In Krnov, there will be an exhibition of individualistic modernism

Krnov (Bruntálsko) - In the so-called Flemmich Villa in Krnov, a city exhibition of individualistic modernism and a community house will be created. This was decided by the representatives at their meeting today. Meanwhile, residents voted on the city's website for the use of the building for children with disabilities. The complex has been empty since 2004, when the Moravian-Silesian Region closed the infant institute and transferred the complex to the city with the condition that the council would not use it for commercial purposes. The villa is expected to start serving people next year, said Mayor Renata Ramazanová to ČTK.
    The mayor was the biggest advocate for the exhibition. "For decades, the people of Krnov have not appreciated the wealth that is found in the city, primarily in the form of architectural heritage. The villa is a unique opportunity to utilize and present these advantages of Krnov. It is desirable to allow access to the general public while ensuring that the villa and the entire complex serve an educational and presentation role," Ramazanová defended the project. According to her, spaces for meetings and activities of non-profit organizations will mainly arise in other buildings of the complex.
    The established exhibition should commemorate the key figures of Silesian architecture of the 19th and early 20th centuries and their works, with the largest space being dedicated to local native Leopold Bauer. A café could be created from the original caretaker's apartment, and smaller art exhibitions are also planned. There are also plans to make the garden accessible, which is suitable for hosting intimate outdoor events. The city leadership has not yet disclosed the costs of the complex's reconstruction.
    Representatives had previously approved that the main building would serve the needs of a nursery and a kindergarten during the last electoral term. The town hall invested more than a million crowns into its reconstruction, but last spring the representatives withdrew from the plan and sought other uses for the monument. The resolution of the problem was then postponed to the new council.
    The villa, which is a listed cultural monument, was built by the significant Krnov industrialist Theodor Flemmich, who lived in it until 1948. Since the 1950s, the complex of buildings and the garden served as an infant institute. In 2003, the region abolished the institute and transferred the buildings and land to the city.
    In the villa, built according to the design of the famous Viennese architect Otto Prutscher, the wooden-paneled entrance hall with richly carved stairs, stained glass windows with zodiac motifs, heraldic symbols of the city and Silesia, and part of the furniture have been preserved. The complex also includes an economic building, a greenhouse, land with an ornamental garden, and two functioning fountains.