Muzeum umění a designu Benešov

Over het museum

The Benešov Museum of Art and Design, abbreviated MUD*, was founded in 1990 as a Gallery of Fine Art set up by the Benešov District Office. Since 2015 it has been a contributory organisation of the town of Benešov. Its focus on design is unique in the Central Bohemian Region. The collection holds over 13,900 objects, mainly paintings, graphic art, photography, sculpture and design, above all from Bohemia and Moravia from 1900 onwards, with an emphasis on the period after 1945; special attention is paid to work from the Benešov region.

The museum is housed in the Art Nouveau building of the former District Economic Savings Bank, built in 1904–1905 and designed by the Benešov builder Marcel Dusil. The house is a protected cultural monument and is known locally above all for the Šímova síň (Šíma Hall), named after the Benešov painter and musician Ladislav Šíma. In 2018 the ground floor was reconstructed with an emphasis on step-free access, and connected exhibition spaces, a reception, a reading room and access to the museum courtyard were created. For this project the museum received a special award in the Gloria Musaealis competition.

In the courtyard stands a sculpture display of the second half of the 20th century and of contemporary artists, including works by Miloslav Chlupáč and Karel Nepraš and figures by Kurt Gebauer leaning out of windows. The museum holds exhibitions, workshops, lectures, concerts and chamber performances.

Hoogtepunten

• Collection of visual art and design with an emphasis on the period after 1945
• Sculpture display in the museum courtyard (Chlupáč, Nepraš, Gebauer)
• Art Nouveau building of the former savings bank, 1904–1905
• Café and reading room with a specialist library on art and design
• Workshops and guided tours of exhibitions

Vaste collectie

• Sochařská expozice na muzejním dvorku – The courtyard holds a sculpture display of the second half of the 20th century and of contemporary artists, including works by Miloslav Chlupáč, Karel Nepraš and Kurt Gebauer.

Opgericht

1990

Beheerder

Město Benešov (příspěvková organizace)

Directie

Gabriela Francová

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

The guided tour of the exhibition is free. Free admission is also granted to journalists and holders of ICOM, ICOMOS, AMG and Rada galerií ČR (Council of Galleries of the Czech Republic) cards, AICA members and others.

Toegankelijkheid

• Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

The ground floor was reconstructed with an emphasis on step-free access; Šíma Hall on the first floor has undergone only partial adaptation.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Doe- en voelstations

The museum offers creative workshops, holiday day camps and educational programmes. The reading room has an interactive wall for children, and children are welcome in the café and the courtyard.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

Service & horeca

• Café
• Wifi

Café with reading room on the ground floor, outdoor courtyard with terrace. Wi-Fi is free for visitors.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Privéfeesten
• Bruiloften / trouwceremonies

Tot 70 personen.

Hire of Šíma Hall (up to 70 seats), workshop rooms, exhibition hall, café with reading room, courtyard and cellar for concerts, lectures, workshops and wedding ceremonies.

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