Opavská kulturní organizace (OKO) is a municipal cultural body founded in 2007 that runs Opava's cultural life through two main venues. The Obecní dům on Ostrožná street was converted from a former Austro-Hungarian bank building dating to 1918 and has hosted a gallery, a permanent city-history exhibition, the Art music club and the grand Sál Purkmistrů hall since December 2009. The second venue is the Dům umění on Pekařská street - a converted Dominican monastery with exhibition spaces and the adjoining deconsecrated 13th-century Church of St. Wenceslas.
Ostrožná 236/46, 746 01 Opava
Opening hours follow the event programme
in progress
An exhibition of public art from the Moravian-Silesian Region spanning 1948–1989, curated by Martin Pavlíček. Features socialist realism and works from the 1960s.
in progress
An exhibition of caricatures and portraits by photographer and artist Václav Šípoš, who has been drawing since 1989.
in progress
A tour and gathering space in the transforming former Breda department store in Opava. Open Thursday and Friday afternoons, weekends mornings.
Explore Opava's baroque architecture and history on this guided city tour.
in 2 days
Guided tour of the Marianum chapel in Opava exploring its architecture and historical significance with an expert guide.
(19 days)
An exhibition of works created with dry point and paper cut techniques, revealing the northern sea through a child's imagination - from fish and whales to sea angels and ocean mysteries.
Hardcore crossover band TartarO:s performs at the Art club in the Municipal House. An energetic concert for fans of metal, hardcore, and punk.