Návrat Domů (Homecoming)
An exhibition of paintings by Alexander Sádlo
Held between September 24th 2025 to December 14th 2025 in the foyer of the New Stage.
This was the first in a three year series of exhibitions and events in the run up to the centenary of Alex’s birth.
Return of the painter to Plzeň, where his art career began
In a three-year programme sponsored by the City of Plzen, Pilsen Region, Western Bohemia, Czech Republic, and the Ministry of Culture, the art of Alex Sádlo (1927-2021) was brought back to Plzen, where, in 1943-45, he worked as an apprentice set painter for the DJKT Grand Theatre. His art will be shown in three major venues: The DJKT New Stage in Plzen 2025, Nebílovy State Castle 2026, and Gallery Klatovy 2027 (the centenary of his birth).
- Project Author and Management: Dr Martin Otava, Director of the Josef Kajetán Tyl Theatres, Pilsen (including gallery in the New Stage)
- Curator and author: Dr Michal Zachař, esteemed curator, author, (including catalogues) and (for example) of “Light in the Picture- Czech Impressionism” Prague Castle.
- Loan of works and project collaborator: Professor Dr Gaynor Sádlo, ceramic artist working with Alexander Sádlo’s designs.
“New Stage“ DJKT theatre
The New Theatre was opened in 2012, as a sister to the 1902 Grand Theatre, which is nearby, and which is the theatre that Alex served when he was an apprentice set designer and painter, 1943-45
