The land in the Olomouc gap was acquired by a different owner than the Museum of Art

Olomouc - The plot owned by the Nácar family on Denisova Street in Olomouc, which the Museum of Fine Arts sought for the construction of the Central European Forum, has been sold. This was confirmed today by former co-owner of the plot Miroslava Nácarová to ČTK. Details about the new owner have already been recorded in the real estate registry, and he is Miroslav Barnet from Dolany.
    "We received the confirmation from the land registry today," Nácarová told ČTK in the evening. She said that she and her husband sold the land to someone else primarily because they did not like the way the Museum of Fine Arts was handling the situation. "The price came out the same," she stated.
    The Nácar family owned one of the five parcels that the museum needs for the construction of the Central European Forum. This was ceremonially established in June in Olomouc by the ministers of culture and state secretaries of the Visegrad Group countries. It is intended to collect artistic artifacts from Central European countries since 1945.
    Due to issues with acquiring the last parcel, the Museum of Fine Arts called a press conference with the Ministry of Culture in mid-August, where museum director Pavel Zatloukal reported to journalists that the project is jeopardized by the inflexible negotiations of the landowners. It turned out that the landowners and the state had agreed on a price of seven million crowns. However, the dispute was over the ratio between cash and compensation in the form of another property. While the Nácar family wanted six million in cash and property valued at one million crowns, the state was only willing to offer 5.4 million in cash, stating that this limit was non-negotiable.
    The Ministry of Culture wants to use European grants for the construction of the Central European Forum, which will cost 500 million crowns. One of the project's conditions was to acquire the parcels in the Denisova Street gap by the end of the holidays. Jana Vohralíková from the Ministry of Culture suggested that if the Museum of Fine Arts does not manage to issue the first grant call with its project, the ministry cannot guarantee its financing.
    "We are still interested in the plot. The museum is in talks with the new owner," stated museum spokesperson Petr Bielesz. The new owner is said to have long-term lease rights to the former Olomouc sales and cultural center Zenit. Reportedly, he wants to exchange this building for the land. However, the museum has allegedly offered it as compensation to another landowner.
    Olomouc real estate broker Petr Korytar told ČTK that the demands for the 395 square meters of exceptional land are legitimate, no matter how high they may be. "In such cases, the price is unlimited. Ten or a hundred million, it does not make a difference. There is no expropriation in our country, so it is necessary to respect any price," he explained.
    The Central European Forum is intended to counterbalance another part of the Museum of Fine Arts, which is the Archdiocesan Museum. Besides visual arts, it will also focus on chamber theater and film. It will also have an extensive library. It is one of the most important projects of the Ministry of Culture for funding from Brussels money.