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"Both lovers of classical art, and advocates of moving a piece of our artistic history into contemporary dimensions will enjoy the exhibition. Visitors who saw the exhibition in 2013 can also be excited. The collection has undergone a significant expansion since then, and we have succeeded in getting other very rare originals. At random, I can mention Figures décoratives, the painting Prayer or sketches of the stained glass for St. Vitus Cathedral. We even had its lighted small-scale replica made, which is also on display. Moreover, the sketchbook sheets are digitally turning themselves," says Richard Fuxa, author of the project and chairman of the endowment fund bearing his name, which is in charge of the collection. He also highlights a few selected curiosities. "To dub Alfons Mucha in English, we managed to collaborate with a star of the world format, actor Pierce Brosnan. The moving beauties from one of the most popular posters, The Four Seasons, are also stunning," he adds.

We did not choose the Municipal House to host the collection by chance. Even the success of its first exhibition with the public, when it became The most visited exhibition of fine art in the history of the Czech Republic, was not the reason. The link are the traces Alfons Mucha left at the Municipal House, as he decorated the Mayor’s Hall. This is also recalled by the current exhibition. However, the exhibition is shown in the same area as seven years ago. On 550 square meters, visitors will admire 220 Mucha’s original works. And the same as seven years ago, Karel Srp, renowned curator and expert on Alfons Mucha, has developed the exhibition concept.

The exhibition in Korea offers a glimpse of the unique combination of original Czech Art Nouveau art with Korean design and floral arrangements. Visitors will also be able to have their pictures taken at a photo corner with a flower arrangement to create a unique souvenir from the exhibition.

The importance of this unique exhibition is also evidenced by the strong support of the Czech embassy and Czech centers in Seoul. Gustav Slamečka, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Korea, and a group of senators led by Pavel Fischer also attended the opening.

The exhibition opening became a relatively major social event in New York, showing how appreciated Alfonse Mucha still is in America. The gala opening was attended by over 400 invited guests, including the Czech General Consul in New York, Miroslav Rameš and personalities of New York’s cultural, political and social scenes.

The significance of the exhibition is attested to by the media attention it has received from prominent newspapers and periodicals such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and others.

The exhibition named Two Worlds offers a view and comparison of the painter’s own commercial and patriotic work - Mucha’s life-long dream he had never succeeded to realize, in just one place. Nine canvas - The Slav Epic - and more than 130 pieces form a collection completed in the past by the former tennis player Nr 1, Ivan Lendl, can be seen on the Fair Ground in Brno. Visitors have a unique opportunity to see two worldwide unique things. The biggest collection of posters and the distinctive collection of canvas of The Slav Epic.

„Since that time, there were significant changes in the collection, several dozens of artefacts had been added to it and right now in Brno, many of them are presented to the public for the first time. Add to it that it is the premiere for the combined exhibiton of Mucha’s posters and his patriotic works - the big format canvas The Slav Epic, so it is an exhibition predetermined to be successful.“ says Richard Fuxa, chairman of Richard Fuxa Foundation.

The exhibition Two Worlds takes places in Brno until 31. 12. 2018.
More information can be found at www.mucha.brno.cz/en/