DOX Centre for Contemporary Art
Contemporary art centre in a converted Holešovice factory, crowned by the Gulliver airship.
DOX opened in October 2008 in a group of former engineering works in the Holešovice district, converted by the architect Ivan Kroupa into a set of white, top-lit galleries linked by walkways and a roof terrace. It was founded as a privately funded institution without a permanent collection, taking its name from the Greek word doxa. Its programme concentrates on contemporary art, architecture and design that engages directly with social and political questions.
In 2016 the centre added Gulliver, a 42-metre timber-and-steel structure by Martin Rajniš shaped like an airship and mounted on the roof, used as a space for readings, debates and installations. Alongside its exhibition halls DOX runs a bookshop, a café and a theatre-style auditorium, and its long-term education projects place classrooms inside the galleries. Exhibitions change several times a year and usually run for several months.
Highlights
- Gulliver, Martin Rajniš's 42-metre airship on the roof terrace
- Former factory converted into white top-lit galleries in 2008
- Programme focused on art, architecture and social questions
- Bookshop, café and auditorium within the complex
