The exhibition presents the world of music in fine art, from the Renaissance to the present day. The unique display Vivat Musica! will show how the relationship between music and fine art changed over the course of five hundred years in artworks depicting mythological or Christian themes in the Renaissance and Baroque periods, such as portraits of prominent musicians or composers, or in works that integrated musical principles in the 20th century.

Music appears in fine art in various genres and contexts – in the Baroque, for example, as depictions of open-air concerts accompanying magnificent garden banquets of aristocratic society. In 19th-century art, the theme is linked with the national revival movement or decadent moods at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. In the 20th century, cubist painters added musical instruments to their still lifes, and today’s artists work directly with sound or its graphic rendering.

The exhibition will feature artworks by prominent artists, such as Josef Václav Myslbek, Josef Mánes, Emil Filla and František Kupka. http://www.ngprague.cz/en/exposition-detail/vivat-musica/

NATIONAL GALLERY - TRADE FAIR PALACE - MUSEUM OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART

CONTACT DETAILS

Dukelských hrdinů 47 Praha 7 - Holešovice

tel.: 224 301 111 tel2.: 224 301 122

email: vzdelavani@ngprague.cz

web: http://www.ngprague.cz

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The building was constructed after a design by Oldřich Tyl and Josef Fuchs in the years 1925-1929. Until 1951 trade fairs were held in the building; later the palace served as headquarters for several foreign trade companies.

In 1974 the functionalist structure was destroyed by fire. Since its reconstruction in 1995, the building has housed the National Gallery's collections of modern and contemporary art. Since 2000 it has also been the home of the 19th century collection.

Opening hours:

Tu - Su 10 - 18

Admission:

180 Kč, reduced 90 Kč