František Bílek in Chýnov long-term exhibition

Curator: Martin Krummholz

The exhibition at the František Bílekʼs House in Chýnov presents mainly the artist’s works with Hussite themes and reliefs from the second half of his creative period. Other exhibits commemorate the sculptor’s friendship with important Czech poets Julius Zeyer and Otokar Březina and his cooperation with Chýnov potters. Furniture designed by Bílek completes the atmosphere of the residential interiors.

view of the exposition in the František Bílekʼs House in Chýnov. Photo by Lukáš Kliment
view of the exposition in the František Bílekʼs House in Chýnov. Photo by Lukáš Kliment
view of the exposition in the František Bílekʼs House in Chýnov. Photo by Lukáš Kliment
view of the exposition in the František Bílekʼs House in Chýnov. Photo by Lukáš Kliment
reliéf na domě Františka Bílka v Chýnově. Foto Oto Palán
relief at František Bílekʼs House in Chýnov. Photo by Oto Palán
Dům Františka Bílka v Chýnově. Foto Oto Palán
František Bílekʼs House in Chýnov. Photo by Oto Palán
Dům Františka Bílka v Chýnově. Foto Oto Palán
František Bílekʼs House in Chýnov. Photo by Oto Palán
detail reliéfu na domě Františka Bílka v Chýnově. Foto Oto Palán
detail of relief at František Bílekʼs House in Chýnov. Photo by Oto Palán
view of the exposition in the František Bílekʼs House in Chýnov. Photo by Lukáš Kliment
view of the exposition in the František Bílekʼs House in Chýnov. Photo by Lukáš Kliment

Info

František Bílek in Chýnov long-term exhibition

from: 29. 3. 2024
to: 3. 11. 2024

Curator: Martin Krummholz

Media partner of the exhibition

Address
František Bílekʼs House in Chýnov
Údolní 133
391 55 Chýnov u Tábora
Map

Open
29. 3. 2024 – 30. 4. 2024
only on weekend Sat-Sun 10–12 am, 1–5 pm

1. 5. 2024 – 31. 10. 2024
Tue–Sun 10–12 am, 1–5 pm

In the winter season between 1 November 2023 and 28 March 2024, the house is accessible after previous arrangement only (please call T +420 775 204 388).

The building is not barrier-free.

Download the audio guide to the birthplace of František Bílek and the Chýnov cemetery with his works. The guide with commentary by curator Martin Krummholz is in Czech and English and can be downloaded for free.

Admission

  • CZK 50 full / adults
  • CZK 30 reduced / pupils and students age 11–26; holders of the International Student Identity Card ISIC, the International Teacher Identity Card ITIC; the European Youth Card EYCA
  • CZK 20 reduced / senior citizens age 65+; school groups (at least 10 persons) accompanied by one teacher
  • CZK 5 reduced / children age 6–10
  • free / children under age 6; GHMP Member / GHMP Member Plus; GHMP Patron; ICOM and AMG card holders; pupils of schools with focus on art – students of secondary schools and of institutions of higher learning with focus on art and art history; teachers of schools with focus on art and art history (primary schools, secondary schools, institutions of higher learning); employees of Czech galleries and museums; members of the Czech Association of Art Historians (UHS); employees of the Faculty of Humanities of Charles University in Prague and members of the Association of Art Teachers (AVP); holders of a ZTP card (persons with disability and handicap) or a ZTP/P card (persons with severe disability and handicap needing a guide); a guide accompanying a ZTP/P card holder); teachers accompanying school groups of at least 10 persons; certified PCT (PIS) guides – only when accompanying a group of at least 10 persons; journalists
  • 20% Discount / groups of more than 20 people (the official program of Prague City Gallery has a priority over unannounced groups of more than 20 people; the group can be announced by e-mail vzdelavani@ghmp.cz); selected partners of Prague City Gallery: members of the ‘Ars Auro Prior’ Art Club; members of the ‘Skutek’ Association; owners of tickets from the Minor Theater; owners of tickets from the Divadlo v Dlouhé; Toulavka experience card holders; Lítačka card holders; employees of the Prague Municipal Police; magazine subscription card holders of Dějiny a současnost and Art & Antiques