Chateau Lubo (Zámeček Lubo) in Podhradí nad Dyjí, known as the House with a Piano on the Roof, serves as the studio of painter, sculptor and performer Lubo Kristek and was the setting for several of his legendary happenings. Today, it houses the Lubo Kristek Museum (Muzeum celoživotního díla Lubo Kristka). The permanent exhibition presents a unique retrospective of the artist’s life and work in the authentic environment where he continues to live and create.
OPEN
Guided tours are available in English and always start on the hour. Group size is limited.
Tour times: 9:00, 10:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00 (except for 20 June when we are open only at 9 and 10 AM).
Admission fee: CZK 150.
As time flows differently at Chateau Lubo, individual guided tours can be arranged at the standard admission fee. Please contact us at
Lubo Kristek’s Life
Kristek’s life story and his art are inseparable.
Flashes of fate
Sketches as records of the first ideas behind future works.
Public artworks
Documentation of Kristek’s artworks in public spaces across Europe.
Oeuvre
A retrospective of Kristek’s extensive oeuvre.
Symbols
Symbols and nooks of Chateau Lubo – testimonies to Kristek’s inner worlds.
Relics from happenings
Events whose resonances became embedded in the emerging works of art.