The repair of the Spirála theater at the Exhibition Grounds will be completed by the end of 2022

Prague – The renovation of the Spirála Theatre at the Exhibition Grounds in Prague 7 will be completed by the end of 2022. The spaces will primarily serve culture. The municipal company Výstaviště Praha aims to operate the theatre itself, including its dramaturgy. This was stated today by the Mayor's Deputy Pavel Vyhnánek (Prague Together) at a meeting of the culture committee of the Prague City Hall. The Spirála Theatre has been deteriorating since the floods in 2002, and it has been under reconstruction this year for about 200 million crowns.

After the renovation is completed, the theatre hall, featuring an atypical circular layout, is expected to host particularly cultural events and theatre performances. There will not be a permanent ensemble performing at the Spirála Theatre, but the company Výstaviště Praha will be responsible for the dramaturgy of the new stage. The Deputy mentioned that commercial use of the spaces is also planned. The renovated hall could host conferences and lectures, for example.

Construction work is currently being carried out by a consortium of companies VW Wachal and Váhostav – SK. According to the contract from May of this year, the work should cost 114.7 million crowns excluding VAT. An additional 38.5 million crowns excluding VAT is expected for equipping the spaces with theatre technology, supplied by the company Gradior Tech. A new multifunctional hall will be created, and the roof of the hall, foyer, and entry ramp for the audience will also be modified. A rehearsal room, which has been lacking until now, will be established in Spirála.

The Spirála Theatre was established in 1991 by converting the former Panoramic Theatre. The cylindrical Panoramic Theatre was covered in 1960 with a tubular steel dome designed by Ferdinand Lederer, which is a scaled-down version of the dome covering Pavilion Z at the exhibition grounds in Brno. The structure of the dome was preserved during the reconstruction in 1991 as a technical and cultural monument. The authors of the 1991 reconstruction are architects Jindřich Smetana, Jan Louda, Tomáš Kulík, and Zbyšek Stýblo. The theatre's activities ended with the flood in 2002, when the spaces housing operational technology and audience facilities were flooded.

The exhibition grounds in Prague 7 are operated by the city-owned company Výstaviště Praha. The capital invested 160 million crowns in the development of the area last year. This year, the pavilions near the Křižík Fountain and the building of the former Bohemia restaurant are being renovated, where there will no longer be a restaurant but a multipurpose hall. Work is also underway to complete the wing of the Industrial Palace that was previously burned down.