Karol Kállay: Testimony of the Epoch
From March 8 to May 31, 2026, you can visit a photography exhibition dedicated to the world-renowned Slovak photographer Karol Kállay at the Danubiana Museum of Modern Art.
This world-renowned photographer has been taking pictures since he was ten years old. At the age of sixteen, he won a gold medal at a national photography exhibition, and his first works were published in the Swiss magazine Camera. After completing his university studies,
he worked as a professional photographer for the weekly magazines Svět v obrazech (World in Pictures) and Domov a svet (Home and World). He photographed fashion in Bratislava and Prague, and later spent long periods in Berlin and Paris. He prepared reports for prestigious foreign magazines such as GEO, Stern, Merian, and Paris Match.
He was a member of the German Bielderberg Society and brought “picture reports” from Africa, Indonesia, Thailand, Australia, the USA, and Russia. Many people remember his images of old Bratislava, its streets, summer days on the banks of the Danube, and the iconic image of nuns with their backs turned, looking at the city. The capital city captured through Kállay’s unique perspective is summarized in the photo book Bratislava moja (My Bratislava). He demonstrated his love for Prague in the publication Franz Kafka a Praha (Franz Kafka and Prague).
