We invite you to the exhibition of the most prestigious Czech award for visual artists – the Jindřich Chalupecký Award. Along with it, we will launch a unique series of film screenings by the temporary Kino Octopus.

Jindřich Chalupecký Award 2026

22/10/2026–28/2/2027
Opening 21/10/2026 at 6 pm

Artists:
Yuliya Bokhan, Tereza Kalousová and Laundry Collective

Curators: Veronika Čechová, Tereza Jindrová

For the third time, PLATO will play host to the showcase of one of the most prominent Czech contemporary art awards, alongside the National Gallery Prague and the Moravian Gallery in Brno. The award-winning Yuliya Bokhan, Tereza Kalousová, and The Laundry Collective will present themselves in a collaborative exhibition.

The opening includes a guided tour at 7 pm.

Sophie Jung: His Life and Work

International Guest of the Jindřich Chalupecký Award 2026

22/10/2026–28/2/2027
Opening: 21/10/2026 at 6 pm

Curators: Veronika Čechová, Tereza Jindrová

The first solo institutional exhibition in the Czech Republic by Sophie Jung, a Swiss multimedia artist and performer based in London and Basel.

Kino Octopus

22/10/2026–28/2/2027
Opening: 21/10/2026 at 6 pm

Concept and selection of films: Jakub Adamec, Linda and Daniela Dostálková, Michal Novotný, Marek Pokorný, Lukáš Skupa Jakub Adamec, Linda a Daniela Dostálkovy, Michal Novotný, Marek Pokorný, Lukáš Skupa
Spatial design and graphic design: Linda and Daniela Dostálek

We bring film into focus as an integral form of contemporary art through an ‘improvised’ cinema. The Octopus Cinema program will rotate a total of six times. We will feature films by Jaśmina Wójcik, Tomáš Svoboda, Pavel Hobl, Liv Schulman, Louidgi Beltrame, Janis Rafa, and the Ostrava Kamera Oko festival.