Kino Vzlet, Art Deco movie theater in Vršovice, Prague, Czech Republic

Kino Vzlet is an Art Deco movie house in Prague 10 that was built as a cinema and now serves multiple cultural functions following extensive renovation. The symmetrical facade with large windows and classical details characterizes its appearance and structure.

The Vzlet cinema was built in 1921 by builder Bohumil Hrabě as a Sokol cinema in Art Deco style, on land donated to the Vršovice Sokol in 1902. Its profits in 1932 funded the construction of the new Sokol Vršovice building. After 1948 it was expropriated; the cinema closed in the mid-1970s and the building became a film archive warehouse. In 2007 architect Michael Klang leased it for a cultural centre, but the reconstruction stalled and the lease was cancelled in 2012. Prague 10 completed the renovation and reopened it on 1 September 2021.

The venue hosts regular concerts by Collegium 1704 orchestra, theater performances by Vosto5 ensemble, and exhibitions at Vzlet Gallery. This varied programming transforms it into an active gathering space for different art forms today.

The building has modern technical equipment and updated seating throughout following renovation, providing comfortable conditions for visitors attending various events. Multiple event spaces allow different activities to happen simultaneously or in sequence.

In the main hall hangs a listed projection screen built in 1923 as a plaster wall, one of the few surviving elements of the original interior. The building also housed the first hall in history dedicated to virtual reality, the Brejlando project, which brought theatre into VR during the pandemic.