Brno wants to revitalize the Arnold Villa

The city council has tasked the Museum of the City of Brno to prepare an application for funding from Norwegian funds, which could partially cover the renovation costs. In the previous period, it was possible to obtain up to 1.2 million euros (about 30 million crowns). The conditions for this year's call will be published in the autumn. The reconstruction is expected to cost around 80 million and 20 million for equipment. However, according to Hladík, the price may change depending on the competition.

Arnold Villa is owned by the city, and the district Brno-sever manages it. The city provided 10 million for the acquisition of project documentation for the renovation. "I am glad that the district initiated the rescue and restoration of Arnold Villa, which has been unused for some time and is unnecessarily deteriorating. We are now competing for a designer. If we succeed with the application for Norwegian funds next year, we can start the renovation," said the deputy mayor of the Brno-sever district, Miriam Kolářová (KDU-ČSL).

According to her, a complex of three adjacent villas could be created in the future, namely the Tugendhat, Löw-Beer, and Arnold villas. The latter could house a cultural-historical and museum Center for Dialogue.

Arnold Villa is an Art Nouveau building from 1862, which served as a kindergarten a few years ago. The villa is located in the oldest villa development in Brno in the Černá Pole area near Lužánky Park and is on the list of the most endangered monuments in the Czech Republic. The Arnold couple owned it for 21 years before selling it, and it has had various owners since.