Prague will announce an order for the delivery of furniture to the Clam-Gallas Palace
Prague – The Prague City Hall will announce a public contract for the delivery of furniture to the Baroque Clam-Gallas Palace, which is currently being reconstructed. The company that wins the tender will have the task, among other things, of restoring the original decoration of the palace walls and ceilings and furnishing the interior, including the entrance reception, with furniture. The city estimated the contract price at approximately 19.89 million crowns without VAT. The announcement of the contract today was approved by the councilor of the capital.
Reconstruction of the palace, which is owned by Prague, began in 2018 and should be completed this year. The Prague City Hall plans to set up an exhibition of the Museum of the Capital City of Prague in the building in the city center, focusing on the Baroque period and the composer of the 18th century.
The palace will house the exhibition space of the Capital Museum and a restaurant with a café. The new Baroque Art Center will offer visitors, among other things, an exhibition focused on the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, advised by Prague Councilor Hana Třeštíková (Prague Sobě).
Mozart is often associated with the palace because of his ties to the Gallas family. Musicologist Marc Niubò has previously stated that there is no evidence that the composer ever visited the building.
Subterra is in charge of revitalizing the palace in Husova Street, the aim of which is to make the building accessible to the public. Prague company for construction work according to contract of 2018 pays about 416 million crowns. Compared to the original schedule, the work was delayed, for example, due to the subsequent removal of asbestos, which the builders did not anticipate. It should be done this year.
The design of the interior of the now renovated Baroque palace was designed by the Arpema company, which is backed by architect Petr Malinský. According to the project documentation, the company subsequently estimated the price for the realization of the interiors at about CZK 24 million.
The current High Baroque appearance of the palace was created at the beginning of the 18th century by the builder Tomáš Haffenecker, designed by the Viennese court architect Johann Bernard Fischer of Erlach for Count Jan Václav Gallas. According to experts, this is one of the best-preserved aristocratic city palaces in the world.