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THE MALTESE FALCON – film noir in Villa Tugendhat
14.6.2013
On Monday and Tuesday, 1 and 2 July, the next in our series of film screenings will take place in the main living area directly by the onyx wall in Villa Tugendhat. Due to daylight, the screening format... read more
VILLA TUGENDHAT VISITED BY DIRK LOHAN, GRANDSON OF LUDWIG MIES...
13.6.2013
On Wednesday and Thursday, 5 - 6 June 2013, Brno and Villa Tugendhat was visited by architect Dirk Lohan, grandson of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. He came to Brno with a group of German, English and American... read more
New music and unexpected experiences at unobvious places
31.5.2013
Villa Tugendhat in cooperation with the Brno Philharmonic offers 2 concerts and 1 audio installation on 14 and 15 June 2013. The 26th Exposition of New Music, subtitled Resounding Gardens, offers the... read more
MUSIC DAY II. IN VILLA TUGENDHAT
31.5.2013
French Inspirations The first year of concerts in the Villa Tugendhat which premiered on International Music Day, 21 June 2012, met with unprecedented success by the audience. Villa Tugendhat in cooperation... read more
NEW FEATURES FOR VISITORS AT BRNO ŠPILBERK CASTLE
28.5.2013
From 31 May 2013, Brno City Museum opens the south wing of the castle Špilberk after extensive renovation with an inaugural exhibition (it will be open until 27 October 2013) and a second part of a gallery... read more
110 YEARS HAVE PASSED SINCE THE BIRTH OF GRETA TUGENDHAT
23.5.2013
110 years ago, on the 16 May 1903, daughter Greta was born in the family of textile industrialist Alfred Löw-Beer in Brno. After her first unsuccessful marriage with industrialist Hans Weiss (1922-1928)... read more
AWARD IN GLORIA MUSAEALIS NATIONAL COMPETITION
23.5.2013
On Thursday 16 May 2013 the award ceremony of the 11th annual national competition Gloria Musaealis 2012 was held in Prague National Museum - Czech Museum of Music. The Ministry of Culture of the Czech... read more
A LECTURE BY IVETA ČERNÁ, DAGMAR ČERNOUŠKOVÁ AND DAVID ŽIDLICKÝ...
7.5.2013
„Genius loci of the slope above Lužánky, the Tugendhat Villa and its photogenic character“ Last lecture before the summer will focus on an exceptional location in Brno and the Villa Tugendhat... read more
Film screening - THE GENERAL in Villa Tugendhat
3.5.2013
On Wednesday 29 May 2013, another screening from the period film series will be held in the main living space by the onyx wall in the Tugendhat Villa. The night time screening is accompanied by... read more
LECTURE AND DISCUSSION WITH MEMBERS OF THE DESIGN TEAM
12.4.2013
„Renewal and rehabilitation of Villa Tugendhat“ Members of the design team (Marek Tichý, Milan Rak, Ivan Wahla, Tomáš Rusín, Vítek Tichý) will introduce the concept of monument renewal and rehabilitation... read more
REAR WINDOW IN VILLA TUGENDHAT
12.4.2013
On Wednesday 24 April 2013, two film screenings of Alfred Hitchcock’s REAR WINDOW will be held in Villa Tugendhat. Viewers will be able to enjoy two hours of a visual experience and an original screenplay... read more
CZECH AND SLOVAK PRESIDENTS IN VILLA TUGENDHAT
18.3.2013
On Wednesday, 6 March 2013, Czech President Václav Klaus and Slovak President Ivan Gašparovič met in Villa Tugendhat and exchanged the highest state honours. Václav Klaus awarded Ivan Gašparovič the Order... read more
A LECTURE BY PROFESSOR PETR PELČÁK
6.3.2013
"Mies van der Rohe - a path to the flowing space and aesthetics of Villa Tugendhat" Although the space arrangement of Villa Tugendhat was being described as radical, its preparation and aims... read more
THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD FILM SCREENING
5.3.2013
On Thursday, 28 March 2013, the living room of Tugendhat Villa will be the venue of another film screening. This time we will be showing the Adventures of Robin Hood from 1938. The most classic... read more
SYMPOSIUM: ART / MUSIC / MANAGEMENT IN VILLA TUGENDHAT
5.3.2013
The Faculty of Music of the Janáček Academy of Performing Arts in Brno organizes a pilot edition of a Symposium in collaboration with the Study and Documentation Centre at Villa Tugendhat: ART | MUSIC... read more
LECTURE BY PROFESSOR VLADIMÍR ŠLAPETA
12.2.2013
"Reception of Villa Tugendhat in the context of contemporary Czechoslovak architecture" Villa Tugendhat was received by the Czech environment quite coldly or rather with ignorance up to definite... read more
KING KONG FILM SCREENING IN VILLA TUGENDHAT
4.2.2013
On Thursday, 31 February 2013 at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Tugendhat Villa will be the venue of a film screening, presenting King Kong from 1933 in the area directly behind the onyx wall.The evening screening... read more
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES IN VILLA TUGENDHAT IN THE YEAR 2013
7.1.2013
Villa Tugendhat, an independent department of the Brno City Museum, is newly offering regular educational programmes for students of pre-schools, primary schools, secondary schools and universities. ... read more
PRIME MINISTERS OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC AND SLOVAKIA MET IN VILLA...
3.1.2013
On Tuesday 1 January 2013 a live New Year’s Czech Television discussion broadcast “Questions by Václav Moravec” was held at the Villa Tugendhat. The guests were Prime Ministers Petr Nečas of the Czech... read more
MIES IN BRNO - VILLA TUGENDHAT BOOK LAUNCH
17.12.2012
A new publication entitled MIES IN BRNO - VILLA TUGENDHAT was introduced in Villa Tugendhat in the presence of the Mayor of the City of Brno Roman Onderka on Wednesday, 12 December 2012. This monography... read more
Three REPEAT PERFORMANCES OF THE CONCERT “MUSIC DAYS IN VILLA...
10.12.2012
In light of the success and immense interest on the part of the public, the Study and Documentation Centre of Villa Tugendhat has decided to organise three repeat performances of the Music Days in Villa... read more
CHRISTMAS SCREENING OF „CASABLANCA“ IN VILLA TUGENDHAT
10.12.2012
Due to great success among spectators, another screening of the 1942 film Casablanca directed by Michael Curtiz has been scheduled before Christmas. Casablanca takes place during World War II in... read more
SOŇA ČERVENÁ VISITED VILLA TUGENDHAT
3.12.2012
On Wednesday 28 November 2012, world famous opera singer Soňa Červená visited the villa Tugendhat. She was born in the family of the famous founder of the interwar Červená sedma cabaret, lawyer Jiří... read more
A LECTURE BY EVA JIŘIČNÁ
3.12.2012
On Wednesday 21 November 2012, world-renowned Czech architect and designer Eva Jiřičná lectured at the Villa Tugendhat. A lecture on "Architecture laced with glass and steel – from design to practical... read more
ORBIS PICTUS OF BOHUSLAV FUCHS
22.11.2012
"Bohuslav Fuchs – ORBIS PICTUS" is the title of a book which will be presented at the Brno House of Arts on Monday, 26 November 2012 at 6 pm. It is intended for the general public and is primarily... read more
SKY RIDERS in villa Tugendhat
15.11.2012
On Thursday, 29 November, a screening of this film will take place in the main living area directly behind the onyx wall. The film Nebeští jezdci (Sky Riders), a masterpiece directed by Jindřich Polák... read more
VILLA TUGENDHAT ON THE LIST OF ICONIC HOUSES
15.11.2012
Villa Tugendhat has been included in the selection of the most prestigious buildings in the world designed by renowned architects and accessible to the public. The selected buildings are presented... read more
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES IN VILLA TUGENDHAT IN THE YEAR 2012
7.11.2012
Villa Tugendhat, an independent department of the Brno City Museum, is newly offering regular educational programmes for students of pre-schools, primary schools, secondary schools and universities. ... read more
LECTURE BY CHRISTOPHER LONG, PROFESSOR OF ARCHITECTUR HISTORY...
29.10.2012
“Thoughts on the Ground Plan: Spatial Ideas in Mies, Loos, Strnad, Frank and Scharoun” During the early decades of the last century, Central Europe was not a fertile ground for discussions about building... read more
STARS IN VILLA TUGENDHAT
22.10.2012
Set out through space and time! Villa Tugendhat, in cooperation with the Brno observatory, is organising a night of stargazing from the garden and terrace of Villa Tugendhat on Wednesday 28th November... read more
BONNIE AND CLYDE in Villa Tugendhat
16.10.2012
On Wednesday, 31 October, a screening of this film will take place in the main living area directly behind the onyx wall. Bonnie and Clyde, an American film from the gangster underworld of the 1960’s... read more
Classic Photography in Villa Tugendhat or an Unforgettable...
12.10.2012
Two remarkable events took place at Villa Tugendhat on Monday 3 September 2012. Ten children attended the afternoon three and a half hour long creative workshop and eleven adults came to the evening... read more
PREMIERE OF CZECH TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY: THE FATE OF TUGENDHAT...
20.9.2012
The story of a family, a famous villa and its restoration, created by director Rudolf Chudoba and produced by Czech Television, Brno studios, will be broadcast on Sunday, 30 September 2012 at 20:05 on... read more
INVITATION FOR EVENT
14.9.2012
Dear friends, DOCOMOMO members, fans of modern architecture and the Tugendhat Villa, please accept our invitation to an exceptional presentation of the TUGENDHAT Villa, which will be held on October... read more
THE FILM CLASSIC CASABLANCA AT VILLA TUGENDHAT
8.9.2012
There will be another film screening in Villa Tugendhat on Wednesday 26th September 2012. This time, audience members have the opportunity to enjoy the film classic Casablanca from the year 1942, directed... read more
TWO REPEAT PERFORMANCES OF THE CONCERT “DAYS OF MUSIC IN VILLA...
8.9.2012
In light of the success and immense interest on the part of the public, the Study and Documentation Centre of Villa Tugendhat has decided to organise three repeat performances of the Days of Music in Villa... read more
Famous Brno Villas in Villa Tugendhat 7. 9. – 7. 10. 2012
3.9.2012
An exhibition concerning the unique appearance of modern Brno architecture by means of pictures, photographs, plans, models and the stories of both the architects and the commissioners… The villas... read more
THE AGREEMENT TO DIVIDE CZECHOSLOVAKIA WAS SIGNED AT VILLA...
2.9.2012
The agreement to divide Czechoslovakia was signed at Villa Tugendhat by the Czech Prime Minister Václav Klaus and the Slovak Prime Minister Vladimír Mečiar on 26th August 1992. As of the first of January... read more
LARGE FORMAT PHOTOGRAPHS IN VILLA TUGENDHAT
22.8.2012
VILLA TUGENDHAT IN LARGE FORMAT PHOTOGRAPHS Monday 3rd September 2012 in Villa Tugendhat will be dedicated to photographs, taking pictures, developing film in a dark room and viewing the world... read more
THE BIG SLEEP AT THE TUGENDHAT VILLA
20.7.2012
On Wednesday, 25th of July 2012, will be a second screening in the area behind the onyx wall of the Tugendhat Villa. Film “The Big Sleep” will take the audience to the underworld atmosphere of 1940s L... read more
Projection of the film Kristián in Villa Tugendhat
22.6.2012
The actor Oldřich Nový will utter his classic lines, “Zavřete oči, odcházím.” (Close your eyes, I'm leaving) on Wednesday 27 June 2012 on a projection screen situated directly in the main living area... read more
Photography Workshop
21.6.2012
Villa Tugendhat will host a large format photography workshop during July 1 - 2 instructed by Gabriela Kolčavová and Roman Franc.The workshop will take place in Villa Tugendhat and will also include the... read more
First Musical Soirée in front of the Onyx Wall
11.6.2012
Two, identical in terms of the programme, music performances will take place on 21 June 2012 in the main living area of Villa Tugendhat upon the occasion of International Music Day (7:30 pm and 9:30 pm)... read more
Lecture of the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Science
8.6.2012
A closed lecture, organised by the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Science, took place in Villa Tugendhat on 6 June 2012. The lecture on the theme Immaterial Bodies: Mies van der Rohe and the Baroque... read more
Pilot Children's Programme for 1st Grade Primary School...
31.5.2012
A guided tour with a children's programme took place on 28 May 2012 in Villa Tugendhat for pupils of class I. B of Sirotkova Primary School in Brno. Over the course of two hours, the first graders... read more
REPAIRS AND RESTORATION OF METAL ITEMS, TECHNICAL ELEMENTS...
10.5.2012
The 26th specialised methodological day of the National Monument Institute workplace Brno will take place on 15 May 2012 from 10am to 3 pm in the Moravian Museum in Brno (Zelný trh 8) in Dietrichstein... read more
NEW ATTRACTIONS FOR VILLA TUGENDHAT VISITORS
20.3.2012
Following the restoration and reconstruction of Villa Tugendhat that took place in 2010-2012, some new attractions are awaiting the visitors. The tour of the house as an installed modern architecture landmark... read more
VILLA TUGENDHAT OPENS TO PUBLIC
6.3.2012
On Tuesday, 6 March 2012, Villa Tugendhat was opened to the public. The first visitors attended a new extended guided tour including the technical floor of the house. It also covers a newly installed Villa... read more
CEREMONIAL OPENING OF TUGENDHAT HOUSE
29.2.2012
On Tuesday, 29th February 2012, Tugendhat House was ceremonially opened after the two-year monument restoration process. The opening of the house, the unique modern architecture landmark in the... read more
THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE MIES HERE AND THERE
1.2.2012
The head of Villa Tugendhat, Ing. arch. Iveta Černá, participated in the international conference “Mies Here and There” on January 21, 2012 at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) in Chicago. IIT... read more
VISIT TO THE WILHELM LEHMBRUCK MUSEUM IN DUISBURG
20.1.2012
The head of Villa Tugendhat Ing. arch. Iveta Černá and the deputy director of the National Monument Institute in Brno PhDr. Zdeněk Vácha visited Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum in Duisburg Germany on 12th -13th... read more
CONFERENCE MIES NEU DENKEN – RETHINKING MIES IN AACHEN
10.1.2012
The interdisciplinary conference “Mies Neu Denken – Rethinking Mies” took place from 25th – 27th October 2011 in Aachen Germany. This came about on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the birth of... read more
The 10th Anniversary of the Inclusion of Villa Tugendhat on...
15.12.2011
10 years ago on the 16th December 2001, Villa Tugendhat in Brno was placed on the UNESCO list of world cultural heritage. This was the first structure of Modern architecture in the Czech Republic... read more
CITY MANAGEMENT SITE VISIT
27.11.2011
On Friday, 11th November and on Wednesday, 16th November 2011, the site visit took place at the Tugendhat House, attended by the representatives of the City of Brno. The Mayor of the City of Brno... read more
CITY MANAGEMENT SITE VISIT
18.8.2011
On Tuesday, 26th July, the site visit took place at Tugendhat House, attended by the representatives of monument preservation authorities and the Museum of the City of Brno as well as the Mayor of the... read more
THE LUDWIG MIES VAN DER ROHE ARCHIVE IN THE MUSEUM OF MODERN...
17.8.2011
Iveta Černá, Dagmar Černoušková, Eliška Veselovská and David Židlický undertook a study and working visit to the Museum of Modern Art in New York in July 2011. They had the opportunity to gain a detailed... read more
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES AND THE CURRENT RESTORATION OF THE...
20.6.2011
Museum of the city of Brno and cooperative institutions invites you for international conference INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES AND THE CURRENT RESTORATION OF THE TUGENDHAT HOUSE IN BRNO which takes place on... read more
A VISIT BY RAYMOND NEUTRA
12.5.2011
Raymond Neutra, son of the world-renowned architect Richard Neutra, visited Villa Tugendhat on the 2nd of May 2011. The physician and epidemiologist Raymond Neutra along with his wife Peggy Bauhaus accompanied... read more
SPECIALISED SEMINAR OF THE NATIONAL MONUMENT INSTITUT
12.5.2011
National Heritage Institute – the central office and local office in Brno held a specialized seminar on Tugendhat House restoration on 13th April 2011. The specialists from the National Heritage Institute... read more
THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM PRIVATE DOMAINS PUBLIC DISPLAYS...
12.5.2011
Iveta Černá, the head of Villa Tugendhat, attended the international symposium “Private Domains Public Displays –the Modern House Interpreted” on the 5th of April 2011. At the invitation of the organizers... read more
VISIT OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE OF...
7.2.2011
As part of a two-day working visit to South Moravia, Tugendhat House was visited on Thursday, 27th January 2011, by representatives of the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic led by Minister Jiří... read more
THE BOOK - IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF ADOLF LOOS IN BRNO
21.1.2011
The book “In the Footsteps of Adolf Loos in Brno” was ceremonially christened two times in December 2010. This publication was released on the occasion of the 140th anniversary of the birth of the architect... read more
EXHIBITION JAN VANĚK
29.9.2010
JAN VANĚK 1891-1962. CIVILIZED HOUSING FOR EVERYONE THE REGIONAL FINE ARTS GALLERY IN ZLÍN, 15TH OF SEPTEMBER TO THE 14TH OF NOVEMBER 2010 A second showing of the exhibition Jan Vaněk 1891-1962... read more
THE EXHIBITION TRACES OF ADOLF LOOS IN BRNO
9.8.2010
The exhibition Traces of Adolf Loos in Brno will take place in the Brno City Museum in Špilberk Castle from the 19th August to 31st October. This exhibition and publication project will... read more
THE COURSE OF MONUMENT RENEWAL
16.2.2010
Each month we would like to present both in pictures and words a summary of the most interesting events connected with the monument renewal of Villa Tugendhat. The newest information is available in the... read more
EXHIBITION JAN VANĚK 1891-1962. CIVILIZED HOUSING FOR EVERYONE...
15.2.2010
A second showing of the exhibition Jan Vaněk 1891-1962. Civilized Housing for Everyone will take place in the main building of the City of Prague Museum at Florenc from the 3rd of March up until the 22nd... read more
VISIT BY UNESCO COMMISSIONERS
10.2.2010
UNESCO commissioners visited Villa Tugendhat on Wednesday the 10th of February 2010. Dr. Tamás Fejérdy and Dr. Gábor Soos from the UNESCO secretariat, accompanied by the director of the Brno City Museum... read more
MONUMENT RENEWAL of the Villa Tugendhat started with the signature...
27.1.2010
The City of Brno has started the reconstruction and restoration of the Villa Tugendhat. The agreement on this topic was signed on 25 January by the Mayor of the city of Brno Roman Onderka and the managing... read more
A VISIT FROM RENOWNED FIGURES OF AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE
1.12.2009
Two renowned architects from the USA, Douglas E. Gilbert and Leonard Koroski, visited Villa Tugendhat in September and December of the year 2009. Both of them work in Chicago and are linked professionally... read more