Západočeská galerie v Plzni (West Bohemian Gallery) is one of the leading regional art galleries in the Czech Republic. Its exhibition space known as '13', located on Pražská street, hosts temporary shows of both contemporary and historical fine art. The gallery's permanent collections cover Central European art from the Gothic period through the 20th century.
Pražská 13, 301 00 Plzeň
Tue-Sun 10:00-18:00, Mon closed
An exhibition of typographer and graphic designer Jan Solpera's film animations, typeface designs, theatre posters, and books, highlighting the softness and sensitive visual language of his practice.
An exhibition of work by prominent Czech graphic designer Jan Solpera, showcasing his typeface designs, book graphics, theatre posters, and corporate identity projects.
An exhibition of interwar Japanese modernist architecture that merges traditional Japanese building practices with European and American avant-garde influences.
Ten Czech authors read their work at the West Bohemian Gallery. Jiří Hlobil performs as well as reads, with the programme hosted by Gabriela Špalková and Jiří Hlobil.
An immersive scenic reading with rap and movement exploring layers of opinion and the world's future. The production uses the spaces of the Bohemian Gallery West and its architecture as part of the performance.
Plzeň poet Vlasta Špinková will present her new poetry collection "Tree Fragment" at the West Bohemian Gallery. The launch is hosted by Jiří Hlobil.
Opening of a student exhibition from Luďka Pika Gymnasium, created in response to an exhibition exploring underground worlds in 19th-century art.
A summer cabaret featuring literary humor from Bohemia and beyond, complementing an exhibition of entertainment posters from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Book launch of Tereza Hercogová's novel with a dance performance by Arvena and violinist Simona Bláhová at the West Bohemian Gallery.
An evening of poetry readings by members of the Central Bohemia Writers' Centre, hosted by Vlasta Špinková and Jiří Hlobil.
Part of the Plzeň Courtyards festival: an open gallery courtyard with exhibition, historic well, and all-day musical programme at Pražská 13.
The twenty-second Museum Night Festival in Pilsen features guided tours, creative workshops, games, and musical programmes for all ages.
An exhibition of over one hundred historical posters from 1890–1938 demonstrates how the poster became a key medium of modern visual communication. The collection features works by Czech and international artists from public and private collections.
An exhibition of over a hundred historical posters from 1890–1938 demonstrates how the poster medium shaped modern visual communication and entertainment culture at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.
An exhibition of over a hundred historical posters explores entertainment culture at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, showing how the poster shaped modern visual communication.