Exhibition on Czech cottages phenomenon opens in Prague

An exhibition at the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague looking at the phenomenon of country houses in Czechia opened on Friday. Entitled The Modern Cottage: An Architectural Phenomenon, it has been put together by curator and theorist Adam Štěch and architect Jan Bureš and runs until September 13.

The exhibition looks at specific examples of cottages and the genesis of their architecture in the 20th century, from the foundation of Czechoslovakia to the end of the socialist era.