- Address: U Sovových mlýnů 2, 118 00 Malá Strana, Czech Republic
- Tel: +420 257 286 147
- Website: museumkampa.cz
- Opening: 2003
- Founder: Meda Mladkova
- Museum Category: Contemporary Fine Arts
It's amazing to see a yellow penguin, a red rabbit or a car in white lace on the street. But this is not all that can appear before your eyes if you take a walk to the medieval island of Kampa and visit the Kampa Museum of Contemporary Art in Prague .
Historical reference
In the center of Prague is the island of Kampa. The first mention of it dates back to the 12th century. Most of its history is covered with legends and secrets, but it is precisely known that in 1478 it was bought by Václav Sova. On the island, he founded a mill, a sawmill, various workshops and built a magnificent house for his family with a wonderful garden. Since then, these lands are called Owl mills (in Czech Sovovy mlýny).
In 1896, a fire broke out at the mill, and only a century later, when the island became the property of the city, the burned down building was reconstructed. In 2003, the Kamp Museum was opened on this site.
Awesome World of Contemporary Art
The Kampa Museum in Prague has brought together numerous works by artists from Eastern Europe of the 20th century. The main collection of the museum was provided by Jan and Meda Mladkov. It was thanks to this family couple and their numerous petitions to the city authorities that the island was given to the Museum of Modern Art. At the initiative of M. Mladkova was created a gallery of modern sculptures in the open air and many other plans of contemporary sculptors. In the Kampa museum you can see such exhibits:
- The works of the artist Frantisek Kupka. It was they who scrupulously collected M. Mladkov, and now these masterpieces constitute a permanent exposition of the museum. The works of only 215 are paintings and drawings, which today are of great value. Painting F. Kupka is distinguished by bright expression and unusual color scale. The main directions of his work are symbolism, neo-impressionism and non-objective composition. The best pictures are "Cathedral" and "Market".
- Sculptures of Otto Guthreund. The museum has 17 bronze sculptures in the style of cubism, relating to the peace period before the First World War. The postwar collection was replenished with more abstract works of the creator.
- The works of Jiri Collarzhy. His works are related to the Central European art and has 240 exhibits. The most popular work is yellow penguins. In addition, I.Kollarzhi uses different techniques: hematazhi from printed newspapers, muhlazhi from old newspapers, rolls from reproductions of pictures.
- Contemporary painting. The museum has works by contemporary artists from different countries of Europe. Here you can get acquainted with the pictures: O. Slavik, M. Abakanovits, V. Yaerushkova, V. Ziegler, A. Mlinarchik. Two important icons belong to the XX century.
- Temporary exhibitions. In addition to permanent exhibitions, exhibitions of works by other contemporary artists are held periodically in the Kampa Museum. His works were represented by Yoko Ono, Josef Boise and Frank Malina.
Street Exhibition
Prague is a city of museums that are dedicated to different periods in art, which makes our life much more harmonious and beautiful. The Kampa Museum is very different from the others. Modern art from the walls of the museum has long been out on the street. In the courtyard there are many interesting examples of avant-garde art. The most interesting figures from the street exhibition:
- a row of yellow penguins;
- crawling babies without face;
- huge red rabbits;
- Dogs looking away from the pier;
- an unusual rider on horseback;
- a machine woven from lace;
- slug eating a tree.
Most of the street installations of the Kampa Museum in Prague bear a deep meaning and make you think about many of the problems of mankind. You can just enjoy the contemplation of modern masterpieces and make a unique photo session with them.
Features of visit
When visiting the Kampa Museum in Prague, it is worth considering some of the nuances. Namely:
- the cost of entry depends on the exhibitions held here. The ticket price for the museum only costs from $ 2.3 to $ 3.68. The ticket, which includes visiting the museum and exhibitions, will cost $ 11.03. At the same time in the box office of the museum the euro is not accepted, only Czech crowns;
- Exhibits installed in the courtyard of the museum can be inspected for free;
- excursions in Russian are not available (only in Czech, English, Italian and German);
- The Kampa Museum is open daily from 10:00 to 18:00.
How to get there?
The Kampa Museum in Prague is very convenient. You just need to walk along the Charles Bridge in the direction of Mala Strana , and go down to the island of Kampa on the stairs. You can reach one of the trams Nos. 12, 20, 22, 57 and get off at the Hellichova stop.