East Slovak Gallery (Východoslovenská galéria Košice), is one of the oldest galleries in Slovakia. Its collection fund include artworks mainly from 19th and 20th century in relation to eastern Slovakia. In the recent years the East Slovak Gallery focuses on the research of the Kosice modernism, art fenomenon of the twenties in the 20th century, when Kosice (town) experienced unprecedented development of modern fine art at the European level. Gallery maintains the largest collection of modern art works from Kosice (town) in Slovakia.
The East Slovak Gallery (abbreviated VSG) is a cultural institution focusing on the collection of artwork in the East Slovakian region. Since 1992 the Gallery has been the seat of the former County House. It is a building built according to the designs of the Viennese builder J.Langer in 1797 in Baroque-Classicist style. In r. 1888-1889 modified its front, added court wings and reversed the tract. In the middle of the facade there is a plastic coat of arms of the Abov and Turnian County from r. 1558. On the floor of the front of the building is a representative meeting hall, historic hall. In this sitting session, on April 5, 1945, the first meeting of the National Front of Czechs and Slovaks was held and the Košice government program was declared here. Another building is located in the city center, near the St. Alzbeta Cathedral on Elizabethan street 22. Originally a Baroque building from the early 18th century. was at the end of the 19th century. adapted in the spirit of pseudo-historical style. The designer of these modifications was akad.mal.J.Bencúr.
As the oldest regional gallery in Slovakia, the Regional Gallery was founded on December 7, 1951 by the Dean of the Education, Science and Art of the Government in Bratislava. His own independent presentation began in February 1952 at the premises of the State East Slovak Museum with his first exhibition East Slavonic painters of the XIXth century. After the establishment of the East Slovakian region it was renamed the East Slovak Gallery in 1961. Its seat was the Csáky-Dessewffy Palace until 1992, when it moved to the current premises of the House of Commons. In the same year, her name was changed to Július Jakoby’s Gallery in honor of the prominent Košice artist Július Jakoby. Since 1996 it has again been called the East Slovak Gallery.
Currently owns a gallery of more than 7,000 works of art from the 19th, 20th. and the 21st century. It annually organizes about 40 exhibitions in its own premises or in other Slovak and foreign galleries.
Since the beginning of its activities, it has exhibited mainly exhibitions such as Painting of the 19th Century in Eastern Slovakia (J.Czauczik, J.Rombauer, K.Tibely, Fa.Klimkovičovci, JJStunder, A.Stadler, J.Bencúr, L.Medňanský, L. Horovitz, Ľ.Čordák, E.Halász-Hradil), Art of the 20th Century in Eastern Slovakia (A.Jaszusch, K.Kövári-Kačmarik, K.Bauer, TJMousson, G.Schiller, G. Kieselbach, J.Jakoby, J.Bendík, J.Collinásy, J.Fabini, A.Eckerdt) presents the work of East Slavonic artists and the exhibition of Slovak Graphics in Gallery Collections (Ľ.Fulla, V.Hložník, E.Zmeták, A.Brunovský, R.Fila, O .Dubay, A.Barčík, V.Gergeľová, A.Eckerdt, V.Gažovič, T.Gáll, M.Dobeš, J.Jankovič, D.Kallay, K.Štanclová, J.Haščák, M.Dúbravec, M.Minarovič ) it presents the graphics of the 2nd half of the 20th century in a wide generational range. During the year, exhibitions in the East Slovak Gallery change. Therefore, you need to keep track of current information on the gallery’s website: www.vsg.sk
The Alžbetinej Street building is home to the Young Gallery, which presents contemporary art. Exhibitions on Elizabeth Street 22 are changing at regular intervals.
The decision on the International Day of Museums was adopted by the General Conference of the ICOM International Council of Museums in Moscow in 1977. The resolution on the provision of 18 May for the International Day of Museums was supported by 108 National Committees. For the same purpose, based on the traditions and experience of the International Museum Day, the French initiative was launched four years ago to initiate the Night of Museums and Galleries.
The Night of Museums and Galleries is a Europe-wide event under the aegis of the Council of Europe to present as much as possible the cultural heritage, the importance of its rescue and protection in cultural exchange, the dissemination of information on the cultural diversity of individual countries and regions of Europe, informal education and cultured respite.
The museum’s activities during Night of Museums and Galleries are focused on such activities that remain hidden throughout the year. At that time, the museums open their “hidden” chambers to the public and reveal the secrets hidden from the sight of the public. This way, the public can get into the mysteries of the “museum kitchen”. “Expanding Secrets” helps the public, through the knowledge and information thus acquired, to better understand the importance of museums in the protection of cultural and natural heritage components preserved in museums.