Sometimes you can hear the piano, other times the organ. Sometimes people sing here and other times people come here for exhibitions. The Atrium is a unique cultural center in Prague's Žižkov, which is hidden between apartment buildings not far from the Žižkov tower and Olšanské náměstí. The reconstructed Baroque chapel hosts concerts of classical music and jazz, important contemporary artists exhibit in the gallery and coffee is brewed in the bistro with the garden.
The atrium first opened in 1984 and has become a traditional place of Žižkov's cultural life. Recently, community events have been held here and the garden has become a popular place to relax. Since 2016, marriages have also taken place in the chapel.
Atrium Žižkov is managed by the contributory organization Za Trojku, which is being established by the City District of Prague 3. You can also visit our sister center KC Vozovna.
The Prague Congress Center is a large neo-functionalist building in Prague 4 - Nusle. It is located at 5. května 1640/65, near the C metro station, Vyšehrad.
Thanks to the congress center, Prague became the eighth most popular conference destination in the world in 2017 according to the International Congress and Convention Association.
It is the largest congress center in the Czech Republic. Adjacent to the building is the Holiday Inn, Business Center Vyšehrad. The main owner is currently the Czech Republic with a share of 55% and the Capital City of Prague with a share of 45%.
There are up to 70 halls of various sizes with a total capacity of 9,300 people; the largest of them, the Congress Hall, can accommodate 2,764 people. According to experts, the acoustics of the Congress Hall are among the best in the world (13th in a row). Concerts, balls, meetings and other cultural events are usually held here. Its advantages include a unique view across the Vltava to the panorama of Prague Castle.
MeetFactory is a non-profit international center for contemporary art founded in 2001 by the artist David Černý. In the wake of the destructive floods of 2002, MeetFactory was forced to evacuate its previous premises in Holešovice. The project was resurrected three years later in an industrial building in Prague's quarter Smíchov, in a unique space squeezed between a motorway and an active railroad. The program started after a substantial reconstruction in 2007.
The program of MeetFactory consists in four dramaturgic departments - music, theatre, gallery and the artist-in-residence program.
The music program presents the international independent music scene, holding six to eight performances per month in the music hall fitted with high-end audio equipment.
The theatre program focuses on contemporary prose, as well as experimental interdisciplinary projects, often involving visual artists, musicians, or non-actors.
The three galleries offer space for critical confrontation of the national and international art scenes. The MeetFactory Gallery focuses on original curatorial projects, while the Kostka Gallery presents solo shows of emerging and established artists. The program of the Wall Gallery, a side-facade of the building, comprises of large-scale realizations beyond street art.
The international Artist-in-Residence program is the largest studio program in the Czech Republic. MeetFactory facilitates fifteen studios, which annually host over thirty visual artists, curators, musicians, theatre directors or writers. We foster the involvement of our artists in residence not only within the programming of MeetFactory, but also in the context of the Czech and Central European art scenes.
Besides the four dramaturgic departments the program of MeetFactory is oriented on inter-genre and educational projects which offer the public new forms of encounter with contemporary art.
The largest area of the Municipal House is the central Smetana Hall, accessible from the foyer on the first floor. By naming the concert hall, Prague paid tribute to the creator of Czech modern music, Bedřich Smetana. Of the plastic decoration, the most remarkable are the stucco groups Vyšehrad and Slavonic Dances on the sides of the stage by Ladislav Šaloun. The sculptor thus happily solved the question of commemorating the second genius of Czech music, Antonín Dvořák. To Smetana's Vyšehrad from the cycle of symphonic poems My Homeland, the character of the legendary Lumír, accompanied by a harp, narrates the myth of the homeland, while the opposite dancing couple is a motif taken from Dvořák's Slavonic Dances. In the interior of the Smetana Hall, however, there is a reminder of other Czech composers, whose portrait medallions are located on the bust of the lodges and the balcony.
Paintings of the ceiling panels and wall paintings by Karel Špilar contribute to the overall airy and at the same time festive impression of the space. Especially the monumental murals Music, Poetry, Dance and Drama are among the author's best works ever.
Smetana's Hall is primarily a concert hall for 1,200 listeners, in which since its opening the world's most important ensembles and performers have performed, and occasionally various social events take place here - especially traditional balls or popular representative gala dinners. The Prague Spring music festival is regularly opened and closed in the Smetana Hall.
Valdstejn Loggia – Albrecht of Valdstejn established his prestigious suburban villa, now the Loggia and the adjacent Libosad park, at the foot of Zebin hill. The selected location enabled the garden to be equipped with fountains and water to be drawn to fill large pools. The complex was never finished. However, the Loggia’s terrace is the place where five landscape axes meet, the ends of which point to the sunsets and sunrises on the equinoxes and solstices. The stage of the Duke’s grand courtly feasts should probably also have been the refuge for this great character, whose life was governed by the horoscope and astrology.
Venue for jazz, world music, classical music
The Mirror Chapel, under the leadership of the National Library of the Czech Republic, has again become one of the most important Prague music scenes in recent years.
In addition to regular concerts of classical music, we prepare for our listeners interesting projects of individual concerts or entire music series with great ensembles and soloists. In addition to classical music, we are not afraid to look into modern popular genres.
Those who return to us include the Collegium Marianum, Ensemble 18+, Musica Florea and many others, soloists such as the great pianist Karel Košárek, oboist Vilém Veverka, violinist Jaroslav Svěcený, etc. We appreciate the performance of Mrs. Sona Červená , Czech actresses and opera singers, daughters of the well - known Czech writer and cabaret artist Jiří Červený or foreign guests - theremin player Carolina Eyck, or the breathtaking performance of the stacking male choir Westlands Mannenkoor, etc.
The folk group Nerez also played here, the gospel was brought to us by the singer Leona.
Christmas concerts are beautiful, when music schools with their children's choirs often come to us.
Why choose the Mirror Chapel for your concert?
Exceptional acoustics
Theatrical arrangement of up to 200 seats
Cloakroom for visitors
2 changing rooms for performers
Music desks
Petroff piano
Two organs
Tempered space
Modern social background
