The baroque church of St. Lawrence was built in 1694-1709 on the site of a medieval Dominican monastery sacked by the Hussites in 1419. The architect and builder was Marc Antonio Gilmentti, an Italian settled in Klatovy; the facade towers were not completed until 1731. After the Josephine reforms the building served as a warehouse, then as a school chapel, and since 2000 it has been deconsecrated. It is now managed by Galerie Klatovy / Klenová, which uses the interior for temporary exhibitions of contemporary art.
Plánická 174, 339 01 Klatovy
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Czech artists from western Bohemia present an installation that engages with the baroque architecture of St. Lawrence Church.
Czech-Norwegian artists Anežka Hošková and Anders Grønlien present a site-specific installation and performative musical séance in a desacralized church, combining textiles, sculptures, sound, and newly created collaborative works.
