Museum Kampa, Modern art museum in Lesser Town, Prague, Czech Republic.
Museum Kampa is a private art gallery founded in 1999 by Meda Mládková, housed in the renovated Sova Mills on Kampa Island in Prague. The building retains its neo-Gothic facade from after 1867, designed by Josef Schulz, and features modern glass elements by Václav Cigler and Marian Karel. The collection includes 1,086 works of Czech and European art, with a core of František Kupka paintings and Otto Gutfreund sculptures.
Watermills on this site were documented from 1393 and belonged to the Benedictine monastery at Prague Castle. After fires in 1501, 1560, 1641 and 1896, the mill was rebuilt in Renaissance, Baroque and classicist forms; Josef Schulz designed the neo-Gothic facade after 1867. The city leased the derelict building to Meda Mládková in 1999, Studio 8000 reconstructed it, and the museum opened on 8 September 2003.
The museum displays works by Czech artists like František Kupka and Otto Gutfreund, whose pieces fill the rooms and tell the story of modern European art. You can see here how artistic expression evolved from the early 20th century onward.
The museum is located on Kampa Island, accessible on foot from the Old Town Square or via the Charles Bridge. It is well-marked and provides information about exhibits in multiple languages.
František Kupka was Czech, born in Opočno, and Meda Mládková built the core of the collection through her personal friendship with him. The museum also holds 17 bronze sculptures by Otto Gutfreund, bought after a New York dealer failed to sell them.
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