This gallery is no longer located at the address in question, but its functioning is continued by the Palác ilustrace project.



3+ gallery is a place where you can dream with your eyes open, where children come first, and where you will discover a collection of the finest children's book illustrations from all over the world.


It all started back in 1968, when the then twenty-year-old Otakar Božejovský emigrated to Switzerland. There, five years later, at the suggestion of the artist Štěpán Zavrel, he founded the children's book publishing house Bohem Press. It focused mainly on the high artistic level of children's books and soon became one of the most successful of its kind in the world. Its titles were and still are published in millions of copies in many languages. During his successful years at Bohem Press, Otakar Božejovský has amassed a treasure trove - a collection of more than 600 original illustrations by 30 authors from all corners of the world. Parts of the collection have taken part in numerous international exhibitions, e.g. at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, under the auspices of the Spanish Infanta at the Museo di Arte Contemporáneo in Madrid or at The Itabashi Ward Museum of Art in Tokyo.

Since 2007, when he sold the Bohem Press publishing house, Otakar Božejovský has been looking for a suitable location for his collection in the Czech Republic, wishing to create a one-of-a-kind exhibition space for children's illustrations in Europe. His dream moved one step closer to realization in 2022, when the town of Český Krumlov became the proud owner of this unique collection and, together with Kláštery Český Krumlov and Secondary School of Arts and Crafts of St. Agnes of Bohemia, gave the green light to the creation of the 3+ Gallery project.