Sucharda's House, Museum building in Nová Paka, Czech Republic.
Sucharda's House is a Neo-Renaissance building in Nová Paka that now functions as a museum displaying art collections and historical objects. The interior preserves the original layout and decorative elements from when it was constructed.
The sculptor Antonín Sucharda the Younger commissioned the house; Otakar Wolf drafted the first design in 1893–1895, and architect Jaroslav Bret led construction. The east half was built in 1895 and the west half in 1896, so that Anna Suchardová's wedding to Alois Bouda could take place there on 23 November. The city bought the house in 1949 for its museum, and the largest reconstruction ran from 1972 to 1974.
The house bears the name of sculptor Antonín Sucharda the Younger, who commissioned it, and members of his family decorated the facade: Anna Suchardová made the sunflower frescoes and ceramic plates, while the sgraffito of St. Božetěch follows a design by Mikoláš Aleš. Since 1976 it has housed the historical exhibition of the Nová Paka Town Museum, with exhibition rooms on the ground floor.
The house stands at the corner of Stanislava Sucharda and František Procházky streets, a short walk from Nová Paka's main square. The museum's historical exhibition opened in 1976, with exhibition rooms on the ground floor; the façade was last restored in 2001. The adjoining workshop, acquired by the town in 1972, was included in the 1972–1974 reconstruction.
The sgraffito of Saint Božetěch on the facade was designed by Mikoláš Aleš, while Anna Suchardová made the sunflower frescoes and ceramic plates. Two statues are by Antonín Sucharda and the rest by Stanislav Sucharda. The same decorative elements were reused on Stanislav Sucharda's villa in Prague-Bubeneč, finished in 1896.
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