Summer Palace with Art Gallery
Zá mecký park, Ostrov, okres Já chymov, kraj Karlovarský
Description:
Summer Palace was built in the XVI century in the city of Jachimov on the site of a wooden gazebo on the initiative of the Duke of Saxony Julius Henry. The architect is Abraham Leufner. The building consists of three floors and is located in the palace park, built by the same Duke.
Nowadays, the palace belongs to the state and it houses a permanent art gallery with a unique collection of contemporary art exhibits: paintings, graphics, sketches, etc. The gallery is part of the Museum of Modern Art in Karlovy Vary. The palace hosts various exhibitions, presentations and other educational and cultural programs.