The Brno Exhibition Center has been at the heart of international fairs in the Czech Republic and in Central Europe for more than 70 years.

The Brno Exhibition Center with its permanent and modern halls was built for the Exhibition of Contemporary Culture on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Czechoslovak Republic. The Exhibition was staged from 26 May to the end of September 1928 on 30,000 sq.m. and attended by a record number of 2,700,000 visitors. The magnificent design of the exhibition centre is a superb example of the functionalist Czechoslovak architecture of the 1920s and by 1938 more than 50 exhibitions had been held there. Before the Second World War, however, no international fairs took place in Brno.

At present the premises of the Brno Exhibition Center cover a total of 65 hectares, offering 196,000 sq.m. of gross exhibition space, of which 107,600 sq.m. is indoor and 89,000 sq.m. outdoor. In terms of its architecture and situation the Brno Exhibition Center ranks among the most magnificent exhibition sites in Europe. In 2000 it was awarded the title ‘Building of the Century’ for its unique architecture.
More recent history has helped the exhibition business in Brno to even greater heights, as present-day business and industry are needing trade fairs more and more as an important marketing tool. In December 1990 the joint-stock company Brno Trade Fairs and Exhibitions (BVV) was established.

The exhibition centre is well served by public transport: from the city centre tram no. 1 and bus nos. 84 and 44 (direction Pisarky) go direct to the centre.