Functionalism in Brno

A day tour to Brno as part of the exhibition Jiri Kroha – Cubist, Expressionist, Functionalist, Realist . Dedicated to some major examples of Czech modernism.

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
– Villa Tugendhat, 1930
The Tugendhat villa, built between 1928-30 by Bauhaus architect Mies van der Rohe in an uncompromisingly functionalistic style, is part of a series of important functionalistic projects of the 20s and 30s in Brno.

Bohuslav Fuchs
– Café Zeman, 1925-26
– Hotel Avion 1927-28

Jiri Kroha
– Villa Kroha, 1928-31
– Villa Patocka, 1935-36

Novy dum exhibition (The new house), 1927-28
– Hugo Foltyn
– Bohuslav Fuchs
– Jaroslav Grunt
– Jiri Kroha
– Miroslav Putna
– Jaroslav Syriste
– Josef Stepanek
– Jan Visek
– Arnost Wiesner

Trade Fair Centre, 1926-28
– Josef Kaluos
– Jaroslav Valenta
– Bohumir Cermak
– Bohuslav Fuchs
– Emil Kralik
– Pavel Janak

Meeting Place:
Main Entrance Museumsquartier Wien
Museumsplatz 1
A – 1070 VIENNA

Precisely: 7.45 am
Tickets: ATS 650.- (includes bus trip, lunch and various entrance fees)
You will need a valid passport and Czech korunas, since it is almost impossible to change money on Sunday!

Guides: Monika Platzer, Klaus Spechtenhauser (Curators of the exhibition)