition projects, for example the international painting symposium Roudnice ’70 and exhibitions of artists whom the regime did not tolerate. Today it is a contributory organization of the Ústí Region and looks after more than three thousand paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures and objects of applied art.

The exhibition follows the story of Czech art from the beginnings of modern painting, through the interwar avant-garde, to experimental work from the second half of the 20th century. The gallery prepares guided tours, lectures, concerts and art workshops for schools and families.

Highlights

• about sixty paintings by Antonín Slavíček
• August Švagrovský collection, including the painting Sun in the Forest from 1898
• Czech avant-garde and art of the 1960s (Boštík, John, Šimotová, Válová)
• Baroque palace riding hall by Antonio Porta with modernist exhibition panels
• audio library with commentaries on key works on the gallery's website

Permanent exhibition

• Stálá expozice: české umění 20. století – The display traces Czech art from early-20th-century landscape painting, through the interwar avant-garde, to experimental work from the second half of the century. It changes with the gallery's acquisitions.

Founded

1965

Operated by

Ústecký kraj (příspěvková organizace)

Admission & discounts

Free admission: Admission is free every Friday (except while new exhibitions are being installed).

Journalists and members or holders of the ICOM, Rada galerií ČR, AMG, ZMS, AICA, UHS, AVP and KPVU cards also enter free. Tickets can be bought at the ticket office or online.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

According to the Association of Museums and Galleries and the Kudy z nudy portal, the gallery is step-free.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

The gallery offers educational programmes for families with children, art workshops and workshops. Children under 15 enter free.

Getting there & parking

The gallery is in the former palace riding hall in Roudnice nad Labem; the entrance is from Očkova 5.

Amenities & dining

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