The Museum of Decorative Arts and Rudolfinum Concert Hall - Prague, Czech Republic
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The Museum of Decorative Arts and Rudolfinum Concert Hall
Waymark Code: WMTR8R
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 01/02/2017
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About The Museum of Decorative Arts and
Founded in 1885, the Prague Museum of Decorative Arts (Czech: Umeleckoprumyslové muzeum v Praze or UPM) is housed in a Neo-Renaissance edifice built from 1897 to 1899 after the designs of architect Josef Schulz. It opened in 1900 with exhibitions on the first floor. The Museum’s rich collections include decorative and applied arts and design work ranging from Late Antiquity to the present day with focus on European objects, particularly arts and crafts created in the Bohemian lands. The impressive interior of the permanent exhibition, “Stories of Materials,” offers visitors an excursion into the history and development of decorative arts in the disciplines of glass, ceramics, graphic art, design, metal, wood and other materials, as well as objects such as jewellery, clocks and watches, textiles, fashion, toys and furniture.
About Rudolfinum Concert Hall
The Rudolfinum, one of the most noteworthy buildings in Prague, was built between 1876 and 1884 according to the designs of architects Josef Zítek and Josef Schulze. Originally intended as a multipurpose cultural building in Prague, the Rudolfinum was inagurated on February 7, 1885. It carried out its mission until 1919, when it was converted to the House of Commons of the Czechoslovak Republic. Concert activity was restored to the Rudolfinum during the German occupation, but full rehabilitation, particularly of the gallery, did not take place until 1992. After a general reconstruction by architect Karel Prager in 1992, the Rudolfinum became the home of the Czech Philharmonic and the Rudolfinum Gallery. Rudolfinum is the home stage of the Czech Philharmonic.
Physical Address:
17. listopadu
Prague, Czech Republic
Description of Postcard Location:
The Museum of Decorative Arts and Rudolfinum Concert Hall
(In fact, the buildings stands opposite each other)
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