The Modern Cottage: An Architectural Phenomenon delves into the significant yet often overlooked role of country cottages and weekend houses within 20th-century modern architecture. This exhibition highlights specific designs from the founding of Czechoslovakia through the socialist era, connecting them to broader international modernist trends and societal changes. Explore unique architectural typologies and their cultural impact. Discover the history of these intriguing retreats.
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This exhibition examines country cottages and weekend houses as a significant but often overlooked aspect of 20th-century modern architecture and interior design. It explores specific designs and typologies from the founding of Czechoslovakia to the end of the socialist era, contextualized within international modernist trends.
The Modern Cottage: An Architectural Phenomenon delves into the phenomenon of country cottages, holiday homes, and weekend houses, positioning them as a crucial, yet frequently neglected, category within 20th-century modern architecture and interior design. The exhibition links this trend to broader societal shifts, particularly the increased leisure time and affluence experienced in Europe during the interwar period, which spurred the development of these retreats near urban centers. It aims to move beyond a purely sociological interpretation, focusing instead on specific architectural designs and typologies of modernist cottages and weekend houses from the founding of Czechoslovakia through the socialist era. By examining both prominent and lesser-known architects, the exhibition demonstrates how even highly individualistic projects adhered to general architectural principles and typologies, reflecting international modernist movements and evolving social and political landscapes. The installation also features parts of a cottage designed by Zdeněk Pešánek, a notable light artist with ties to the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague, commemorating the 130th anniversary of his birth.
Admission: full CZK 150 | concession CZK 80. Visitors can purchase tickets and view branch information or a map.
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