Further developments

After the departure of the family

The Tugendhats left Brno in May 1938. Thanks to their contacts in Germany they were well informed about the current developments wherein remaining in Brno would have amounted to a certain sentence of death for the entire family. Grete had been involved in activities for the League for Human Rights starting in the year... read more

 

The 1960s

Attempts at renewal and a reasonable use for one of the most famous villa structures in the world received a more concrete form at the beginning of the 1960s. The first concrete step was in December 1963 with the registration of Villa Tugendhat on the list of architectural cultural monuments. The main force behind... read more

 

The restoration of the Villa from 1981 to 1985

The first and, up until now, final overall renovation of the Villa took place over the years 1981-1985. The project was prepared by the State Institute for Reconstruction of Historical Towns and Buildings in Brno. The designing team (Ing. arch. Jarmila Kutějová, Ing. Josef Janeček, Ing. arch. Adéla Jeřábková) was led... read more