The Housing in Prague Exhibition Enters the Final Stage of Preparation

Preparations for the exhibition Housing in Prague: A Modern Residential City are entering their final stage. The project, which presents the development and current state of housing in the capital from both historical and contemporary perspectives, is now approaching installation in the Mánes Exhibition Hall, where it will be open to the public from 21 September to 11 October 2026.

The exhibition is held under the auspices of the Mayor of the Capital City of Prague, doc. MUDr. Bohuslav Svoboda, CSc., and Deputy Mayor doc. Ing. arch. Petr Hlaváček.

The final preparatory work is currently underway. The exhibition concept has been completed, the main materials are ready, and the models that will form an important part of the exhibition have already been secured. The Architecture Week Prague team is now focusing on the final production steps, technical preparation, and the installation itself, which will transform the Mánes space into a platform for an open discussion on the future of housing in Prague.

The exhibition will offer visitors a view of housing as one of the most important layers of urban identity. It will remind us that housing is not only a basic human need, but also a key element shaping the character of the city, its districts, and the everyday lives of its residents.

The exhibition will be divided into two main time periods. The historical section will present the development of housing in Prague from the establishment of Greater Prague in 1922 until 1989. Visitors will encounter archival materials, period plans, models, the urban visions of Antonín Engel, as well as the development of housing colonies, housing estates, and social housing.

The contemporary section will cover the period from 1990 to visions reaching towards 2050. It will present more than sixty current and planned projects by the City of Prague and its districts, accompanied by audiovisual presentations, large-format photographs, an orthophoto map of Prague, and architectural models. One of the key topics will also be the new Metropolitan Plan and the future development of Prague’s urban structures.

The exhibition will also be accompanied by a public programme including lectures, debates, guided tours, workshops, and evening film screenings followed by discussions. A publication entitled Living Space is also being prepared, combining an exhibition catalogue, an educational guide, and a guide to selected buildings.

Housing in Prague is gradually taking its final shape. Very soon, the installation will begin in Mánes, and visitors can look forward to an extensive presentation connecting the history, present, and future of housing in Prague. The project opens up the question of how we want to live in Prague today and tomorrow, inviting both professionals and the general public to join the discussion on the form of a modern residential city.