Museum Kampa
Encyclopedia
Museum Kampa is a modern art
gallery in Prague
, Czech Republic
, showing central Europe
an (and in particular Czech) work. The pieces are from the private collection of Meda Mladek, wife of Jan V. Mladek.
The museum opened in 2003 and is housed in Sova's Mills on the eastern bank of the Kampa
Island on the River Vltava
.
There is a large sculpture
of a chair by Magdalena Jetelova outside the museum, which is a prominent landmark visible from across the Vltava.
Modern art
Modern art includes artistic works produced during the period extending roughly from the 1860s to the 1970s, and denotes the style and philosophy of the art produced during that era. The term is usually associated with art in which the traditions of the past have been thrown aside in a spirit of...
gallery in Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
, showing central Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an (and in particular Czech) work. The pieces are from the private collection of Meda Mladek, wife of Jan V. Mladek.
The museum opened in 2003 and is housed in Sova's Mills on the eastern bank of the Kampa
Kampa
Kampa may mean:* Kampa Island, an island in the Vltava river and district in Prague* Museum Kampa, a museum on Kampa Island* Asháninka, the South American people previously known as Kampa or Campa* Kampa, a UK camping and caravanning equipment company...
Island on the River Vltava
Vltava
The Vltava is the longest river in the Czech Republic, running north from its source in Šumava through Český Krumlov, České Budějovice, and Prague, merging with the Elbe at Mělník...
.
There is a large sculpture
Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
of a chair by Magdalena Jetelova outside the museum, which is a prominent landmark visible from across the Vltava.