ČeskyVáclav Havel’s architecture
- vila Stiassni v Brně ()
- 25. 10. 2019–28. 10. 2019
- 10.00–17.00
- Please check the opening hours by the organizer
Stiassni villa, originally built for the family textile factory owner Alfred Stiassni, later to be known as a government villa that hosted many important state visits, such as President Edvard Benes or Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.
The villa was built between 1927-1929 according to the design of the Brno architect Ernst Wiesner. It stands out primarily for its bold, almost castle-like interiors. The villa is surrounded by extensive gardens, with more than three hectares, in a luxury district of Brno Pisárky. After many years, when the villa served as a hotel for important state visits and was rented to celebrate birthdays, etc., In 2009 it was transferred under the administration of the National Heritage Institute and its recovery began, that tried to return the villa to the form of the period when the Stiassni family lived there It was opened to the public 14. December 2014.
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Exhibition
Václav Havel’s architecture
- vila Stiassni v Brně ()
- 1. 11. 2019–4. 11. 2019
- 10.00–17.00
- Please check the opening hours by the organizer
Exhibition
Václav Havel’s architecture
- vila Stiassni v Brně ()
- 8. 11. 2019–11. 11. 2019
- 10.00–17.00
- Please check the opening hours by the organizer
Exhibition
Václav Havel’s architecture
- vila Stiassni v Brně ()
- 15. 11. 2019–18. 11. 2019
- 10.00–17.00
- Please check the opening hours by the organizer
News
The exhibition “Northwards from Vienna” reminds us of two important railway lines
29. 5. 2019
From Friday, May 31, 2019, the exhibition hall of Villa Stiassni will host an exhibition focusing on the first period of construction and operation of the Emperor...
Villa Stiassni reminds Klara Beck-Loos, the last wife of Adolf Loos
31. 1. 2018
The book "Private portrait" devoted to the life of the father of modern architecture, still unknown family photographs and backstage of the famous buildings will be...
You will find the faces of twenty architects in the villa Stiassni
9. 1. 2018
On Friday, January 12, 2018, an exhibition called "Searching for Forms" begins in the exhibition hall of the villa Stiassni in Brno. The Brno sculptor, architect and...
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