The exhibition is included in the standard admission fee.

The anatomy of Prague’s architecture is revealed in the works of academic painter Tomáš Rygl.

From the beginning of April, the Minorite Monastery in Prague will host a unique exhibition Prague in Detail, inviting visitors on a journey not only through space, but above all through time, uncovering the secrets of the city’s most important landmarks. In his work, Tomáš Rygl does not present architecture as a static backdrop, but as a living organism. His unique “X-ray view” method allows us to look beneath the surface of many significant buildings. These works, depicting Prague’s most important monuments, help us understand their inner logic and principles—details that an ordinary visitor has no chance to notice in the real world.

Through 36 paintings, you will have the opportunity to “walk” through Prague from Prague Castle to the Basilica of St. James. Passing through Hradčany with the Strahov Monastery, Loreta as Prague’s most important pilgrimage site, Prague Castle as a symbol of the Czech Republic and the seat of kings, the Neo-Gothic and Gothic parts of St. Vitus Cathedral, Golden Lane, and далее through Malá Strana with the Church of St. Nicholas—Prague’s most famous Baroque church—you will reach the New Town and Vyšehrad.

In detail, you will also discover important sites such as the Church of St. Peter and Paul at Vyšehrad, the National Museum, the National Theatre, and the Jerusalem Synagogue. In the Old Town, the X-ray perspective will take you inside places such as the Rudolfinum, the Old Town Hall, St. Agnes Convent, the Church of Our Lady before Týn, the Municipal House, and, of course, the already mentioned Basilica of St. James the Greater.

The work of Tomáš Rygl, an academic painter and graphic artist born in Jihlava, is known both in the Czech Republic and abroad. After studying at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, he continued his studies at the Glasgow School of Art. In addition to creating multi-layered cross-sections of landmarks, since the 1990s he has also been drawing maps of city centers from an aerial perspective and is engaged in publishing illustrated panoramic maps and guides to cities, regions, and historical sites.

Tomáš Rygl
Born 1968 in Jihlava
The work of this Jihlava-born academic painter and graphic artist is known both domestically and internationally. After studying at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, he also studied at the Glasgow School of Art. In addition to creating multi-layered cross-sections of landmarks, since the 1990s he has been drawing maps of metropolitan centers from an aerial perspective. These maps are produced in several language versions. At the beginning of his continuous work, Rygl captured the centers of Prague, Jihlava, Český Krumlov, and Kutná Hora. He is also engaged in publishing illustrated panoramic maps and guides to cities, regions, and historical sites.

The curator of the exhibition is David Černý, an author, journalist, and popularizer of Prague’s history and architecture. He is best known to the public as the author of the bestselling books 25 Secrets of Prague and Magical Secrets of Prague, and as the founder of the successful project I Love Prague.

THANK YOU TO THE PATRONS OF THE EXHIBITION