22 . 9. – 1. 11. 2020
The RE.STORATION.2010.2012 exhibition summarizes the course, idea and chosen restoration procedures of the comprehensive restoration of Villa Tugendhat, which took place between 2010 and 2012, and its adaptation into an installed monument of modern architecture.
Due to anti-pandemic measures, exhibition was also presented online. You can therefore browse it at any time from the comfort of your own home.
Emphasis was placed on the preservation of the original materials and technical equipment, so that the greatest possible degree of authenticity of the monument is preserved. The goals of the restoration of the building were defined by the architects from the Villa Tugendhat Association: “a) rescue and significant extension of the life of the monument as a preserved original; b) preparation and restoration of the original condition of the house realized in the years 1929–1930“. From the professional point of view, the means of this intention was rehabilitation, i.e. “gentle release of the monument towards its essence [i.e. material and surface value of the original], conservation of the essence and reverent addition of missing parts based on detailed knowledge of the original design.”
The exhibition is conceived as an interactive archive on the technical floor of the villa. It includes, among other things, exclusively exhibited original elements from 1930, found during the restoration of the monument. The timeline informs about their finding, supplemented by a printed construction site journal with a detailed workflow, month after month. With the help of image and text panels, visitors can study individual areas, technologies and procedures of monument restoration. The exhibition is also complemented by 10 short videos mapping the course of the comprehensive restoration of the monument.
RE.STORATION.2010.2012 was the first exhibition of the autumn short-term exhibition cycle dedicated to the anniversary of the completion of the villa in 1930.
1 BEFORE THE RENEWAL
1.1
1.2
1.3
2 RESTORATION SURVEYS
2.1
3 VILLA TUGENDHAT ASSOCIATION
4 THICOM
5 CLEANING OUT
5.1
6 DISCOVERIES
7 PLASTERS
8 STATICS AND SEWERAGE
8.1
9 STONE ELEMENTS
9.1
10 METAL ELEMENTS
10.1
11 GLASS
12 TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT
12.1
13 BUILT-IN WOODEN ELEMENTS
14 FREE-STANDING FURNITURE
15 TEXTILE
16 CERAMIC TILES AND FLOORS
17 AIR INSULATION CAVITY
18 ROOF
19 FLOORS
20 NEW INTERVENTIONS AND EXHIBITION
21 GARDEN
Exhibition concept: Iveta Černá, Lucie Valdhansová, Barbora Benčíková, Ludmila Haasová
Architectural design: Studio PIXLE
Graphic design for exhibition and print materials: Studio PIXLE
Photographs: David Židlický
Proofreading: Kateřina Havelková Štěpančíková
Translation: Kateřina Báňová
The exhibition was prepared by the Tugendhat Study and Documentation Centre and has been realized with financial support from the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic. The exhibition is part of the Villa Tugendhat 90 celebrations held under the auspices of the Czech UNESCO Commission.
