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| Address | Alšovo nábřeží 12 Prague Czech Republic |
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| Coordinates | 50°05′24″N14°24′58″E / 50.090°N 14.416°E /50.090; 14.416 |
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| Opened | 8 February 1885 (1885-02-08) |
| Architect | Josef Zítek Josef Schulz |
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TheRudolfinum is a building inPrague, Czech Republic. It is designed in theneo-Renaissance style and is situated onJan Palach Square on the bank of the riverVltava. Since its opening in 1885, it has been associated with music and art.
Currently, theCzech Philharmonic Orchestra and Galerie Rudolfinum are based in the building. Its largest music auditorium, Dvořák Hall, is one of the main venues of thePrague Spring International Music Festival and is noted for its excellent acoustics.
The Rudolfinum has been the home of theCzech Philharmonic Orchestra since 1946 and is one of the main venues of thePrague Spring International Music Festival held each year in May and June.[1] The building was designed by architectJosef Zítek and his studentJosef Schulz, and was opened on 8 February 1885. It is named in honour ofRudolf, Crown Prince of Austria, who presided over the opening. Between 1919 and 1939, the building was used as the seat of the Czechoslovak parliament.
The Rudolfinum's Dvořák Hall is one of the oldest concert halls in Europe. On 4 January 1896,Antonín Dvořák himself conducted the Czech Philharmonic in the hall in its first ever concert.[2]
During theFirst Czechoslovak Republic, the building served as the seat of theChamber of Deputies.[3]
The venue was the location of the recording ofNicola Benedetti's 2010 albumTchaikovsky & Bruch: Violin Concertos.[4]
The building also contains the Galerie Rudolfinum, anart gallery that focuses mainly oncontemporary art. It opened on 1 January 1994 and is a non-profit institution directed and financed by theCzech Ministry of Culture. It is located at the back of the Rudolfinum.[5][6] Galerie Rudolfinum has no collection of its own, and runs on theKunsthalle principle, hosting a series of temporary exhibitions.[6] It has around 1,500 square metres of exhibition space.
Major exhibitions have included:Cathy de Monchaux (1997);František Drtikol –Photographer, Painter, Mystic (1998);Cindy Sherman:Retrospective (1998);Jürgen Klauke:Side Effect (1998);Czech Photography 1840–1950, (2004);Annelies Štrba (2005);Neo Rauch:Neue Rollen (2007);Uncertain States of America (2007–2008);Gottfried Helnwein:Angels Sleeping (2008);Andy Warhol:Motion Pictures (2009);Shirana Shahbazi:Then Again (2012);Jake and Dinos Chapman:The Blind Leading the Blind (2013);Ana Mendieta:Traces (2014);Mat Collishaw:Standing Water (2018);Arthur Jafa:A Series of Utterly Improbable, Yet Extraordinary Renditions (2019);David Claerbout:Olympia (2020).
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