About MUS

Do you have a knack for art?

(MUS) is an international platform focused on contemporary art and the ways of its teaching at primary and secondary schools.

MUS is in long-term dialogue with students and teachers, artists and representatives of Central European gallery institutions. In 2009, we initiated the creation of a show of student projects of the same name, which are based on the themes of contemporary art and society.

The project originated in the Czech Republic and has gradually expanded to Slovakia (since 2016), Hungary (since 2017), Germany (2017-18) and Ukraine (since 2023). The idea of connecting gallery and educational institutions is represented by long-term cooperation with the largest institutions in the Central European region. These include the National Gallery Prague (Czech Republic), the Moravian Gallery in Brno (Czech Republic), the DOX Centre for Contemporary Art (Czech Republic), the Slovak National Gallery in Bratislava (SK), the Ludwig Museum in Budapest (HU), the Palace of Arts in Lviv (UKR) and the State Art Collections in Dresden (DE) and others.

Who are we?

MUS is an international platform focused on contemporary art and the ways of its teaching at primary and secondary schools. Our platform is in a long-term dialogue with students, teachers, artists and representatives of Central European gallery institutions. The idea of connecting gallery and educational institutions is represented by long-term cooperation with the largest institutions in this region. During the school year, high school students from the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary work on a common theme, which they then present in the selected organizing institution. The projects are created in groups and evaluated by a jury of experts consisting of artists, art theorists and teachers. The authors of the most interesting works meet at the International Meeting organized by one of the participating galleries.

What do we want?

We actively seek out all ways to talk clearly about visual art. We want to change the way the public thinks about the meaning and significance of art. We want to foster creativity and develop creativity in our society, from children to the elderly. We try to connect primary and secondary schools with selected gallery institutions in various ways. We are dedicated to promoting current social issues, which we connect with contemporary forms of visual art. At primary and secondary schools, we offer the opportunity to think differently about a subject called "art education". We believe that its importance for the creative development of children is far greater than it is attributed to it today. The development of creativity and creative abilities is now, and will be disproportionately more so in the future, absolutely essential for a quality life and assertion in society.

Are you interested in our project? Want to join our platform? Contact us and join us in creating better conditions for the development of creativity in Central Europe.