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Experience the Czech Press Photo 2025: Award-Winning Journalistic Images and Cultural Exhibition

Discover nearly 800 powerful photojournalistic works documenting significant environmental, social, and political events from the past year.

The Czech Press Photo 2025 exhibition presents a compelling visual chronicle of the past year. It features the winning and nominated photographs from the 31st competition, offering insights into diverse themes such as environmental and social issues, portraiture, culture, sports, and politics. This extensive collection showcases exceptional photojournalism from the Czech Republic and beyond.

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Exhibition summary

This exhibition showcases the winning and nominated photographs from the 31st Czech Press Photo competition, highlighting key events from the past year. Featuring nearly 800 journalistic images, it captures diverse themes including environmental and social issues, portraiture, culture, sports, and politics.

Curatorial context

The National Museum presents the 31st Czech Press Photo competition's winning works, offering a compelling visual chronicle of the past year in the Czech Republic and globally. This prestigious competition, now open to European photojournalists, showcases exceptional photojournalism across nine categories, including special awards and the Czech Photo Junior competition. The exhibition features the Photo of the Year, a powerful image documenting the symbolic end of underground mining in the Ostrava region by Lukáš Kaboň. The diverse collection spans environmental and social events, portraiture, culture, sports, daily life, and significant political moments, all displayed within the architecturally significant Brutalist New Building of the National Museum.

Admission and ticket notes

Tickets for the Czech Press Photo 2025 exhibition can be purchased online, via the mobile app, at self-service machines, or at the box office. Entry is through the New Building. Ticket prices vary for adults, seniors, students, and children, with free admission for children up to 15 years accompanied by an adult, school excursions up to 15 years, and specific cardholders. E-tickets are valid for 30 days from purchase for a single entry until the exhibition's end date.

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Venue
Czech Museum of Music
Current status
Open now
Exhibition schedule
May 12, 2026 – Nov 30, 2026
Artist line / attribution
The exhibition features works by competition winners and nominated photojournalists, including Lukáš Kaboň (Photo of the Year) and Tomáš Binter (source credit).
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