Michaela Šilpochová

curator and artistic director of the DOX

Michaela Šilpochová (* 1981) is a curator and artistic director of the DOX Centre for Contemporary Art. She received a degree in English and American Studies, specializing in British literature, at the Faculty of Arts of Charles University in Prague, where she also studied Art History. Her main professional interest is the relationship between literature and visual arts. She has curated many exhibitions and authored a number of exhibition publications. As artistic director of the DOX Centre, she has outlined and further develops its general interdisciplinary focus. In 2021, she implemented the international Narrative 4 project aimed at developing empathy through story exchange into the museum’s educational activities. She is the founder and artistic director of the FALL Festival.