We’ll take a walk through the key locations of PLATO with historian Petr Lexa Přendík, author of Ostravské pěšiny. A surprise. Part of the program celebrating PLATO’s 10th anniversary.

Since 2022, we have been based in the renovated building of the former municipal slaughterhouse. Our journey here took us through several other temporary locations. Together with historian and chronicler Petr Lexa Přendík, we’ll take a look at them and learn not only about the historical context of these places, but also about the story of PLATO.

We’ll discover how a gasometer was converted into exhibition spaces, how a small shop can host a gallery, and how contemporary art can find a home in a 5,000-square-meter glass-walled hobby store. Places that almost no one would have thought could become galleries have indeed become galleries. We’ll learn how the unique characteristics of these spaces have shaped the gallery’s operations, which have never been limited solely to exhibition projects.

Petr Lexa Přendík (*1991) is a chronicler, historian, and author of publications on the history of Ostrava. He was born in Ostrava-Vítkovice and has spent his entire life in Ostrava-Jih, where he currently lives in the Jubilejní kolonie neighborhood. He studied Czech language and literature and history at the University of Ostrava. Since 2017, he has served as the chronicler of the Ostrava-Jih district. He is the author and co-author of a number of books on the history of Ostrava and the initiator of a series of local chronicles. In his work, he focuses on popularizing regional history and leading guided walking tours of the city. You can follow his work on the website Ostravské pěšiny.