The National Gallery Prague’s major exhibition this season is about Anne Jagiellon (1503–1547), the queen whose marriage to Ferdinand I brought the Habsburgs to the Bohemian throne in 1526. That started nearly four centuries of Habsburg rule in Central Europe. Anne Jagiellon: Queen at the Dawn of a New Era runs at the Wallenstein Riding School in Malá Strana from 22 October 2026 to 28 March 2027.
What to Expect
More than 200 objects are on loan from Czech and foreign collections, among them the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin and Wawel Royal Castle in Kraków. There are works by Lucas Cranach the Elder, Albrecht Dürer, Titian, Conrat Meit, Hans Maler and Jakob Seisenegger. The exhibition follows Anne’s public role, her travels, her letters and her fifteen children. It sets her life against the Ottoman threat, religious reform and humanism. One section covers the rebuilding of Prague Castle, one of the queen’s main residences in this period.
For the wider background, our Czech history timeline covers the Jagiellonian and Habsburg years.
Where to Go
| Wallenstein Riding School Valdštejnská 3, Malá Strana |
The National Gallery’s space for temporary exhibitions, in the former riding hall of the Wallenstein Palace complex. Pair it with a walk through the Wallenstein Garden next door. |
Practical Notes
- Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00–18:00. Closed on Mondays.
- Tickets: Prices for temporary exhibitions vary, so check the event page on ngprague.cz before you go. Under-16s get in free to all National Gallery exhibitions.
- Tours in English: The gallery lists English-language guided tours of the exhibition from 8 November 2026 to 14 March 2027. Dates and booking are on ngprague.cz.
- Getting there: Malostranská (metro line A and tram stop) is a short walk away.
- Free days: National Gallery free-admission days usually cover the permanent collections only. This exhibition is not on the published list for 28 October.
