Calendar
Prague art calendar
The busiest months for art in Prague are June (the Art Prague fair, open studios and Museum Night), September (Prague Art Week) and October (Designblok and the Signal light festival). If you can choose your dates, pick one of those.
On now and this winter
- National Gallery free day, 17 November 2026. Free entry to the National Gallery's permanent collections, on the Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day.
- Galerie Kodl pre-auction exhibition, from 2 November 2026. The works going to auction are on view at Národní 7; anyone can look.
- Jaroslav Čermák, Prague City Gallery, 4 November 2026 – 28 February 2027. At the Municipal Library on Mariánské náměstí.
- Anne Jagiellon: Queen at the Dawn of a New Era, until 28 March 2027. National Gallery, Waldstein Riding School, Malá Strana.
- Annette Messager, until 28 February 2027. Kunsthalle Praha.
- Zbyněk Sekal: Blue Flower, until 31 January 2027. National Gallery, Trade Fair Palace.
- 230 Years of the National Gallery, until 3 January 2027. Trade Fair Palace.
- Milada Schmidtová Čermáková, Prague City Gallery, 3 December 2026 – 8 March 2027. House at the Stone Bell, Old Town Square.
The year in Prague art
May
International Museum Day
- Dates: 17 May 2026
National Gallery permanent collections are free, and Prague 7 galleries open their doors.
June
Art Prague
- Dates: 2–7 June 2026 (24th edition)
The city's contemporary art fair, with international galleries, at the Mánes exhibition hall on the river. A good place to buy and to compare prices across many galleries at once.
June
Open Studios Prague (Otevřené ateliéry)
- Dates: 12–14 June 2026
Artists across the city open their studios to the public, free. The most direct way to meet artists and buy from them.
June
Prague Museum Night (Pražská muzejní noc)
- Dates: 13 June 2026
One evening when dozens of museums open late, free or nearly so, with shuttle buses between them.
June–September
Biennale Matter of Art
- Dates: 12 June – 13 September 2026
Prague's contemporary art biennale, with free admission, at the Trade Fair Palace and other venues.
September
Prague Art Week
- Dates: 24–27 September 2026 (5th edition)
About forty museums and galleries, public and private, run a hundred events over four days, with free entry at selected times and open studios. The closest thing Prague has to a gallery weekend.
October
Designblok
- Dates: 7–11 October 2026
The international design festival, centred on the Industrial Palace at Výstaviště, with shows across the city.
October
Signal Festival
- Dates: 15–18 October 2026; next 14–17 October 2027
Light art across the city centre at night, 19:00 to midnight.
Free days
- National Gallery Prague: permanent collections free on the first Sunday of every month, and on extra days announced each year. Under-16s are always free.
- Galerie Rudolfinum: free on the first Sunday of every month.
Museum hours and tickets are on Art museums and public galleries.