

POZNAN
MAD ART GALLERY
Mielżyńskiego 27/29
61-725 Poznań, PL
OPENING HOURS
Mon - Fri: 12 (noon) - 6 PM
Closed on official holidays and during installation
ABOUT
Based in Poland, MAD Art Gallery operates at the intersection of Central European artistic perspectives and international contemporary art discourse. Our programme is shaped by a region where history remains present, identities are continuously renegotiated, and political, social and cultural transformations have profoundly influenced artistic expression. Rather than approaching Central Europe as a geographical limitation, we consider it a critical vantage point from which to question established narratives, cultural hierarchies and the shifting relationship between the individual and society. MAD Art Gallery brings together emerging and established artistic voices, with particular attention to conceptual experimentation, material exploration, memory, identity and the tensions between personal experience and collective history. Through exhibitions, international collaborations and artist residencies, we create opportunities for artistic exchange across borders and generations. MAD Art Gallery aims to contribute a distinctive Central European perspective: one that challenges conventional divisions between Europe's artistic centres and peripheries, while presenting artistic positions that are both locally grounded and internationally relevant. We believe that some of the most compelling questions in contemporary European art emerge precisely from these intersections — between East and West, memory and transformation, established narratives and new voices.