AVU Veletržní
AVU Veletržní is a new space run by the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, located at 61 Veletržní in Prague 7. It is housed in the original buildings of the Letná Cinema and the local Sokolovna, which in recent years has been used as a music club.
AVU Veletržní as an academic laboratory
is a post-media focused space for AVU tuition (digital classrooms, workshops and lecture theatre), the headquarters of the AVU LARGE Department (AVU Laboratory of Art, Research and Graduate Education) and the Department of Doctoral Research.
AVU Veletržní as a cultural laboratory
expands the educational programme of the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague to include new forms of cultural practice and public teaching.
GAVU Cinema
Since 2024, the AVU Gallery (GAVU) has been organising in the premises of AVU Veletržní projection programme presenting the art of the moving image under the name GAVU Cinema. Regular screenings include curated selections, festival echoes, screenings presented in collaboration with Artyčok.TV and other related entities, or films and videos by AVU students and graduates. The platform focuses on educating, encouraging discussion and providing an overview of current creative approaches in the field of contemporary moving image art.
The curatorial team: Dominik Gajarský, Nela Klajbanová, Vojtěch Märc, Tamara Spalajković, Roman Štětina
Production and technical support: Peter Kolárčik, Kateř Tureček, Veronika Zapatová
Rental of space
AVU Veletržní consists of two large halls separated by a bar, which can easily be adapted to the needs of the person renting space there. Individual halls or other smaller rooms in the building can be rented for commercial and non-commercial purposes. The halls are suitable for public or private events, including exhibitions, conferences, corporate events, lectures and panel discussions, workshops, shows, art festivals, or filming, photographing, etc.If you are interested, please contact us for more information at veletrzni@avu.cz