Antonín Viktor Barvitius: modern architect in years of historism

The exhibition in the Small Gallery of the Architecture, Building and Design exhibition was created on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the architect's birth and will provide an overview of his work as a whole. It is the first exhibition dedicated to Antonín Barvitio in more than a hundred years.

Antonín Viktor Barvitius was born on July 14, 1823 in Prague. His buildings fundamentally influenced the shape of Prague. In addition, he intervened in the field of design when, from 1875, he designed typical liturgical vessels and utensils for the Christian Academy, of which he was a founding member.

The National Technical Museum has an extensive collection of Barviti's plans, which survived the fatal flood in 2002 and underwent a demanding restoration. The core of the exhibition therefore consists of drawings from the NTM Archive of Architecture and Construction, supplemented by photographs showing the current state of Barviti's buildings, a model of Lippmann's villa in Bubenč, and loans of artefacts made according to Barviti's designs.

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