Prague Art Week 2026: Top 10 Exhibitions and Studio Highlights
The 2026 edition of Prague Art Week (PAW) wrapped up, featuring a variety of exhibitions throughout the Czech capital. At TheHouse, artists included Marianna Stranska, Max van Olffen, Taja Spasskova, and Népheli Barbas. Institutional showcases at Galerie Rudolfinum highlighted Tanya Lukin Linklater and Duane Linklater, focusing on Czechia's colonial history. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, Galerie Hunt Kastner presented works by Dominika Dobiášová and Michaela Thelenová. Marie Lukáčová's film 'Orla' was exhibited at the Emblem Prague Hotel, accessible on Arte Mediathek starting October 8. Kunsthalle Praha featured Tevž Logar's 'Memory of Touch' alongside Lukáš Hofmann. The Magnus Art Gallery displayed the Oldřich Uttendorfský Collection, curated by Valérie Horváth, emphasizing the cultural richness and funding issues in Prague, supported by the Pudil Family Foundation.
Key facts
- Prague Art Week 2026 ended on Sunday, but many exhibitions remain on view.
- TheHouse, a 1930s modernist mansion by Tomáš Šašek, hosts a residency program for local artists.
- Marianna Stranska has had only one exhibition, a duo show with Petr Nikl, despite being 40.
- Tanya Lukin Linklater and Duane Linklater exhibited at Galerie Rudolfinum, addressing Czech colonial legacy.
- Galerie Hunt Kastner celebrates its 20th anniversary with a jubilee exhibition.
- The Emblem Prague Hotel's collection includes over 60 works, with Marie Lukáčová's film 'Orla' streaming on Arte Mediathek from October 8.
- Kunsthalle Praha's 'Memory of Touch' exhibition was curated by Tevž Logar and features Lukáš Hofmann.
- The Magnus Art Gallery showed the Oldřich Uttendorfský Collection, curated by Valérie Horváth, with a controversial story about a toy car in Nairobi.
Entities
Artists
- Marianna Stranska
- Petr Nikl
- Max van Olffen
- Taja Spasskova
- Népheli Barbas
- Kasia Fudakowski
- Tanya Lukin Linklater
- Duane Linklater
- Dominika Dobiášová
- Michaela Thelenová
- Marie Lukáčová
- Tauba Auerbach
- Josephine Pryde
- Lucy Raven
- Lucy McKenzie
- Thomas Zipp
- André Butzer
- Eva Koťátková
- Jiří Kovanda
- Lukáš Hofmann
- Heinz Mack
- Kurt Schwitters
- Jiří Černický
- Oldřich Uttendorfský
- Egon Schiele
- Oskar Kokoschka
- Pablo Picasso
- André Derain
- Gustave Courbet
- Édouard Manet
- Marc Chagall
- Henri Matisse
- Georges Braque
- Paul Klee
- Klára Hosnedlová
Institutions
- TheHouse
- Royal Academy in The Hague
- Galerie Rudolfinum
- Galerie Hunt Kastner
- Emblem Prague Hotel
- Kunsthalle Praha
- Pudil Family Foundation
- Magnus Art Gallery
- J&T Bank
- National Gallery Prague
- Whitney Biennial
- Gwangju Biennale
- National Gallery of Canada
- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
- Heard Museum
- Kunsthalle Bielefeld
- dOCUMENTA (13)
- Arte Mediathek
Locations
- Prague
- Czechia
- Berlin
- Germany
- The Hague
- Netherlands
- Belarus
- Paris
- France
- Alaska
- Canada
- Gwangju
- South Korea
- San Francisco
- United States
- Bielefeld
- Kassel
- Sovolusky
- Ústí nad Labem
- Sudetenland
- Nairobi
- Kenya
- Žižkov
- Croatia
- Slovenia