Is it possible to separate the work from the personality of the author? Why did Barthes bury the author? How is the concept of authorship perceived by critics and what does it mean for art with the advent of autofiction? An evening with journalist and literary critic Jan Bělíček.

Discussios with the authors and writers reveal the themes and motivations behind their reports that make up the exhibition Escaped, Found a Hideout, Still on the Run. Moderated by Edith Jeřábková and Jakub Adamec. Launch of the new issue of Krunýř magazine.

Polish art historian and curator Marianna Dobkowska will share her experiences and thoughts gathered through work within and outside of art institutions while creating relational, educational and transdisciplinary formats of collective learning and unlearning.

A biographical probe into the life and work of the Czechoslovak conceptual artist Ján Mančuška, who made a name for himself in the world context. With the participation of director Štěpán Pech.

Discussions with the authors and writers reveal the themes and motivations behind their reports that make up the exhibition Escaped, Found a Hideout, Still on the Run.

Closing of the exhibition of this year's five laureates of the most important Czech award for artists under 35.

Controversy in contemporary art. An evening with philosopher Tomáš Koblížek (Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Institute of Philosophy, Prague).

Debates on contemporary theatre at the 25th Ostrava Drama Theatre Festival.

An all-day block of lectures, workshops and debates on the forms of contemporary propaganda. It will take place in the Propaganda Station, an installation by Jonas Staal as part of the Jindřich Chalupecký Award 2023.

Come and ask. Panel debate on coal-free future.

In the lecture Tereza Sikorová will introduce a not very well known branch of physiotherapy, i.e. gynaecological physiotherapy.

All-day program for the public, specialized for preschoolers, schoolchildren, teenagers and all age groups for the current exhibition. A total of three open meetings consist of individualized formats of reading, listening, performances, workshops, sharing, lectures, discussions, etc.

We'll take a humorous and serious look together at the topic of animal liberation and environmental radicalism in the comic book genre.

Debates on contemporary theatre at the 25th Ostrava Drama Theatre Festival.

Two short puppet films presenting the work of Austrian puppeteer Christoph Bochdansky, followed by a discussion with the creator.

Screening of a time-lapse documentary and discussion with artist Petr Nikl as part of the international puppet theatre festival Spectaculo Interesse.

Reading from Camillo Sitte's book as part of the 13th edition of the nationwide festival.

What does “right to the city” mean? Is it a matter of course or do we have to fight for this right? How did citizens defend their rights in the past and what threatens them today? Hosted by Alžběta Medková.

What do they mean by the phrase “art is work” or “making a living from art”? And how does the so-called “status of the artist” relate to the topic? With theorist Johana Lomová and artist Marek Pražák.

What good and bad do social networks bring us? How do the new networks and media actually differ from the old ones? And in what ways have new media and social networks changed or are changing the world?

Guided tour with Romana Rosová and Martin Strakoš, authors of the architectural and historical survey of the slaughterhouse.

Celý den workshopů, dílen a sdílení. Stav se vyrobit zin nebo transparent, experimentovat se zvukem, bavit se o tom, jak se o sebe navzájem starat nebo si zkusit radikální kvír imaginaci.

Artist Jiří Černický will present his new book Kongo severu (Congo of the North) (Dybbuk, 2023) and the film Meteorologie soucitu (Meteorology of Compassion) (1993–2021). Followed by a discussion with the author.

International Theater Festival takes place also in PLATO Bauhaus.

Opening of the new section library in PLATO Bauhaus. An evening with Lucie Jarkovska, renowned researcher and activist in the field of feminism and sociology, and Ella Fever, author of the trans*-themed book Třeťák.

An afternoon dedicated to institutional flexibility in the current time of continuous crises and forms of cooperation with Ukrainian artists.

An evening with Ukrainian director and Freefilmers collective member Sashko Protyah.

How come that during those two decades when “time stood still”, the Czech cultural society totally turned away from the progressivism of the 1960s and entered the new era of the democratic state with conservative ideals? A lecture by an art historian Milena Bartlová.

An evening presenting visual art by Zalesak for the Rohony audiovisual project. The evening includes a discussion with the artist.

Come and discover the tastes of other countries and cultures! One World, international human rights documentary film festival, is back to PLATO.

The second part of Edita Stejskalová’s discussion cycle will focus on the issue of anti-Gypsyism.

A guided tour of the exhibition presenting Ukrainian artists Let the long. Road. Lead. To. Stairs in. The Heavens and a discussion with curators Milena Khomchenko, Yulia Krivich and Clemens Poole.

The first part of our series of discussions brings up the topic of children's poverty. Edita Stejskalová, host and dramaturge of the series, invites five guests.

Tour of the international group exhibition with Alice Sovadinová, PLATO lecturer.

The culture as a riot: lecture of Darja Lukjanenko about contemporary Ukrainian culture in resistance to imperialism. Decolonization process and its acceleration.

A lecture by Czech visual artist Martin Kohout, who participates in the exhibition Optimised Fables about a Good Life.

Tour of the international group exhibition with curator and director of PLATO Marek Pokorný.

How do I know if I have gonorrhea, syphilis, hepatitis or HIV? What are the latest approaches to treating AIDS?

Daniel Hradecký is one of the most authentic Czech novelists. His modern fables bring a bitter punchline to reflect on.

A space to explore the relationship between war and grief and anxiety. With psychiatrist Kateřina Duchoňová, social worker Bára Klinovská and therapist Jakub Černý.

A lecture by Czech visual artist Habima Fuchs, who participates in the exhibition Optimized Fables about a Good Life.

Two contemporary regional female authors and one male author will read from their own works, as well as from selected books from our library.

A tour of the Garden of Presence, an experimental permaculture project in its early days, with the author of the planting Denisa Tomášková.

What could be the future use of the Bauhaus? Presentation of projects by students of the FA ČVUT in Prague and public discussion with the director of MAPPA Ondřej Vysloužil.

What is the concept of the interior design of our new headquarters? How was the author's furniture designed? And why hydroponics? An afternoon with architect and interior designer Yvette Vašourková.

Tour of the international group exhibition with Daniela and Linda Dostálková.

A reflection on the way contemporary art reflects its social role.

The City of Ostrava finishes the reconstruction of a cultural heritage site. Exceptional programme.

The City of Ostrava finishes the reconstruction of a cultural heritage site. Exceptional programme.

Presentation and discussion with renowned architect Robert Konieczny, the author of the reconstruction of the Ostrava slaughterhouse.

An evening with and for everyone who was not indifferent to the fate of the dilapidated cultural heritage site of the former slaughterhouse. A poetic recapitulation.

History of the situationist movement in theory and practice during a walk with curator and artist Miloš Vojtěchovský.

How to create a safe and respecting environment on Czech art universities? Ostrava joins a nation-wide debate.

On searching for the “contemporary” in composing. An Evening at the occasion of Petr Bakla’s CD release.

Artists Daniela and Linda Dostálková and curator Edith Jeřábková will guide you through the Verbal Slip exhibition. A miso soup tasting complements the tour.

The visual culture theorist will offer a reflection on the relationship between ruins, the politics of memory and the period of reconstruction.

Expert discussion on the future of the only realization of Erich Mendelsohn in the Czech Republic. Organized by Fiducia.

Debate with migration experts. Held by Organization for Aid to Refugees.

Presentation of the current form of the new Moravian-Silesian Research Library building and debate. Organized by Antikvariát a klub Fiducia.

Hosted discussion about art, social and activist scene in Ostrava and their overlaps; guests include personalities from the field of art, sociology, social work as well as independent individuals.

Video recording of a performance for the project by Alma Lily Rayner that deals with community models of mutual support, followed by a discussion with performers.

Debate held by platform for socio-ecological tranformation Re-set.

A non-expert testimony about landscape changes in the Ostrava region due to the climate crisis.

What are the visions of Ostrava in the field of museology?

This year’s symbolic ceremony for the 31st edition of the Jindřich Chalupecký Award will take the form of an all-day symposium. A rich program will be offered and the event will be broadcast live on the ČT art website.

Literary historian Pavel Hruška will present the personality of Jindřich Chalupecký and a selection of his work from the PLATO library. Part of the Festival of Ostrava Libraries.

A four-day programme on non-growth strategies and deceleration processes. The retreat is part of the Sand in the Gears exhibition.

Workshop for high school students.

Lecture on the chemistry of materials beyond the borders of industrial use.

Discussion with representatives of dumpster diving [searching bins and taking foodstuff and things found in them] from Food Not Bombs organization, Ostrava City Hall, OZO Ostrava company and digital waste market Cyrkl.

Lecture for those interested in the dialogue between artistic and ethnographic-anthropological method.

Workshop and lecture on research making use of contemporary art, cultural animation and ethnography.

Film screening and discussion.

Lecture and discussion about possible responses to fatigue, dissatisfaction and spleen in the culture of individuation and acceleration.

Seminar about possible responses to fatigue, dissatisfaction and spleen in the culture of individuation and acceleration.

Discussion with film director Lech Majewski, followed by a screening. An event hosted by Petr Vlček, a film publicist and dramaturge of the Summer Film School in Uherské Hradiště.

Twisted film experiences, original discussions, musical jewels and other bizarre juicy details.

An evening with the fashion and beauty editor of VOGUE CS.

An evening of scary, funny Roma short stories about the “spirits of the dead who have returned”.

A Meeting Point for enthusiasts and collectors of minerals. The guest of this meeting is the speleologist Josef Wagner.

Documentary Rent Rebels (Germany, 2017) and discussion about the housing crisis with documentarist Apolena Rychlíková and architect Jakub Nakládal.

Presentation of the book by Eliška Černá From Street to Home and discussion about current solutions to homelessness in the Czech Republic.

Lecture and discussion about how to face the issue of sex education of children; what mistakes to avoid and how to deal with one’s own shyness in from of inhibition-less children.

Artistic post-practice isn’t about abandoning art; it generates questions about the position of art in capitalism and about its potential as a tool of social change in the time of environmental crisis.

Informal discussion led by theater critic Martin Macháček with the art director of the festival Jan Horák, director of PLATO Marek Pokorný, artists, festival guests and public.

Discussion between Adam Michnik (PL), historian and publicist, leader of the Polish democratic opposition prior to 1989, and Petr Pithart, the first Czech Prime Minister after the Velvet Revolution who later on served two times as President of the Senate.

Evening dedicated to the history of one of the most influential experimental art schools & prepared by composer Petr Bakla and Marek Pokorný, the director of PLATO.

Evening with an expert engaged in history, theory, and methodology of restoration.

Curator and art historian (Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague) will suggest starting points and pre-requisites for the unprecedented boom of textile art and design in postwar Czechoslovakia.

An evening dedicated to reviving traditions in the urban setting and to searching for new religiosity.

A presentation of the work of Annie Vigier and Franck Apertet (les gens d’Uterpan, FR); by means of their initial practice as choreographers they set up a critical dialogue between usual practices in performance and visual arts.

Where do depressions in pop come from and why is today’s independent music so obsessed with sadness? A gallery talk with video clips by music journalists known from Radio Wave or the Full Moon and A2 magazines.

From compositions about bats through polymetric imaginary folklore to underwater cultures. Presentation of the work of Jonáš Gruska and LOM, a publishing house and space in Bratislava.

Presentation of six finalists of the 30th edition of Czech Republic’s most prestigious award for artists up to the age of 35.

Sociologist Kateřina Lišková presents the phenomenon of the sexual revolution of the late 1960s in a fresh light.

An evening with the Catholic theologist and feminist Zuzanna Radzik (PL).

What role can visual art play in the public space today? Are we able to set suitable parameters for the debate between political representation, experts and citizens?

A Meeting Point for enthusiasts and collectors of minerals. The guest of the second meeting is the geoguide and director of the Podbeskydí National Geopark Dalibor Kvita.

Presentation of the post-critical and experimental studio of graphic design The Rodina (CZ/NL) founded in 2011 by Tereza and Vit Ruller.

A debate on the legislative, political and historical significance of the Weimar Constitution (1919–33), which is considered one of the most democratic documents of its kind.

A weekend symposium of environmentally-engaged art. Workshops, discussions and lectures with foreign and local socio-critical art collectives.

An evening with the art critic and lecturer at the Faculty of Performing Arts Palo Fabuš on the capabilities of artificial intelligence and “strange” ways of computer thinking.

How the “new” stereotype is visualised? Panellists: Hana Janečková, Marie Lukáčová and Petr Bittner. Presenter Anna Remešová.

What do we really mean when we talk about Eastern European art? A lecture by the director of Moderna galerija in Ljubljana and the chairwoman of the Jindřich Chalupecký Prize jury.

The artists of the installations presented within the Temporary Structures (display): Wesley Meuris, Marge Monko, Zbyněk Baladrán and Daria Melnikova along with the curator Michal Novotný will discuss the issues of “showing” works of art.

Elsa Aids “deliberately wallows in dirt” and is able to “give sharp outlines to sadness”, his verses “are well-laid traps” and speak “in typical criminal fashion”. The author will present his texts at a reading session in PLATO.

A new regular format, this time for the fans, collectors, admirers and lovers of minerals and nature. The meeting point will be opened by the artist and amateur mineralogist Oldřich Hamera and the chemist and mineralogist David Koloušek (VŠCHT university).

Presentation of the cinema, and infopoint opened as part of the fifth Temporary Structures, with a presentation of the artists.

How does copyright function in art, and when can it be used? How to structure licence contracts and not to interfere in the rights of other artists? Lecture and discussion with the lawyer Iva Javorská.

On the basis of three international exhibitions of contemporary art which he has curated in the last ten years, Karel Císař will outline more general tendencies in the development of contemporary art, from the first decade of the 21st century until the present.

Petr Písařík’s work for the cloakroom (Oléne Studio). The discussion will be hosted by the exhibition curator Marek Pokorný.

The Polish-Slovak artist duo Julia Gryboś and Barbora Zentková who took part in the Dynasty intervention (PLATO shop) will present their work produced in recent years.

Aesthetic archaeology does not exist. But it should. Lecture by philosopher Jakub Stejskal from Freie Universität Berlin.

An evening with Mirka Svorová, the founder of Partero, an acclaimed Brno studio, about her work, gardens, landscape and the Garden of the Future, the functional concept of which she helped create.

Lecture by publicists Miloš Hroch and Pavel Turek on the first book dedicated to the history of Czech fanzines called I shout “That‘s me!”

Are there any examples of good practice of how to commission new statues in the public space in the Czech Republic? And what to do with statues that “didn’t come out well”?

Lecture by an American politologist, anthropologist and philosopher living in the Czech Republic.

A lecture on the subject of the autonomy of a work of art and the idea of art independent of political, economic and social influences.

Community Day with the inhabitants of the Bedřiška settlement. Presentation, screening, concert, cooking, workshop…

Lecture by a sociologist and professor of philosophy of law in Cardiff on the ethical and aesthetic judgements in politics. The lecture will be followed by a panel discussion in the Fiducia (7 pm).

Artists and PLATO curators Linda and Daniela Dostálková will present their projects from recent years.

Lecture by a Polish journalist on whether culture should or shouldn’t reflect the current political situation. The event is organised as part of Polish Days in Ostrava 2018.

A choreographic workshop, field lecture, and the launch of the Krásná Ostrava bulletin—all this at the Heřmanice slag heap. A dancing performance in the PLATO garden at the end.

Lecture of Tomasz Rakowski, a Polish ethnologist, anthropologist and professor of Warsaw University.

Panel discussion on the theme of temporary use of abandoned buildings and sites in the city.

An evening with Director of the Institute of Race Relations and expert on contemporary racism, ultra Right extremism and Islamophobia in Europe.

Jan Bělíček, editor of the A2 journal, on books and films trying to incorporate culture into the life of the poorest classes.

Things one should observe. Lawyer Tereza Jandáčková will provide practical advice from the area of law and taxes, especially to young artists after graduation or at the start of their careers.

Representatives of institutions from the Czech Republic whose principal task is to present and disseminate contemporary visual art discuss the ways in which they approach and work with the public.

A meeting with the art director of documenta 14 (2017, Kassel, Athens) Adam Szymczyk.

An evening with judge of the Constitutional Court Kateřina Šimáčková and the political scientist Ondřej Slačálek.

A meeting with PLATO director Marek Pokorný. What are the plans of the city gallery? Come and ask!

Debate with leading figures of the Ostrava independent scene on the current situation on the art and music scene.