Fragnerova gallery presents new Prague buildings

Prague - An exhibition prepared by the Jaroslav Fragner Gallery showcases well-known public buildings, hotels, and family houses created in Prague since the early 1990s. Since the only domestic gallery focused exclusively on the presentation of modern and contemporary architecture is undergoing repairs over the summer, the exhibition New Face of Prague is installed at the Czech Centre Prague on Rytířská Street. It will run until August 20.
    The exhibition presents over fifty of the most significant realizations or projects that have arisen in Prague over the last 20 years. In addition to architectural icons such as the Dancing House, Golden Angel, the passage through the Deer Moat, the Orangery at Prague Castle, Langhans, or the Euro Palace at Můstku, visitors can get acquainted with qualitatively unique buildings that are less known to the general public.
    The exhibition has ten themes, each typically showcasing five buildings. Visitors will thus encounter a whole range of realizations, from those closer to them (family houses, residential complexes) to buildings that influence the appearance of the city and life in it (administrative buildings, hotels, renovations, public buildings, interiors).
    The organizers believe that audiences will also be interested in projects concerning the future of Prague - they therefore present development projects, revitalizations in several urban areas, or ecological projects from family houses to extensive complexes with parks.
    Since the exhibition is not conceived only for professionals but also for a broader audience, it includes a brief overview of significant buildings that were created in Prague during the 20th century.
    A Czech-English publication will be released in conjunction with the exhibition, which the organizers will launch on the final day. The catalog will also contain introductory essays introducing the history of Prague's architecture as well as current works and an overview of the exhibiting architects.
    Through the exhibition, the organizers aim to present contemporary architecture in Prague as a whole and in a selection of the most significant buildings that have notably influenced its current appearance and architectural level, both domestically and internationally over the next three years.
    After the reconstruction, the Jaroslav Fragner Gallery will be expanded and an information center will be created, where primarily foreign visitors will receive information and tips regarding both the history and present of Czech architecture. The gallery will open at the end of October with an exhibition project focusing on ecological buildings.