You Are Not Going to Believe Your Eyes!

Explore the works of Victor Vasarely, pioneer of op-art

KAGLO II by Victor VasarelyOlomouc Museum of Art

Seven years have passed since the Victor Vasarely exhibition organized with the collections of the Janus Pannonius Múzeum in Pécs.

Victor Vasarely | HarmasOlomouc Museum of Art

OND-LZ (1971/1974) by Victor VasarelyOlomouc Museum of Art

At this occassion we managed to establish contacts with the artist’s grandson – Pierre Vasarely who is the administrator of his artistic estate. It is almost impossible to acquire original art pieces of the pioneer of op-art. 

Terek (1951) by Victor VasarelyOlomouc Museum of Art

Therefore, we became really ecstatic when, thanks to contacts with Pierre Vasarely and with support of the Ministry of Culture and the Olomouc Region...

Harmas (1966) by Victor VasarelyOlomouc Museum of Art

...we managed to enrich our collections with two works of art: the Harmas tapestry (1966) and the Terek painting (1951). 

From January 29, both of these works are presented at the New acquisition I exhibition. They are complemented with a set of 15 serigraphies in the property of Fondation Vasarely in Aix-en-Provence.

TEKE (1978) by Victor VasarelyOlomouc Museum of Art

After a personal visit of Pierre Vasarely in Olomouc and other negotiations, we received surprising news...

BI OCTA B (1973/1977) by Victor VasarelyOlomouc Museum of Art

The Museum of Art has a unique opportunity to extend its collections with a comprehensive set of 33 serigraphies from Fondation Vasarely and thus become the only state-owned institution in the Czech Republic which owns a set of works by Victor Vasarely from 1951 – 1986.

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AUTORKA KONCEPCE VÝSTAVY, KURÁTORKA | Gina Renotière
GRAFICKÝ DESIGN | Beata Rakowská
VIDEODOKUMENTACE | Kamil Zajíček
ARCHITEKTONICKÉ ŘEŠENÍ | Marek Novák
INSTALACE | Filip Šindelář
PROPAGACE | Petr Bielesz
VZDĚLÁVACÍ PROGRAMY | Michaela Johnová – Čapková, David Hrbek.  

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