The Josef Gočár Museum in Bauer’s Villa in Libodřice near Kolín
Premiere type: Monuments and history. We recommend for: Relaxing holiday.
Announced: June 2008
The Josef Gočár Museum and Gallery of Cubist Design, in Bauer’s Villa in Libodřice near Kolín, provides visitors with the period atmosphere of the early 20th century. The villa has been reconstructed to its original appearance.
In the exhibition, it is possible to view many preserved interior elements – in particular bathroom fixtures, fireplace equipment, built-in wooden cupboards and library shelves. The interior is supplemented by period cubist furniture and exhibits of fine and applied arts. On the first floor, there is an exhibition dedicated to the history and reconstruction of the villa, Josef Gočár and Czech cubism in general, and to the modern architectural monuments in the region.
The history of Bauer’s Villa
Between 1912 and 1914, the landlord Adolf Bauer had a villa built which today bears his name – Bauer’s Villa. The author of the architectural project was the architect Josef Gočár, who designed the house in the new cubist style, which is very unusual for a rural environment. After the death of Adolf Bauer in 1929, the villa passed to his heirs and ten years later it was confiscated as a Jewish property by the protectorate authorities. After World War II, it was the seat of the municipal administration.
The current owner of the villa, the Czech Cubism Foundation, has reconstructed this cultural monument into its original condition. The reconstruction involved the main structure, premises for technical equipment and facilities, and the interior. The Foundation also intends to fulfil Gočár’s original design for fencing the property and to restore the vegetation in the surroundings of the villa.
Josef Gočár (13 March 1880 – 10 September 1945)
Josef Gočár was a famous Czech architect whose works from the cubist and functionalist periods are considered among the paramount works of modern Czech architecture. His involvement in the urban concepts of certain cities, and especially Hradec Králové, is also highly appreciated.
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The Josef Gočár Museum in Bauer’s Villa in Libodřice near Kolín
Contact address
Lokalita: okr. Kolín
Libodřice
Nadace českého kubismu
Dům U zlatého melounu, Michalská 12
110 00 Praha 1
+420 242 480 726
+420 777 250 040
info@nck.cz
http://www.nck.cz/bauerova-vila
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