The interior of the Bergler Palace in Brno will be opened to the public after many years

Brno - This Saturday, the public will be able to visit the normally inaccessible representative spaces of the Bergler Palace, also known as Muzejka, on Moravské náměstí in Brno. For the first time in 70 years, people will have the opportunity to explore some of the rooms as part of the European Heritage Days. They can visit the former famous Biber Café, which is still waiting for a new owner. Lucie Judová from the Austrian Institute, which occupies part of the building, told ČTK today.
    "Every half hour from 10:00 to 12:00 and from 13:00 to 15:00, all visitors will be guided through the first floor of the Bergler Palace, where the Austrian Institute Brno is located. There is also a spacious hall with a fireplace, and as the cherry on top, the café on the ground floor will be on display," Judová said. The tours are free of charge.
    "The Bergler Villa is a valuable example of Brno's Neo-Gothic architecture from the mid-19th century," historian Milena Flodrová told ČTK. She noted that the interiors were modernized in 1934 by the renowned architect of Brno Functionalism, Bohuslav Fuchs. She pointed out that there is no consensus among historians on whether to call the palace Bergler or Bergl. It is unclear what the exact name of the Brno manufacturer and leather trader, who had the house built in 1848, was.
    The original project for the residential palace at the corner of Moravské náměstí and Lidická Street was designed by the Viennese architect Heinrich Ferstel, who also contributed to the construction of Vienna's Ringstrasse and Brno's Red Church. In 1888, the well-known Biber Café was opened in the building, which in 1928 was renamed to Café Museum by its then-owner, the Czechoslovak Agricultural Museum. Since then, people have nicknamed the palace Muzejka. The building has been a landmark since 1964.
    On Sunday, September 9, people can also visit the representative rooms of the New Town Hall as part of the European Heritage Days, where Moravian self-government has resided for centuries and which now serves the city's administration. The Assembly Hall, Knight's Hall, and the meeting room of the City Council of Brno will be open to the public.