Moravian Gallery in Brno, Art museum and research center in Brno, Czech Republic.
The Moravian Gallery in Brno occupies six buildings: Pražák Palace on Husova 18, the Governor's Palace, the Museum of Applied Arts on Husova 14, the Jurkovič House in Žabovřesky, the Josef Hoffmann Museum in Brtnice, and the Open Depository. Its collections hold over 200,000 works, covering painting, drawing, graphic art, sculpture, photography, design and fashion.
The museum was created in 1961 through the merger of the Museum of Applied Arts and the Picture Gallery of the Moravian Museum. This combination made it the second largest art institution in the country.
The gallery's shops sell books and works by Czech design figures, and the Pražák Palace houses Artotéka, a public art lending library. A collection of works for blind and partially sighted visitors, with exhibitions tied to it, shows how the institution opens its holdings to different audiences.
Some exhibition areas offer free admission, and the museum has specialized collections for visually impaired visitors. It helps to check ahead which of the five buildings are open on the day you plan to visit.
Since 1963 the institution has organized the International Biennial of Graphic Design Brno, showcasing achievements in visual communication from around the world. This event has made the museum a key venue for contemporary design culture.
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