The Biennale Matter of Art 2026 Opening Ceremony

Trade Fair Palace

Opening Ceremony of the Biennale Matter of Art 2024 © Jonáš Verešpej

11. 06. 2026 19:00 NGP – Trade Fair Palace – Small Hall

Length: 45 minutes

Jaroslava Tomanová Jakub Gawkowski František Fekete Tereza Stejskalová Monika Čejková Olga Kotková

Language accessibility: Czech, English
Free entry

The opening of Biennale Matter of Art 2026 will take place on Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 7 p.m. at the National Gallery Prague in the Trade Fair Palace. The exhibition will be inaugurated by Olga Kotková (director of the Collection of Old Masters and interim general director of the National Gallery Prague), Tereza Stejskalová (director of tranzit.cz), the curators of the Biennale—Jaroslava Tomanová, Jakub Gawkowski, and František Fekete—, and Monika Čejková (a curator at the National Gallery Prague). This event is part of the program of the first day of the Biennale opening weekend.

Full program of the first day of the Biennale Opening Weekend

Biennale Opening Weekend Day 1 – Trade Fair Palace

11. 06. 2026  19:00  National Gallery Prague – Trade Fair Palace
Opening Ceremony performances Nadia Markiewicz Michal Durda Shella Radio

Performance: Nadia Markiewicz – The Lonesome Wing

11. 06. 2026  19:45  NGP – Trade Fair Palace – Small Hall
Trade Fair Palace National Gallery Prague

Performance: Michal Durda – Looks Like a Calf at a New Door

11. 06. 2026  20:30  NGP – Trade Fair Palace – Great Hall
Izbova teplota

Opening Afterparty: Shella Radio

11. 06. 2026  21:00
DJ set Kolektor