The Traces of Modernism
The Traces of Modernism
We are preparing for you a cultural trail that
will take you to places connected with the lives of some
of the greatest luminaries of the European cultural scene of
the 1 st half of the 20 th century. The trail will have four
stops in Brno: the
Jurkovič House which the architect built for himself,
the Leoš Janáček Memorial in the house next to
the Organ School, the UNESCO-listed Tugendhat House designed by Ludwig Mies
van der Rohe and inside the
permanent exhibition of the Museum of Applied Arts in Brno
you will encounter works by Josef Hoffmann and the Wiener
Werkstätte. Hoffmann will also lead you to Brtnice, where
his birthplace hosts a permanent exhibition of
his work. Not far away, in Jihlava, you can visit
the Gustav
Mahler House and in Ivančice near Brno you will find a permanent
exhibition dedicated to Alphonse Mucha who was born
there.
The Austrian Museum of Applied Arts/Contemporary Art (MAK) and
the Moravian Gallery in Brno (MG) have been jointly running the
Josef Hoffmann Museum in Brtnice/CZ (MJH), where the exhibition
spaces are shared by both institutions. The famous Czech-born
architect and citizen of Austria had the house where he was born
remodelled to his own design in the style of Viennese
modernism. A new phenomenon in cultural travel involves
visiting houses associated with prominent figures who lived or
worked there. These places are becoming quite popular due to their
intimate atmosphere and direct impact on visitors.
The aim of the project, which is entitled The Traces of Modernism
- the international cultural and museum learning trail in the
footsteps of the architectural heritage of South Moravia and
North-east Austria from the first half of the 20th century, which
is financed by the EU programme of European Regional Collaboration
Austria Czech Republic 2007-2013, is to get out an international
cultural trail between Brno and Vienna, which will also include the
Josef Hoffmann Museum in Brtnice, the Dušan Jurkovič House in Brno
and other important museums.
The programme will also comprise exhibitions, lectures, cultural
and educational events and is to develop an application for mobile
phones with information on the individual houses on the cultural
trail.
The project is being developed in collaboration with the Austrian
Museum of Applied Arts/Contemporary Art (MAK Wien), the Europaforum
Wien and the Tourist authority South Moravia.
Link to the official web page of the project which brings together the Czech and Austrian pages.
