From the History of the Faculty Deanery Building

Red Tower
On the oldest plan of the castle hill, at the site of the current building of the Faculty of Restoration Deanery in Jirásková Street No. 3, we would find only a garden behind the walls of the "upper" town of Litomyšl. From the late medieval fortifications, only one part has survived to this day — the so-called Red Tower, whose unplastered walls of stone and brick stand in the southern corner of the school courtyard. The Red Tower was built at the end of the 15th century and was part of the defense system of the hill. Visitors can still appreciate the strategic view of its surroundings. During the operation of the Litomyšl estate, part of the tower's space was used as a dwelling, and today the Red Tower serves as an exhibition space for the Museum of Restoration and Historical Technologies. The museum was opened in 1998. The museum's collections primarily contain tangible examples of old technologies from the fields of architecture and other areas of visual arts. In the context of Europe, the scope of the collections makes the museum unique. The repository of collection items is located in other areas of the Faculty of Restoration.

Forest Master's House
After the mid-18th century, a new administrative building was constructed near the tower, on the site of a garden belonging to the Piarist monastery. The architectural design was created by the Litomyšl builder Jiří Béba. The new building was part of a larger complex of houses inhabited by officials managing the Litomyšl estate. The house at No. 3, which projects into the street, was home to the forest master — the manager of the forests of the Litomyšl estate from its inception, but by the end of the 18th century, we would also find an apartment for the noble architect here. Behind the passage paved with wooden blocks was a courtyard with utility buildings. On the upper floor was a residential apartment for the forest master and his family, complemented on the ground floor by the necessary facilities in the form of an office, kitchen, storage space, and a room for staff accommodation. The house also served residential purposes after the dissolution of the estate in the 20th century when it was divided into several apartments. Details of its furnishings changed throughout history, but the layout and most of the interior structural components have been preserved. We can also still appreciate the original design of the facade with Rococo plaster ornamentation and the sandstone portal of the passage.

School of Restoration and Faculty of Restoration of the University of Pardubice
In 1994, modifications of the house for the restoration school were born on the drawing board of architect Mikuláš Huľa, affecting the main building and enhancing the entire complex. Special recognition is deserved, especially for the integration of the newly built laboratory and the restructuring of the studios into the yard development. The controversial roofing of the Red Tower at the time has over the last few years become an integral part of the cityscape of Litomyšl. The last renovations of the main building of the faculty took place in 2010-2011, during which the facade, windows, entrance gates, passage space, and one of the classrooms were repaired. In 2015, architect Mikuláš Huľa returned to Litomyšl and designed the reconstruction of the Studio of Visual Preparation and the Studio of Stone Restoration. The ceremonial opening took place in 2016.