The Podtatranske Museum in Poprad, a cultural institution under the authority of the Prešov Self-Government Unit and the Spiš Artists' Gallery invite you to the banner exhibition U-POINTS/Utilitarian points of the Spiš region.
The research project of the Spiš Gallery of Artists, a cultural institution of the Košice self-government unit, under the name U-POINTS / Utilitarian points of the Spiš region (utility – urban – unique) brings for the first time a comprehensive list of sculptural realizations in public space in the territory of the Spiš region with comprehensive photo documentation, defining their location and attribution of authorship.
The territory of the Spiš region hides "unseen" sculptural objects, forgotten over time and merging in a changing environment, which were created from the 1950s to the present day. These sculptural realizations represent the mirror of the times and characterize society's approach to the application of visual arts in public space.
Fine arts incorporated to the public space of cities is the art of the most mass audience.
The banner exhibition presents 89 selected sculptural works by 64 authors from the districts of Spišská Nová Ves, Gelnica, Kežmarok, Levoča, Poprad and Stará Ľubovňa. Each banner contains an identifier - a QR code with a direct link to a web page with additional information.
The exhibition takes place in the exterior of the Podtatranske museum in Poprad, Vajanského 72/4 Poprad from July 12, 2023 to October 15, 2023, during the opening hours of the museum Tuesday - Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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One of the best preserved Slovak wooden sacral buildings is the articled Evangelical Church of the Holy Trinity (Kostol sv. Tojice) in Kežmarok. In 2008, along with seven wooden churches of the Slovak part of Carpathian Mountain Area, it was included on the UNESCO Word Heritage List.
The dominant of the town Kežmarok is the Castle Kežmarský hrad that has entered the history of tourism in the High Tatras as the salient point of the first known tourist trip to this mountain range.
The local part of Spišská Belá - Strážky in the east of Slovakia today represents a complete compound of cultural and historical monuments. The manor house in Strážky is a gem of the Renaissance architecture in Slovakia.
ŽDIAR is a typical Goral community situated between the mountains of the Belianske Tatry and Spišská Magura. It is a tourist centre and the starting point for trips to the mountains Belianske Tatry.
