The Dům umění (House of Art) in Opava is a prominent exhibition venue operating as part of the Silesian Regional Museum. Housed in a historicist building, it regularly hosts exhibitions of modern and contemporary fine art, alongside educational programmes and cultural events.
Art historian Martin Pavlíček explores the life and work of French painter Gustave Courbet, the founder of realism and a controversial political figure.
A special lecture on Saint Václav, patron of the Czech lands. Historian Hana Komárková from Silesian University explores the prince's life and his evolving place in Czech historical memory.
A guided tour of the Dominican monastery and Church of St. Wenceslas in Opava led by heritage specialist Petra Kaniová, exploring the 13th-century complex's history, architecture, and restricted areas.
Art historian Martin Pavlíček explores William Turner, the greatest English painter of Romanticism, whose mastery of light and color anticipated Impressionism and made him a symbol of 19th-century modernity.
Live Buchty podcast episode with art historian Martin Pavlíček discussing public sculptures, mosaics, and the exhibition "Shooters at the Queen" - plus wherever else the conversation leads.
A lecture by art historian Martin Pavlíček on the life and work of Jan Vermeer van Delft, one of the most admired Dutch painters of the 17th century.
