INSTITUTE OF ETHNOGRAPHY
The house "U slechticen" (At noble-women) was erected between
1674 and 1679 in the "the baroque town palace style" by Brno
architect Jan Krtitel Erna. V. J. Eidelberger adapted the palace
in the 1790. The palace originally served as a charity facility
for derilict noble and burgher young women.
Address:
Koblizna street 1, Brno,
Phone: +420-05-42422361
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JOSEF ŠÍMA - COLLECTOR, DRAUGHTSMAN AND PHOTOGRAPHER
The exhibition presents one of the founders of Czech ethnography - Josef Šíma.
The core of the exhibition consists of photographs of folk costumes as antipole of genre
photographs from private life of the Šíma family. The display is complemented with embroideries
that Šíma was interested in during his whole life.
From December 2, 2009 to May 15, 2010
MORAVIAN CROATIANS THROUGHT THE LENS OF OTHMAR RUZICKA
Traditional clothes in the early 20th century. The exhibition shows the collection
of photographs from the beginning of the 20th century. Their author is the painter and
a native of Vienna Othmar Ruzicka, wo used them as model for his paintings. They show
the life of the inhabitants of a formerly Chroatian village Jevišovka (originaly Frélichov)
in the region of Mikulov in a period when men, women and children still wore traditional
everyday and festive costumes. The photographs are complemented with selected parts of
the traditional costume dating back to the second half of the 19th century.
From October 14, 2009 to March 15, 2010
A YEAR IN FOLK CUSTOMS AND FESTIVITIES
The exhibition shows traditional folk customs connected with various holidays and
important days of the whole calendar year. Most of the ceremonial objects comming
from the collections of the Moravian Museum are on display for the very first time.
From October 7, 2009 to May 29, 2010
closed
[Etnographic institute]
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