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Founded in 1885, the Museum of Decorative Arts in
Prague (UPM) is housed in a Neo-Renaissance edifice
built in 1897–1901 after the designs of architect
Josef Schulz. 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: glass and ceramics, graphic art and
design, objects made in metal, wood and other materials,
jewellery, clocks and watches, textiles, fashion, toys and furniture.
An integral part of the Museum is the largest Czech
library specializing in the arts and related fields.
The Library offers visitors on-site loan and copying
services, database access and searching in the ART
(Art and Architecture) subject gateway http://art.jib.cz.
The UPM presents its holdings at branch m...
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Gallery/Dealer Photos (1)
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Glass Link Stockholm – Praha / Swedish Glass of the 20th Century)
December 17th, 2009 -February 28th, 2010
Exhibition hall of UPM
Organized by Smålands museum — Swedish Glass Museum in Växjö in partnership with the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague, the exhibition is a survey of the very best artworks of 20th-century Swedish glass, held to commemorate the end of the year of the Czech Republic’s and Sweden’s EU Presidency. Both countries have enjoyed a long tradition of collaboration and mutual inspiration in the field of industrially manufactured glass and studio art glass. Furthermore, the exhibition documents the creative trends in glass during the 20th century jointly shared by the two countries. A small catalogue has been published to accompany the exhibition.
The exhibition is held under the patronage of Her Excellency Ms. Catherine von Heidenstam, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Czech Republic.
The exhibition has been supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic.
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Czech Grand Design 2009)
March 9th—21st, 2010
Exhibition hall of UPM
Decadence now)
September 29th, 2010 -January 2nd, 2011
Exhibition hall of UPM and Galerie Rudolfinum
Biedermeier - from the Lichtenstein Collections)
May 6th—October 17th, 2010
Waldstein Riding School
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Je suis dada: Flemish Design between Dream and Reality, Helena Wilson: Photographs, Čerstvé! / Fresh! Design 1999—2009 from the collections of the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague, Czech Cubism — Architecture and Applied Art, Memories Returned. Stories of Holocaust Victims’ Property, Jindřich Štyrský: On the Needles of These Days, Photographs 1934—1935, European Poster Art, Tschechische Fotografie des 20. Jahrhunderts / Czech Photography of the 20th Century,
Artěl / Art for Everyday Use 1908—1, Biedermeier — Art and Culture in the Bohemian Lands 1814—1848, Christopher Dresser (1834—1904). Pioneer of Modern Design, “Flowers in the Dustbin” — Society and Fashion in Czechoslovakia in the Seventies, Moser 10/150: The Last Decade of 150-Year Glass Art Tradition, Japanese poster — Today, Alphonse Mucha — the Czech Master of Belle Epoque, Masters of European Glassmaking: František Vízner — A retrospective exhibition, Josef Sudek: Prague of 1920s, Scandinavian Design beyond the Myth, Enjoy Sports and Exercise! Sports Fashions for the Falls and Winters, Maria Callas and Swarov...[ Read all ] |
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Exhibition Photos (12)
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Tuesday 10 a.m.—7 p.m.
Wednesday — Sunday 10 a.m.—6 p.m.
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