Galerie výtvarného umění v Ostravě

Location: Jurečkova 9, 702 00 Ostrava · Moravian-Silesian Region

Category: art gallery

One of the largest and oldest galleries in the Czech Republic, housed in the House of Art in central Ostrava. It manages an extensive collection of Czech and European art from the Gothic period to the present, including works by leading modern artists. It hosts educational programs and guided tours.

Why visit this place?

• The gallery was founded in 1952 and is the oldest in Ostrava; its holdings grew from the collection of the builder František Jureček.
• It occupies the House of Art, begun in 1924 and ceremonially opened two years later.
• Rated 4.5 out of 5 by 514 visitors on Google Maps.
• Besides the tour there are hands-on workshops, so children get to make something themselves.
• Allow roughly an hour and a quarter; the programme is aimed at lower primary, upper primary and secondary students.
• There are 89 more tips within 25 km, enough to build a full-day trip.

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Practical information

• Opening hours: Tue–Sun 10–18
• Typical visit: 75 min
• Admission: adults 80 CZK, children 40 CZK
• Visitor rating: 4.5 ★ from 514 reviews on Google Maps
• Suitable for: primary (6–10), lower secondary (10–15), secondary (15+)

For schools

Educational programs and exhibition activities for kindergartens, primary, and secondary schools.

Official website: https://www.gvuo.cz/

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