Loos and Pilsen

The year 2020 was the 150^th anniversary of the birth of Adolf Loos (1870–1933), a world-renowned epitome of modern interwar architecture of Moravian descent, whose ideas and implementations influenced contemporary architecture and inspired later events and trends in contemporary architecture on an international scale. As part of the generously conceived celebrations, the Czech Centres have prepared a separate exhibition project that will present Loos' relatively little-known, yet unique interior design work for Pilsen clients. This travelling exhibition builds on earlier research by the West Bohemian Gallery in Pilsen.

The multimedia exposition, conceived in the form of touch screens and exhibition panels, will present the most significant findings that have been made by the experts of the West Bohemian Gallery in Pilsen under the leadership of architect Petr Domanický since 2010. The purpose of the exhibition is to place Loos's work in Pilsen in the broader context of the field of architecture and his contribution to the arrangement of living space, very new and modern at the time. At the same time, it highlights the stories of individual families and their fates, which were affected by the war and the confiscation of property. A parallel line of the exhibition is the stories of the Loos interiors from the realisation to the current renovations. It also includes making several apartments accessible in collaboration with representatives of several families in connection with the programme of the European Capital of Culture Pilsen 2015.