Nová Paka City Museum

Suchard's house, beautiful from outside and inside. Upstairs are objects that I remember from visiting my grandmother in the countryside.

Nice museum that lists you with the history of Nové Paky and the Carbohydrate family. There are also various exhibitions. I recommend ?

Action museum ? friendly staff

Stanislav Sucharda began studying sculpture with Josef Mauder at the School of Applied Arts (1884) and after a short stay at the Vienna Academy he moved to Prague, where he graduated in 1892 as a pupil of J. V. Myslbek at the School of Applied Arts (1886–1892). He remained at the school as Myslbek's assistant and assistant modeling teacher. He was a member of SVU Mánes since 1896 and a member of the Czech Academy of Sciences and Arts (1901). In the years 1900–1904, 1906, 1909 and 1911, Mánes was the chairman of SVU. Evidence of cooperation with Kotěra is Suchard's figural decorations at the entrance to the National House in Prostějov or on the facade of the museum in Hradec Králové. Sucharda was already highly valued by his contemporaries, not only as a sculptor of a monumental sculpture. His masterpiece is the monument to František Palacký in Prague, which at the time of its creation symbolized the successful emancipation of the Czech nation and its path to its own statehood. In 1901, when together with the architect Alois Dryák they won the 1st prize in the competition, Suchard also received the Order of František Josef. The bronze statues symbolize the myth of the rebirth of the Czech nation, while František Palacký's own sitting figure, which was created later, has a more modern and simplified shape free of details. Among his collaborators was Jože Plečnik, on whose initiative he created plaques and reliefs decorated with Czech semi-precious stones, mostly used by the castle office as honorary gifts. Suchard was also inspired by the realization of monumental compositions, such as The First Praguers, The Assumption of the Goose, and Žižka. The first concept of Suchard's house was developed between 1893 and 1895 by the architect Otakar Wolf, Suchard's friend from his student years. However, this proposal was implemented only after several changes. The construction was managed by the architect Jaroslav Bret, and members of Suchard's family took part in the richly decorated sgraffito facade. Sunflower frescoes and ceramic plates are the work of Anna Suchardová, sgrafitto of St. Božetěcha is designed by Mikoláš Alš, two statues are the work of Antonín Sucharda and the other statues are the work of Stanislav Sucharda. In 1949, the town bought Suchard's house for the museum, and between 1951 and 1952 it was repaired. The largest reconstruction so far took place between 1972 and 1974 and also concerned the auxiliary workshop, which the city acquired for the museum in 1972. In 1976, the museum's historical exposition was opened in Suchard's house and exhibition spaces were opened on the ground floor.

Jewelry box very nice and quite large collection. Attractively described site, only an exhibition of spiritualism not much, but the ground floor and first floor perfect.