Cabinet of Architecture explained

Cabinet of Architecture (Czech: Kabinet architektury) is a gallery and exhibition space in Ostrava, Czech Republic, founded in 2009.

History

In 2009, the Society for Culture in Ostrava 2002–2013 (SPOK) and the Gallery of Fine Art in Ostrava (GVUO), which provided necessary exhibition space and logistical support for architectural exhibitions, founded the Cabinet of Architecture in the attic space of the Ostrava House of Art. Most exhibitions at the Cabinet of Architecture is accompanied by the publication of an illustrated catalogue.[1]

Several Cabinet of Architecture exhibitions have been presented in other Czech cities including Brno, Kutná Hora, Litomyšl, and Prague, and also abroad, including Wrocław, Glivice, and Katovice in Poland, and Bratislava and Poprad in Slovakia.

In 2011, the Cabinet of Architecture was the first institution in the Czech Republic to be accepted into the International Confederation of Architectural Museums (ICAM).[2]

Publications and catalogues

References

  1. Web site: Kabinet architektury, z. s. | Kabinet architektury . Kabinetarchitektury.cz . 2013-09-15 . 2017-04-09.
  2. Web site: icam . Kabinet architektury – icam . Icam-web.org . 2017-04-09.