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České muzeum výtvarných umění (Czech Museum of Fine Arts)
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The Czech Museum of Fine Arts (originally the Mid-Bohemian Gallery) was founded in 1963 as a regional gallery at Nelahozeves castle near Prague. In 1971, three reconstructed historical houses, on Husova street in Old Town, were opened as the new home of the gallery. They remain the center of the Czech Museum of Fine Arts, where it also stages temporary exhibitions of 20th-century and contemporary art.
(Tuesday - Sunday; 10:00am - 6:00pm)
Entry Price: 50 CZK
Current Exhibition: None

The Chemistry Gallery
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"The Chemistry Gallery is an exhibition space for presentation of artwork of young contemporary artists. Our flexible background enables us to organize self-contained exhibitions, auctions, company presentations, workshops, specifically focused projects with artistic themes, and curator hosting."
Current Exhibition: Art is now for SALE! (Until December 20, 2009)

DOX
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An independent institution situated in Prague 7-Holešovice presenting international contemporary art, architecture and design.
Entry Price: 180 CZK
Current Exhibitions
Chelsea Hotel: Ghosts of Bohemia (Until March 29, 2010)
Julia Calfee: INSIDE THE CHELSEA HOTEL (Until February 15, 2010)
The StB Registry of Persons of Interest (Until February 28, 2010)
David Černý - Entropa (Until January 4, 2010)
The 20th Annual Jindrich Chalupeký Award (Until January 10, 2010)
On the Road Together I (Until December 31, 2010)

 
Futura
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Open since 2003, Futura focuses on both international and local contemporary art. Located one tram stop past Anděl, in a beautifully renovated building, there are pockets of art throughout the labyrinth taking up three intimate, but abundant levels -- a must-see among Prague's galleries.
(Wednesday - Sunday; 11:00am - 6:00pm)
Entry Price: Free (donations appreciated)
Current Exhibitions:
Processing a Mirage (Until February 7, 2010)
Residence 09: Alicja Karska a Aleksandra Went, Tomáš Makara, Václav Magid (Until February 7, 2010)

Galerie 5. patro
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With a healthy rotation of local contemporary art, Galerie 5. patro incorporates a range of mediums into their exhibitions. Photographs, video, paintings, prints, multiples, works on paper, sculpture and photography, the gallery has it covered.
(Tuesday - Friday; Noon - 6:00pm and Saturday; 11:00am - 4:00pm)
Upcoming Exhibition: Ivan Pinkava - Off Axis (December 8, 2009 - January 16, 2010)

Galerie Ciant
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Powered by CIANT - International Centre for art and New Technologies in Prague, the gallery is a non-commerical art space for experiemental projects and new styles of expression. The space also hosts lectures, discussions and screenings. The Ciant Lab is a workspace for artistic experimentation with computer technologies. Artists and SW engineers work together in order to creatively integrate and deploy advanced technological tools in a cultural context.
Current Exhibition: None

Galerie hlavního města Prahy - Dům U Zlatého prstenu
(City Gallery Prague - Golden Ring House)
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The current layout of the Golden Ring House comes from the unification of two medieval houses. The cellars and corridor are preserved from the early Gothic period of building development and in the corridor there are still fragments of wall paintings from the end of the 15th century. A truly historical venue, the Golden Ring offers a variety of 20th century Czech art.
(Tuesday - Sunday; 10:00pm - 6:00pm)
Entry Price: 100 CZK
Current Exhibition: Adéla Babanová: Polobozi [Demigods] (Until December 20, 2009)

 
Galerie hlavního města Prahy - Městská knihovna
(City Gallery Prague - Municipal Library)
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The Municipal Library, on Mariánské square, was built in 1925 according to the plans of architect František Roith, a student of professor Otto Wagner at the Vienna Academy. The gallery acquired the extensive exhibition space on the second floor in 1992 and features exhibitions of historical and political importance.
(Tuesday - Sunday; 10:00am - 6:00pm)
Entry Price: 120 CZK
Current Exhibition: Narušitelé hranic (Crossing Frontiers) ( Until January 10, 2010)

Galerie hlavního města Prahy - Staroměstská radnice
(City Gallery Prague - Old Town Hall)
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One of the most important sites to see in Prague's historical Old Town Square, Old Town Hall -- build in the first half of the 14th century -- features two separate spaces for art. The gallery at ground level exhibits Czech art of varying mediums, while the space on the second floor exhibits the latest in contemporary art from young Czech artists.(Tuesday - Sunday; 9:00am - 5:00pm)
Entry Price: 40 CZK
Current Exhibition: Josef Bolf: Ty nejsi Ty, Ty jsi já (You arn't You, You are I) (Until February 21, 2010)

 
Gallery Manes
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The Mánes House belongs to the most significant works of functionalist architecture from the period between the two world wars. The idea of the Association of Fine Artists Mánes to build their own house is dated to the year 1887 when the association was founded. The need to have a space functioning as their own centre for various activities of the association in the field of fine arts was constantly growing. However, it was only in the year 1930 that this idea was realized according to the plan of the architect Otakar Novotný, a follower of Jan Kotěra. Since its completion in 1934 until today the building has served the fine arts. Its exhibition spaces belong amongst the highest quality of its kind.
Current Exhibition: Endowment fund Eleutheria - "Realism socialistic - Czechoslovakia 1948-1989" (Until December 30, 2009)

Galerie Jiří Svestka
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One of the leading private galleries in Prague, the Jiří Svestka gallery specializes in the promotion of modern and contemporary art in the Czech Republic and abroad, while also focusing on the introduction of young Czech artists to a global audience.
(Tuesday - Friday; Noon - 6:00pm and Saturday; 11:00am - 6:00pm)
Current Exhibition: Miroslav Tichý (Until January 16, 2010)

Galerie Rudolfinum
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Galerie Rudolfinum is housed in a beautiful 19th century building situated near the edge of the Vltava river. Part of the Rudolfinum concert hall, the gallery brings together Czech and international art from the modern and contemporary sphere.
(Tuesday - Sunday; 10:00am - 6:00pm)
Upcoming Exhibition: Herbert Tobias (1924-1982) (January 14, 2010 - March 28, 2010)

Gallery Art Factory
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Gallery Art Factory is an independent art gallery dedicated to the presentation of artists' projects and exhibitions. The gallery, established in 2002, is housed in a former manufacturing hall where Communist newspapers were printed. Today, a large exhibition place of 500 square meters serves as a platform for contemporary art.
(Monday - Friday; 10:00am - 6:00pm)
Current Exhibition: None


Hunt Kastner Artworks
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Located in a somewhat nondescript building in Prague 7, Hunt Kastner Artworks focuses on the exhibition and education of contempoary Czech art. The gallery aims to support new artists while also exhibiting art from more established artists. Located in the up-and-coming art district of Letná they -- most importantly -- want to make art accessible to any- and everyone.
(Tuesday - Friday; 1:00pm - 6:00pm and Saturday; 2:00pm - 6:00pm)
Current Exhibition: PAULA DELGADO: These Krasny Czechs (Until December 16, 2009)
* Open by appointment only in August

Langhans Galerie
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Located in the center of town, Langhans Galerie presents works of photography from both established and up-and-coming photographers. Once the studio of photographer Jan Langhans who shot portraits of notable figures during the war, the gallery focuses on historical works from artists worldwide.
(Tuesday - Sunday; Noon - 6:00pm)
Current Exhibition: Outside - Photographs 1970-1989 (Until January 31, 2010)

Museum Kampa
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Sitting at the edge of the Vltava River, the earliest surviving records mention a flourmill on Prague's Kampa Island in 1393. However, scholarly research has traced it back to the 10th century. Now home to the Kampa museum, the venue offers multiple levels of contemporary art with rotating exhibitions from international artists.
(Open Daily; 10:00am - 6:00pm)
Entry Price: 220 CZK (all exhibitions)
Current Exhibitions
Zdeněk Sýkora – Karel Malich:Lines and Wires – A Dialogue (Until January 10, 2010)
Václav Jíra: Machines II (Until January 10, 2010)

Meet Factory
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"To provide space and opportunities to create for foreign artists for certain periods of time, to facilitate their experience of the culture of Prague and the Czech Republic. To become an information and production center for the expansion of the Czech cultural and creative scene in the broader European context."
Upcoming Exhibition: The Banquet (December 19, 2009 - January 17, 2010)

Národní galerie v Praze - Veletržní palác (National Gallery in Prague - Veletržní Palace)
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Seven stories of art from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries, Veletržní Palác is best tackled over a few days. The massive building was built in 1920s, but was badly damaged by a fire in 1974. Wonderfully restored, each level provides ample space to get lost in the art from numerous eras and genres.
(Tuesday - Sunday; 10:00am - 6:00pm)
Current Exhibitions
Open Vison (Until January 10, 2010)
Shdows on Stage (Until January 10, 2010)

Národní galerie v Praze - Šternberský palác (National Gallery in Prague - Sternberg Palace)
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Here you'll find works by European artists, from the Classical era through to the end of the Baroque period, plus recently restored frescoes.
Here you'll find works by European artists, from the Classical era through to the end of the Baroque period, plus recently restored frescoes.
(Tuesday - Sunday; 10am - 6pm)
Entry Price: 130 CZK
Current Exhibitions
Antoon van Dyck – Iconographie (Until April 11, 2010)

 
Obecní dům (Municipal House)
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Neighbouring Prague's famous Powder Gate, the Municipal House was constructed at the end of the Austro-Hungarian Empire as art nouveau flourished. A masterpiece near the center of the city, it's a great venue to see impressive works of both local and universal art.
(Open Daily; 10:00am - 7:00pm)
Current Exhibitions
DRESSING FAIRY TALES II (Until December 31, 2009)
Czech Gold (Until July 1, 2010)

Skolská 28
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Školská 28 is a multifunctional space for various nonprofit cultural and artistic activities. It is located in the courtyard of the neo-renaissance residential building U rytířů, which was built in 1888. The gallery is dedicated to the presentation of contemporary culture, presenting one of the small spaces on the cultural map of Prague, without consideration of the commercial aspect of contemporary gallery workings.
(Monday to Friday; 1:00pm - 5:00pm)
Current Exhibition: Equal Chances II(Until December 30, 2009)

Tranzitdisplay
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(Tuesday to Sunday, 12 noon - 6pm)
Upcoming Exhibition: None

Uměleckoprůmyslové museum v Praze - Galerie Josefa Sudka
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Formerly the workspace and living quarters for Josef Sudek, the Czech Republic's beloved modern photographer, the gallery is run by the Museum of Decorative Arts (UPM). With UPM's extensive archives, the gallery alternates copious amounts of historical works in photography.
(Wednesday - Sunday; 11:00am - 5:00pm)
Entry Price: 10 CZK
Current Exhibition: Helena Wilson: Photographs (Until January 10, 2010)

Vernon Galerie
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(Tuesday to Thursday, 2pm - 6pm)
Current Exhibition: None