On 18 November 2024, it was 140 years since the law was passed that incorporated the independent municipality of Holešovice-Bubny into Prague as its 7th district. To mark this anniversary, the National Gallery in Prague, in collaboration with the Prague 7 City District, has organised an exhibition showcasing over one hundred paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures, and architectural plans held in the NGP’s collections. These works present various views of Prague 7 throughout the 19th and 20th centuries.

The National Gallery in Prague’s connection to Prague 7 goes back 120 years, as its predecessor, the Modern Gallery of the Czech Kingdom, was established in 1902 by Emperor Franz Joseph I and, from 1905, was housed in the Wiehl Pavilion. This pavilion was originally built for the Jubilee Exhibition of 1891 at the Exhibition Grounds (Výstaviště). In 1939, plans were approved for a State Gallery building on Letná Hill, designed by Josef Gočár, but construction was halted by the outbreak of World War II. Interest in a new building for the National Gallery’s modern art collection resurfaced during the 1960s and 1970s, but these plans were ultimately replaced by the acquisition of the Trade Fair Palace (Veletržní palác). After a long reconstruction following a fire in 1974, this building finally opened in December 1995, becoming home to the National Gallery’s Collection of Modern Art.

The exhibition at the Trade Fair Palace in Prague is available form 14 October 2024 to 25 May 2025.

Read more: https://www.ngprague.cz/en/event/4148/prague-7-in-the-NGP-collections