A slam poetry showcase with Czech and Slovak stars on the Dock terrace. Featuring national champions and finalists, including Anatol Svahilec and Slovak standout Ljuk.
A 1951 Czechoslovak film about a screenwriter whose vision is transformed into a musical spectacle at the studio. A comedic take on Soviet methods for boosting agricultural productivity.
A wild comedy at the Mir Theatre. A theatrical performance full of humor and unexpected twists.
(2 days)
A creative workshop for toddlers aged 1.5 to 5 years, where children explore colours, shapes, and sounds while creating their own artworks alongside an adult in a gallery setting.
An Italian commedia dell'arte about the doomed love of Isabella and Leandro, undone by the intrigues of the Doctor and Rosetta.
A puppet theatre show for children and families at Divadlo Loutek in Ostrava.
A fairy-tale performance for children at the theatre in Ostrava.
A theatrical performance at Divadlo Petra Bezruče in Ostrava.
Multi-day exhibitions and festivals still on today.
(9 days)
The 20th anniversary of Jazz Open Ostrava offers a unique Festival Pass covering all club concerts and the main festival day. Headliners include Justin-Lee Schultz Band from the USA, Boris Urbánek, and other top jazz artists.
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.
(37 days)
A theatrical performance about Jack Kerouac and his journey through France searching for traces of his ancestors and enlightenment. Five actors will guide you through Paris by night and day, into libraries, cathedrals and bars.
in progress
The Summer in the Centre festival returns to Černá louka with concerts, theatre, open-air cinema and more in an outdoor setting from June to August.
in progress
A travelling exhibition exploring the lives of Czech and Moravian nobility after 1945, featuring lectures, conversations and a film screening.
in progress
A geological exhibition showcasing minerals, rocks and fossils from the Ostrava region, including rare Carboniferous holotypes and historic collections spanning over eighty years.
in progress
A permanent natural history exhibition showcasing the biotopes and landscapes of the Ostrava region, from agricultural land through floodplain forests to industrial cityscape.
in progress
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.
in progress
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.
(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.
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.
(26 days)
The fifth edition of an international student book competition featuring 94 selected works from universities across 18 countries.
in progress
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.
in progress
Krištof Kintera's sculptural installations made from recycled electronic waste create a futuristic urban landscape that critiques technological progress and consumer culture.
in progress
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.
in progress
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.
in progress
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.
in progress
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.
in progress
A performance by David Macháč exploring the theme of private paradises.
in progress
A single painting by Eduard Halberštát from the GVUO collection, part of the STOPA project exploring a century of Czech art.