The 18th edition of an open-air rock, metal, and punk festival at Slezskoostravský Castle featuring Visací Zámek, Panoptiko, and other bands, with a children's zone, workshops, and craft breweries.
Music festival SQUIRT at the historic Dolní Vítkovice industrial site in Ostrava. Come enjoy live music and atmosphere in a unique venue.
Music festival ČAD takes place in Ostrava.
Concert by Czech singer-songwriter Janek Ledecký performing with his band.
Free evening opening of Gong Gallery featuring a self-guided tour of the PIONEERS op-art exhibition. Part of Ostrava Museum Night.
A wild comedy at the Mir Theatre. A theatrical performance full of humor and unexpected twists.
CANDICE performs at Clash Afterparty in Ostrava.
Multi-day exhibitions and festivals still on today.
(62 days)
This exhibition chronicles 250 years of Ostrava-Karviná mining history through photographs, artefacts, tools, and artworks. The centrepiece is a replica of the last coal cart from the ČSM Mine, marking the end of an era.
in progress
A four-concert cycle of classical music in a church in Ostrava Přívoz, spanning from Baroque to contemporary works with renowned Czech and international musicians.
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A travelling exhibition exploring the lives of Czech and Moravian nobility after 1945, featuring lectures, conversations and a film screening.
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Krištof Kintera's sculptural installations made from recycled electronic waste create a futuristic urban landscape that critiques technological progress and consumer culture.
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Vilém Wünsche's paintings capture the lives and labour of miners in industrial Ostrava. Fourteen previously unseen works from 1946–1949 are complemented by a children's section with illustrations and an interactive space.
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A performance by David Macháč exploring the theme of private paradises.
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A geological exhibition showcasing minerals, rocks and fossils from the Ostrava region, including rare Carboniferous holotypes and historic collections spanning over eighty years.
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A permanent natural history exhibition showcasing the biotopes and landscapes of the Ostrava region, from agricultural land through floodplain forests to industrial cityscape.
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Opening of David Macháč's photographic exhibition about allotment gardening colonies as a cultural phenomenon, featuring vibrant images from across Central and Western Europe.
(37 days)
A retrospective of photographs by Czech conceptualism pioneer Jiří Toman, featuring works from the Baltic coast and Pardubice.
in progress
Opening of an exhibition of Iva Mrázková's watercolours with Japanese motifs. The academic painter and sculptor presents her impressions from a stay in Japan.
(614 days)
A long-term exhibition about how the Ostrava and Karviná regions are recovering from mining and industrial activity. The museum showcases the landscape damage and successful recultivation projects.
in progress
The exhibition traces a century of the House of Art in Ostrava through the concept of trace—from physical imprints to the search for lost elements of the collections and the institution's identity.
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A travelling exhibition exploring the lives of Czech and Moravian nobility who built cultural bridges across political and national boundaries after World War II. The programme features lectures, discussions, documentary screenings, and a podcast visit.
(47 days)
Black-and-white photographs by Czech architect and photographer Milan Pitlach document the industrial and social landscape of Ostrava during the normalization era.
(38 days)
The seventh edition of this family festival offers over 116 events across Ostrava from May to June, featuring creative workshops, sports, a fairy-tale forest, and special programmes at museums and the zoo.
(26 days)
The fifth edition of an international student book competition featuring 94 selected works from universities across 18 countries.
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Timur Zakiullin's thesis exhibition about childhood in Russia combines painting, video art, and installation. The artist explores the cultural context and mood of his homeland.
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Guided animal encounters at Ostrava Zoo starting in late March. Visitors learn fascinating facts about animals directly from keepers and can observe them from close range.
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The Open Temples project celebrates its tenth anniversary by offering free access to 57 churches and sacred monuments across the Ostrava-Opava Diocese with expert-guided tours.
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Simona Ticháčková's exhibition explores violence against women as a cultural phenomenon through artistic language and classical mythology, reflecting the female voice and body in history.
(38 days)
Zapletal's exhibition investigates diagrammatic thinking and graphic representations of systems through drawing, painting, and cosmograms.
in progress
An exhibition celebrating a century of the House of Art Ostrava, tracing its evolution, collections, and pivotal moments from its founding to the present day.
(46 days)
An exhibition showcasing part of the collection of Ostrava builder and collector František Jurečka, which inspired the establishment of the local gallery of fine arts.
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A single painting by Eduard Halberštát from the GVUO collection, part of the STOPA project exploring a century of Czech art.