Photo: Amelia Mola-Schmidt, Radio Prague International
The National Gallery at Prague’s Kinsky Palace has been converted into a hockey fans paradise for a new exhibition titled “Get on the ice! Ice Hockey and Skating in Art”. The exhibit showcases skating and hockey in Czech fine art throughout the years, but as I discovered, the sport represents much more to the people of Czechia, and has deep roots in the nation’s political and social identity.
When you think of hockey, the first thing that comes to mind is probably the sound of skates on the ice, the clashes of sticks as players fight for the puck, and the ice arena where it all takes place. What probably doesn’t come to mind, is art. A new exhibition at the National Gallery’s Kinsky Palace is challenging this perception. Titled “Na led”, which translates as “get on the ice”, the exhibition features 100 works of art centred on hockey and ice skating in the Czech lands. Curator Anna Strnadlová, told me how hockey made its way into art traditions.
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Author: Amelia Mola-Schmidt