Galerie výtvarného umění v Havlíčkově Brodě

About the museum

The Havlíčkův Brod gallery was founded in 1965. It built on the exhibition activity of the Hall of Book Culture of the East Bohemian Publishing House in Havlíčkův Brod and on the art competitions held every year at the national humour and satire festivals in Haškova Lipnice. Gradually it focused on modern Czech book illustration, drawing and printmaking created after 1918.

The gallery is housed in a townhouse called Chmelvodovský, which dates from the 14th century and retains Gothic, Renaissance and Classicist architectural features. The gallery’s collections contain about seven thousand works of art, including prints and illustrations by Cyril Bouda, Adolf Hoffmeister, Emil Filla, Ota Janeček, Kamil Lhoták, Jiří Trnka, Jan Zrzavý and many other artists.

The permanent exhibition includes the Baroque Úhrov Altarpiece with a group sculpture of Calvary by Ignác Rohrbach, created around 1735 for the chapel of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross at the château in Úhrov. During the year thematic and traditional exhibitions take place, for example the series Výstava jedné knihy (One Book Exhibition). After the merger with the Vysočina Museum Havlíčkův Brod, the gallery is part of the joint organisation Galerie a muzeum Vysočiny Havlíčkův Brod.

Highlights

• collection of about 7,000 works of modern Czech book illustration, drawing and prints
• works by Jiří Trnka, Kamil Lhoták, Jan Zrzavý and other important artists
• Baroque Úhrov Altarpiece with a group sculpture of Calvary by Ignác Rohrbach
• historic Chmelvodovský house from the 14th century
• the series Výstava jedné knihy (One Book Exhibition)

Permanent exhibition

• Stálá expozice moderní české knižní ilustrace, kresby a grafiky – The exhibition presents works by Czech illustrators and printmakers after 1918 and the Baroque Úhrov Altarpiece with the group sculpture of Calvary.

Founded

1965

Operated by

Galerie a muzeum Vysočiny Havlíčkův Brod

Director

Mgr. Alena Jindrová

Admission & discounts

Free admission: Admission is free every Sunday.

Free admission is also granted to holders of ICOM, AMG ČR and RG ČR cards and to staff of NPÚ and members of ICOMOS. A 50% discount applies to holders of family passes and of the Sphere card. The gallery building and the museum building each have their own admission charge; when visiting both, a combined ticket is paid. A shared ticket allows visits to the regional museums and galleries run by the Vysočina Region.

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