what’s on
Celebration of Life
Celebration of Life explores the complicated history of the Lidice Art Collection. For the first time, it examines the collection through the eyes of its founder. Bringing together works that have never been exhibited alongside the most famous pieces by artists such as Gerhard Richter, Mona Hatoumn, and Jitka Válová. Come and experience this excellent show directly in Lidice Gallery.
Ságl & Ságlová: "Jak ti dupou"
The exhibition highlights that working from the margins is not a withdrawal but an act of freedom. The conviction that the autonomy of artistic practice is inseparable from the health of society itself.
ESR Open Call 2026
The European Solidarity Residency (ESR) announces an open call for a fully funded 30-day residency taking place in October. This program aims to foster solidarity, collective imagination, and professional development for emerging curators and cultural professionals.
NHK Collection for Lidice
The Lidice Art Collection (LAC) at the Lidice Memorial in the Czech Republic presents NHK Collection for Lidice, a new exhibition drawn entirely from the landmark donation of 65 artworks by Huma Kabakci, the Turkish-British custodian and curator of the Nahit & Huma Kabakci Collection (NHK Collection).
ESR 2026 Open House II. — Meet the Partners
ESR 2026 Open House I. — How to Apply (Technical Session)", an online session part of the European Solidarity Residency (ESR). The event will give prospective applicants a clear, step-by-step walkthrough of the application process for the fully funded 30-day residencies in Budapest, Dubrovnik, and Lidice.
ESR 2026 Open House I. — How to Apply (Technical Session)
ESR 2026 Open House I. — How to Apply (Technical Session)", an online session part of the European Solidarity Residency (ESR). The event will give prospective applicants a clear, step-by-step walkthrough of the application process for the fully funded 30-day residencies in Budapest, Dubrovnik, and Lidice.
Ságl & Ságlová (Guided Tour)
Join us for a guided tour of the permanent exhibition "Celebration of Life" and the current show "Jak ti dupou" by Ságl & Ságlová on Saturday, 18 April, at 2:30 pm. The tour will be led by the exhibition's curator, Miloslav Vorlíček. Free Entry
Atelier II: Creative Workshop II for Children below 12 yo
Join us for the second creative workshop for children aged under 12. Artist and performer Johana Novotná will lead the workshop on Saturday, 18 April 2026. Fun starts at 2 pm.
Atelier II: Creative Workshop for Children (6 - 12 yo)
Join us for the creative workshop for children aged 6-12 with our educational department and the artist Johana Novotná on Saturday, 21 March 2026, 2 pm.
Atelier II: Artist for Children
Hands-on exhibition with Maláč and Skrepl and art workshops with Matuš at the Lidice Gallery.
Gerhard Richter’s Uncle Rudi: Hidden History
Join René Block and Miloslav Vorlíček at the Centre Tchèque Paris for a dialogue on the clandestine survival of Gerhard Richter’s "Onkel Rudi" behind the Iron Curtain.
Harvest of Resilience
Exhibition exploring diverse artistic perspectives within the Lidice Art Collection and beyond. The project engages with the region's cultural heritage and highlights resilience and continuity, aiming to inspire transformative ideas.
Harvest of Resilience (Preview)
Join us for the opening of Harvest of Resilience, an exhibition at the Room 3 – Lidice Art Collection on Tuesday, 9 December 2025, 5 pm.
European Solidarity Residency I.
European Solidarity Residency explores how art and solidarity intersect—locally and internationally—through research, dialogue, and practice.
2 0 1 9 8: Presence
Exhibition exploring memory, media, and recollection. With Martin Zetová & Jan Krtička; curated by Adéla Machová at the Lidice Art Collection.
2 0 1 9 8: Presence (Preview)
Join us for the opening of "2 0 1 9 8: Presence", an exhibition at the Art Lab – Lidice Art Collection on Thursday, 13 November 2025, 5 pm.
Conference: Art as a Form of Resistance
Join us for the Art as a Form of Resistance conference at Lidice Gallery on Thursday, 30 October at 1 pm.
NHK Collection donation to Lidice Art Collection (Press Confernece and a debate about the value of collecting)
Join the live broadcast of the ceremonial donation of 60+ works from the NHK Collection to the Lidice Art Collection (LAC), Lidice Memorial on Thursday, 30 October at 10 am.
Opening of two exhibitions - Art as a form of resistance - 80 years since the return of the Lidice Women from Ravensbrück
Join us for the opening of two shows at Lidice Gallery on Thursday, 12 June 2025, at 5 pm. We are erecting these exhibitions as part of the 80th anniversary of the return of the surviving Lidice Women from the Ravensbrück Concentration Camp. These exhibitions illuminate a previously little-known aspect of their imprisonment, highlighting their ability to preserve their human dignity and inner freedom through artistic expression.
Nina Jirsíková and Lidice Women: We Are Survivors on a Broken Rock
Discover authentic artworks created by Lidice Women and their fellow prisoners in the Ravensbrück Concentration Camp, including drawings by Nina Jirsíková.
Marta Popivoda: What Lies Above Us in the Shadows Like a Black Cloud
Experience the powerful testimony of Jaroslava Skleničková, the last surviving Lidice Woman, in this moving audiovisual installation by Marta Popivoda. A profound encounter with Holocaust memory and resistance poetry from Ravensbrück concentration camp.
Weaving Memory
Weaving Memory invites the public to reflect on the fragility of our ability to remember. We tend to think of memory as slippery and fragmented, a continuous act of reshaping, retelling, and half-forgetting. The exhibition explores the intricate nature of remembrance and the silences and gaps that emerge when it inevitably falters in the face of profound loss through Wirkkala's Memory Board and Klein's Omitted
Unwanted Art
Unwanted Art invites visitors to uncover forgotten and overlooked works—primarily by male artists—that have long remained hidden within the Lidice Art Collection. The exhibition sheds new light on international art that was once dismissed or unnoticed. The exhibition carries profound cultural and historical significance, offering a fresh perspective on what it means to be seen, valued, and remembered.
Past
Exhibitions
Public programmes
From the Archives
May — November 1967
Artists for Lidice
3 October — 15 November 1967
Hommage a Lidice
West German and West Berlin avant-garde to Lidice
4 — 28 July 1968