Name: 1940s coal plant comes alive as Street Art Festival transforms unusual Olomouc landmark
Uploaded: 2026-07-17T14:34:15+00:00
Channel: Martin Hladík
Description: An old hospital coal plant might seem an unlikely place for contemporary art. But this summer, the Czech Street Art Festival (SAFE) has transformed a functionalist industrial landmark into a space where street art and psychotherapy collide. What does a 19th-century French poem have to do with graffiti? Visitors to Olomouc’s Street Art Festival (SAFE)

Photo: Anna-Marie Regner

An old hospital coal plant might seem an unlikely place for contemporary art. But this summer, the Czech Street Art Festival (SAFE) has transformed a functionalist industrial landmark into a space where street art and psychotherapy collide.

What does a 19th-century French poem have to do with graffiti? Visitors to Olomouc’s Street Art Festival (SAFE) can find the answer inside a functionalist coal facility designed in 1946 by Czech architect Bedřich Rozehnal.

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