New edition of USE-IT Brno map

The new edition of USE-IT Brno maps is here and it also includes the Löw-Beer Villa as a part of a section devoted to Jewish heritage. The map mentions a short history of the Villa and its connection to Villa Tugendhat, points out free entry to the garden.

USE-IT maps are non-commercial, made by young locals. They are always free and up-to-date. Nowadays, these maps provide information for young travellers in almost 40 European cities – and one of them is Brno.

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Exhibition about the conversion of the Löw-Beer factory

From September 30 to November 1, 2020, the Celnice Gallery hosts an exhibition of works by students of the Faculty of Architecture at Brno University of Technology, which deal with the functional transformation of the former Löw-Beer textile factory in Brněnec. The Löw-Beer family owned this factory until 1938.

In the same year, most family members were forced to leave their homes before the Nazi threat, many of them unfortunately died in concentration camps. The grandson of the original owners, Daniel Löw-Beer, founded the Archa Endowment Fund in 2018, which provides grants and supports projects for the conversion of the factory in Brněnec.

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The best of Brno on a single tourist card

Since this year, the Löw-Beer Villa in Brno is involved in the BRNOPAS tourist card project, which provides its owners a number of discounts or free admissions to interesting places in Brno and its surroundings. The card can be purchased from one to three days, for adults or children under 15 years of age, and may include a public transport ticket.

With the BRNOPAS card, you get a 25% discount in the Löw-Beer villa to enter the permanent  exhibition The World of the Brno Bourgeoisie Around the Löw-Beers and the Tugendhats, children have free admission. The card also offers benefits in other famous Brno villas: Tugendhat, Stiassni and Jurkovič.

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Library

Basis of the Library stock consists of volumes from the inheritance of František Kalivoda (1913–1971), the Brno architect and friend of Grete Tugendhat. The volumes, loaned through courtesy of the Brno City Museum, are assigned with location marks with “FK” prefix.

The new acquisitions concern the history of Czech and European architecture in the 19th and 20th centuries, the theory of architecture and urbanism, the history of the city of Brno, the economic development in the Czech Lands and Jewish life and traditions (history, customs, religion) during the 19th and 20th centuries. The new acquisitions are part of the Library of the Museum of the Brno Region stock, and have the location marks with “MBL” prefix.

The Library provides computers with digital materials extending and illustrating the themes of the exhibition (photographs, designs and drawings).

Practical information                                                       

The Library is open both for the professional and general public. All books are available for use in the Library of the Villa Löw-Beer in Brno only (how to reach us). The Library service is run by the Researchers’ Code and the Library Code of the Library of the Museum of the Brno Region.

Readers can access the on-line catalogue of the Library of the Brno Regional Museum. To search among the volumes located in the Villa Löw-Beer in Brno, use the option “Kombinovaný dotaz” (i.e. “Advanced search”) and filter “Signatura svazku” (i.e. “Location Mark”) - “FK” or “MBL”.

The books can be ordered by telephone or by e-mail.

Contact

Mgr. Jakub Pernes
Phone +420 544 544 200
E-mail
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Library opening hours

by appointment (weekdays)