Brno makes the gardens of the Tugendhat and Löw-Beer villas accessible through a turnstile

Brno - Brno wants to use a turnstile to make the gardens of the neighboring Tugendhat and Löw-Beer villas more accessible, which is currently separated by a fence. It will cost about two million crowns, Mayor Petr Vokřál (ANO) told reporters. It should be possible to walk through the gardens already next year. Both villas have different owners. The Tugendhat villa belongs to Brno, while the Löw-Beer villa is managed by the Museum of Brno, which falls under the South Moravian Region.

Brno city councilors approved the preparation of the investment plan. "The gardens will still be separated, but we have found a solution to make them accessible," Vokřál stated. There will be a turnstile allowing initially one-way access from the Tugendhat villa towards the Löw-Beer villa. In the future, two-way access should also be possible. The investment includes the preparation of project documentation, the installation of the turnstile, the replacement of the current temporary gate with a permanent one, and the installation of a camera system. "This year, part of the work should be carried out at the Löw-Beer villa, and next year at the Tugendhat villa," added the deputy responsible for culture, Matěj Hollan (Žít Brno).

The villas have been renovated in the past. Due to different funding titles from which the money for their renovations came, they are divided by a fence.

The Löw-Beer family was a significant Jewish industrial family. In 1913, Alfred Löw-Beer bought a neo-Renaissance house with extensive grounds in Brno, now known as the Löw-Beer villa. Later, his daughter Greta had the Tugendhat villa built with her husband Fritz Tugendhat in the upper part of the grounds above her parents' villa. It was designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1928. The renovation of the Löw-Beer villa cost the South Moravian Region about 60 million. The renovation of the Tugendhat villa has cost around 200 million crowns in recent years.