Kampa Museum on Kampa Island exhibits modern art and is one of the top museums in Prague.
In this guide to Kampa Museum, you'll learn all about the exhibit, the history, as well as helpful information about directions, tickets, and tours.
What Can I Do at Kampa Museum?
Kampa Museum is one of the most important modern art galleries in Prague.
Visitors can admire the permanent and changing collections, which are kept in a former flour mill from the 15th century. Interesting workshops complete the museum offerings.
Permanent Exhibition
The permanent exhibition presents works from the private collection of the couple. Jan Mládek and Meda Mládková. The focus is on contemporary art from Eastern and Central Europe from the 20th and 21st centuries.
Works by important artists from the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, and the former Yugoslavia are presented.
Particularly worth seeing is the extensive collection of abstract art by František Kupka and the sculptures by the cubist sculptor, Otto Gutfreund. These are, at the same time, the main focus of the exhibition.
Changing Exhibitions
An overview and preview of the changing exhibitions can be found here.
Sculptures in Front of the Museum
Also noteworthy is the sculpture of an enormous chair in front of the museum. This was created by the Czech sculptor, Magdalena Jetelová.
Visitors can also encounter three of the "Miminkas" by the eminent artist, David Černý, in front of the museum building. This sculpture group of crawling babies is part of another one installed on the Prague TV Tower.
Admission, Tickets, and Guided Tours
- Tickets for All Exhibitions: The museum offers one ticket for all exhibitions. More here.
- Tickets for the Permanent Exhibition: For visitors who only want to visit the permanent exhibition, the one-way ticket for the permanent exhibition is recommended.
- Guided Tours: On a guided tour, you can gain more intensive insights. Guided tours are offered in English, German, and Italian. Information about the tours is available here.
- Workshops: Various workshops complement the museum's offerings. Details can be found on the museum's website.
How Do I Get to Kampa Museum?
Kampa Museum is located on Kampa Island. The easiest way to get there by public transport is to take streetcar number 9 or 22 from the Old Town to the Újezd station and walk another 5 minutes to the museum.
Cafe Restaurant in the Museum
The museum is home to the Kampa Museum Café-Restaurant, where art-hungry visitors can take a well-deserved break. Thanks to the beautiful location directly on the banks of the Vltava River, visitors can recharge their batteries while enjoying the wonderful view of the Vltava River.
History of Kampa Museum
Kampa Museum, founded in 2003, originates from the private collection from the couple, Meda Mládková and Jan Mládek.
Art patron Meda Mládková, began collecting works by Czech painter František Kupka in the 1950s in the United States. Other paintings by artists from Eastern and Central Europe were added over the years. The goal was to exhibit these in the West and raise awareness of Czech modern art, especially the two Czech artists, František Kupka and Otto Gutfreund, who are the focus of the collection.
Along with her husband, Meda Mládková bequeathed the collection to the city of Prague. In order to present the collection, the art collector acquired the building of the former Sova Mill in the end of the 1990s. The historic premises of the former mill from the 15th century was reconstructed in 2001 and despite devastating flood damage was opened as a museum in 2003.
Since then, the museum has been one of the most important cultural sights in Prague.
Contact
- Address: Kampa Museum, U Sovových mlýnů 503/2, 118 00 Prague 1 – Malá Strana
- Website: http://www.museumkampa.cz/en/
- Public Transport Streetcar line 9 or 22 to the Újezd station
- Opening Hours: The current opening hours can be found on the museum's website.