Housed in the enormous former brewery on Široká Street, this excellent, private gallery (esac.cz) houses a small retrospective of the celebrated and controversial Viennese painter Egon Schiele (1890–1918) and tells the story of his relationship to Český Krumlov. Schiele's mother, Marie Soukupová (1862–1935), was born here and Schiele himself lived in Krumlov in 1911. He raised the ire of the townsfolk by hiring young girls as nude models.
The upper floors are dedicated to his life and copies of his works – he produced 3000 drawings and 330 oils by the time he died of Spanish flu at the age of 28.
Downstairs, the institution’s main activity is organizing world-class contemporary art exhibitions by artists from across the globe. The XXL gallery is ideal for displaying works that would not fit in spaces of ordinary dimensions.
Next to the gallery is a popular shop where you can source all of your Schiele merch.
