Stadtholder palais, Baroque palace and entertainment center at Moravské náměstí, Czech Republic.
The Stadtholder Palais is a baroque palace located at Moravské náměstí featuring symmetrical facades and ornate exterior decoration. The building houses multiple exhibition spaces and public areas organized around interior courtyards that are typical of its architectural period.
An Augustinian monastery founded in 1350 by Margrave Jan Jindřich stood here beside the city walls. The baroque rebuilding from the 1730s to 1750 was led by Brno builder Mořic Grimm, and the monastery was then raised to an abbey. In 1783 Joseph II ordered the monks out; they moved to the Old Brno monastery, and the emptied building became the seat of state and provincial offices.
The Moravian Gallery operates within the palace and hosts regional artworks in rotating and permanent displays. Visitors experience how art institutions shape the way people encounter creativity in their city today.
The palace is located at Moravské náměstí and is easily accessible by public transportation connections throughout the city. Visitors should allow adequate time to explore the exhibition rooms and observe the architectural details of the spaces.
The palace's permanent exhibition, Brno, a Suburb of Vienna, opens with a mirror maze by designers Jan Plecháč and Henry Wielgus, in which Gothic and Baroque works from the gallery's collections are reflected. The exhibition also includes a multimedia interactive game, The Art Collector's Adventure, set in late 19th-century Vienna.
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