The third edition of the Biennale Matter of Art starts tonight

(c) Jonáš Verešpej

The third edition of the Biennale Matter of Art starts tonight. Find out more about the opening, admission and guided tours. See you at the vernissage! 

Opening ceremony

The public vernissage will take place on Thursday, June 13, 2024, at 7 p.m. CET at the Trade Fair Palace in Prague (Dukelských hrdinů 47, 170 00 Prague). The program includes performances by Antje Schiffers, The Rodina, the Peasants in Atmosphere, and the Lada Choir, as well as an artistic intervention by the stopgenocidevgaze collective. 

Opening weekend

The program of the opening weekend (13.–15.6.) will continue in the Trade Fair Palace on Friday, June 14, featuring artistic performances by Kateryna AliinykbjörnsonovaOlia Sosnovskaya, and Elske Rosenfeld. The opening of the curatorial intervention at the Lidice Gallery will take place on Saturday, June 15, 2024. The program will include a guided tour by Nikita Kadan, and a screening of a film by Dana Kavelina. 

Free admission

Admission to the exhibition as well as most events of the public program is free of charge. 

Guided tours

During the opening weekend of the biennale, two special guided tours will take place (on June 14 at 5 p.m.and June 15 at 11 a.m.), led by the curators of the biennale, Aleksei Borisionok and Katalin Erdődi, and several exhibiting artists. 

Venues

The biennale exhibition takes place at the National Gallery Prague – Trade Fair Palace and the Lidice Gallery. See the section Venues for opening hours and accessibility.