History of gallery

The Jan Koniarek Gallery is named after Jan Koniarek (Jan 30. 1878 Voderady – May 4. 1952 Trnava), the founder of the Slovak sculpture. It was founded at 1st June 1976. Since April 1st 2002, the Gallery is administered by the Self-Governmental Unit in Trnava. As a non-profit organisation it presents topical tendencies of art of 20th and 21st century. The art of Slovak as well as foreign artists is presented in two exhibition venues: The Koppel House and Synagogue - The Centre of Contemporary Art. In the year 2002, the Gallery opened a new permanent exposition of sculptural works of Jan Koniarek in the extension of the Koppel House building. The mission of the Gallery is to collect artworks and to mediate them to the public, as well as to process data and to pursue research. The gallery has a professional library and also provides lecture programmes. The Gallery is also the founder member of the international network of institutions that present contemporary art - Art Centres of Europe.The gallery is the main organiser of the competition Trnava Poster Triennial.