Mucha Museum (Kounice Palace)
Muchovo muzeum | |
| Kounice Palace | |
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| Established | 13 February 1998 |
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| Location | Kounice Palace [cs], Prague, Czech Republic |
| Coordinates | 50°5′3.7′′N 14°25′39.3′′E / 50.084361°N 14.427583°E / 50.084361; 14.427583 |
| Type | Art museum |
| Director | Sebastian Pawlowski |
| Website | www |
The Mucha Museum is a museum in Prague, Czech Republic, housing a collection of works by Alphonse Mucha since 1998. It currently houses the largest part of the Ivan Lendl collection of Mucha artworks.[citation needed ]
History
[edit ]According to Geraldine Mucha, the original idea for the Mucha Museum came after the Velvet Revolution. Swiss entrepreneur Sebastian Pawlowski had bought and renovated Kounice Palace [cs], under condition from the Prague government it be used for a cultural purpose. He approached Geraldine Mucha with the idea for a gallery of Mucha works.[1] The museum was opened in 1998 as a joint venture between Pawlowski and the Mucha Foundation, containing works from the Mucha Trust Collection.[2]
Split with the Mucha Foundation
[edit ]The Mucha Foundation eventually sought to find a new location for the gallery, as the size of the old premises caused crowding issues.[3] Sebastian Pawlowski, director of the Mucha Museum stated that he would not be moving location, and the Savarin Palace location was a separate project.[4] By May 2024, the Mucha Foundation had fully cut ties with Pawlowski, and stated any exhibitions at the Mucha Museum were unauthorized.[5] The Mucha Foundation claimed that they terminated their contract with Pawlowski, who they state owed several million koruna and had kept the paintings in conditions which could have damaged them.[2]
The termination of the contract triggered several intellectual property disputes, as the Mucha Foundation claims it was what allowed the museum to use its name.[2] Pawlowski stated "it is probably for the new place in Palace Savarin to wonder if it has the right to call itself the same as the original",[4] while Mucha Foundation representative Simona Kordova claims that Pawlowski is breaking the law.[2]
Collection
[edit ]The gallery used to contain works from Mucha's later period, and held objects from Mucha's studio.[6] However, after the Mucha Foundation pulled its works from the Museum, they had to be completely replaced by works from tennis player Ivan Lendl's private collection.[2]
References
[edit ]- ^ Vaughan, David; Goodson, Patricia (2005年07月05日). "Geraldine Mucha: still composing at 88 and guarding the legacy of the most famous painter in Czech history". Czech Radio . Retrieved 2024年12月10日.
- ^ a b c d e Eisenchteter, Jules (2025年03月04日). "A Tale of Two Museums: Epic Battle Rages over Legacy of Czech Artist Mucha". Balkan Insight. Retrieved 2025年03月05日.
- ^ Fraňková, Ruth (2024年11月07日). "Historic Savarin Palace to become permanent home of Alfons Mucha Museum". Czech Radio . Retrieved 2024年12月10日.
- ^ a b Unwin, Richard (2024年11月08日). "Prague to get new museum dedicated to Alphonse Mucha". The Art Newspaper. Retrieved 2024年12月10日.
- ^ Villa, Angelica (2024年11月08日). "Mucha Museum to Relocate to Renovated Palace in Prague". ARTnews. Retrieved 2024年12月10日.
- ^ "Mucha Museum". Mucha Foundation. Archived from the original on 2014年09月22日. Retrieved 2024年12月10日.
Citations
[edit ]- "V Praze budou dvě expozice Muchových děl: Trestní oznámení kvůli výstavě v Savarinu!" [There will be two exhibitions of Mucha's works in Prague: Criminal complaint due to the exhibition in Savarin!]. Blesk (in Czech). 2024年11月05日. Retrieved 2024年12月11日.