Related articles
PanoramaDaniela Hammer-Tugendhat: our Villa was stolen and now has to be returned
The Villa Tugendhat, a functionalist family home designed by Ludwig Mies
van der Rohe, is the Czech Republic's only 20th century UNESCO site. The
city of Brno is considering whether or not to return the valuable
architectural treasure to the children of the original owners. The
Tugendhat family, who are Jewish, lost possession of the house in the late
1930s, after only eight years living there.
More
Current AffairsBrno capitulates in dispute over Villa Tugendhat
The city of Brno has relented. Brno's city council yesterday approved a
plan to return the Villa Tugendhat, a UNESCO landmark, to the children of
the original owners. The path to giving back the historic villa, however,
won't be so simple. More
MailboxMailbox
Today in Mailbox: post-war persecution of ethnic Germans, politicians'
infidelity, Czech jazz music. Listeners quoted: Rudolf Pueschel, Karin
Roos, Pat Barry.
More
Current AffairsAfter 69 years, Tugendhat family wants villa returned
The Villa Tugendhat in Brno is the Czech Republic's only UNESCO site built
in the 20th century. Considered a masterpiece of Modernism, the opulent
family home was completed in 1930. In December, members of the Tugendhat
family submitted a petition to have the house returned to their
possession. But the city of Brno, the villa's current legal owner, doesn't
want to give it back.
More
Current AffairsDescendant of Franz Ferdinand of Austria claims back Konopiste Castle
Seventeen years after the fall of communism, there seems to be no end to
court cases demanding the return of property confiscated in the last
century. The latest high-profile case is different, in that it goes back
not to the 1940s but as far back as 1921. The claimant, a descendant of an
Austrian noble family, is asking for the return of one of the Czech
Republic's best known castles, confiscated after the First World War. The
argument she hopes will win the case for her is a remarkable love story.
More
Current AffairsThe diplomat-diarist who bridged Czech, German and Jewish cultures
In the first 20 years of Czechoslovakia's existence, the new nation's most
important neighbor was the huge country lying directly to the North and
West, Germany. A fascinating account of political and cultural relations
between the two nations during that period has just been published - the
diaries of the Czech diplomat Camill Hoffmann.
More
SpecialStudents introduced to all things Czech at Summer School of Slavonic Studies in Prague
This year's Summer School of Slavonic studies is in full swing at Prague's
Charles University. Almost 250 people are immersed in the study of Czech
language, culture, and life. Students from all over the world - around 40
countries in all - and all degrees of education come together to brave the
difficulties of learning Czech.
More
+1
+10
