CONVENT OF GEORGE 19th-CENTURY

Art in Bohemia (1790-1910)

The Collection of 19th-c. Art transferred its permanent exhibition to the Convent of St George at Prague Castle, once the collection of Baroque art moved to the carefully restaured and reconstructed Schwarzenberg Palace.

It is an established truth that 19th-century art, as the art of every historical period, reflects not only the historic and social conditions of the time, but also its philosophical thought; it responds to the stimuli and conditions of the period, while accepting many ideas from the heritage and traditions of past ages. It is equally true that every new interpretation naturally reflects contemporary opinions and attitudes. In consequence our understanding of 19th-c.art is refreshingly new and different from that of past generations. Every new presentation of 19h-c.art should evoke our past in a way, which will be accepted and understood by our contemporaries as a refreshingly new and powerful experience.