Prague and Alfons Mucha’s grandson end dispute over Slav Epic

In a momentous turn of events, the City of Prague and the descendants of the renowned Art Nouveau painter Alfons Mucha have successfully reached an agreement regarding the ownership rights of Mucha’s celebrated masterpiece, the Slav Epic. This historic resolution marks a significant step towards preserving an invaluable piece of cultural and historical heritage, ensuring…

Finally Mucha is getting the respect that he and his works deserve

Alphonse Mucha’s Slav Epic collection has finally found a permanent home in Prague. The City Hall has approved that these fantastic works will be exhibited permanently inside Lapidarium, a 19th-century Art Nouveau building that has been abandoned for decades. The new gallery is set to cost around 22 million Euros and open by 2021. Mucha said in…

2 of 20 Mucha’s Slav Epic works return to Prague to be checked over

Two sets of paintings of the Slav Epic series by Czech Art-Nouveau artist Alfons Mucha (1860-1939) have just returned to Prague from Tokyo, where they have been seen by 662,000 people in an exhibit that lasted from March 8th to June 5th 2017. Before traveling again, the works will be examined and checked over to see…