Brno Exhibition Center
The Brno Exhibition Center ( Výstaviště Brno ) is an exhibition area in the Czech city of Brno . The area with functionalist exhibition buildings was built in a basin on the left bank of the Svratka, two kilometers southwest of the city center. It is protected as a cultural monument.
The Brno Exhibition Center has its origins in 1928 in an exhibition of contemporary culture in Czechoslovakia on the tenth anniversary of the founding of the republic. The area is managed by Veletrhy Brno as , which is wholly owned by the city. Trade fairs, congresses, sports events and concerts are held on the site.
history
In 1923, the Brno City Council approved the project of a new international exhibition center. 1927–1928 the Brno Exhibition Center was built. On May 26, 1928, the exhibition of contemporary culture in Czechoslovakia 1928 opened under the patronage of President Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk .
In 1955 the 1st exhibition of Czechoslovak mechanical engineering took place and in 1958 the 1st International Engineering Fair MSV Brno. In 1991, in the course of privatization, the Brno Fairs and Exhibitions Ltd. was established. In 1998 it was taken over by a strategic partner, Messe Düsseldorf .
Building (selection)
Pavilion A
Pavilion A, also known as the Trade and Industry Palace , is the dominant feature of the exhibition center. It is designed as an interface between two axes that divide the complex of trade fair pavilions. The pavilion was built in 1924–1928 according to plans by Josef Kalous and Jaroslav Valenta . The other pavilions were built by Brno architects along these axes.
Pavilion G
Bohumír Čermák's pavilion G consists of a 45-meter high lookout tower and two exhibition halls. The originally wooden side wings were replaced by reinforced concrete halls in 1958.
Brno Pavilion
The Brno city pavilion was designed by Bohuslav Fuchs and built in 1929. The brick-colored, functionalist building is characterized by simplicity and elegant details such as an outer spiral staircase and a wide access staircase.
Morava pavilion
The Moravian Pavilion ( Pavilon země Moravy ) was designed by Vlastislav Chroust in consultation with Bohuslavs Fuchs. The two exhibition buildings are on the west-east axis. Chroust's building is clad with the same tiles and differs mainly in the two large circular windows on the long sides.
AVU Pavilion
The pavilion of the Academy of Fine Arts Prague (AVU) in the north of the area was designed by the Czechoslovak star architect Josef Gočár . The one-story reinforced concrete building has a three-part facade that was originally decorated with sculptures.
Pavilion B
The exhibition hall was built in 1958 because the existing exhibition space turned out to be too small. The 121 meter long, glazed building was reconstructed and expanded in 1985.
Pavilion Z
Pavilion Z is also the largest extension of the 1950s. The circular hall with a diameter of 124 meters spans a 46 meter high dome. The tubular steel construction is the work of architect Ferdinand Lederer in 1959. It was restored in the 1990s.
Pavilion C
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Pavilion C was completed in 1959. The hall with a rectangular floor plan covers a dome similar to Pavilion Z. In 1998 it was renovated and connected to Pavilion A via a glass tube.
Pavilion V
Pavilion V from 2000 is one of several recent additions. After 1989, the exhibition grounds were expanded to include four large exhibition halls and a congress center.
Regular events
- GO - International Tourism Fair
- REGIONTOUR - International trade fair for tourism opportunities in regions
- STYL - International Fashion Fair
- KABO - International Shoe and Leather Goods Fair
- OPTA - International Fair of Ophthalmic Optics, Optometry and Ophthalmology
- SALIMA - International Food Fair
- INTECO - International trade fair for shop, hotel and restaurant furnishings
- VINEX - International Wine Trade Fair
- EMBAX - International Trade Fair for Packaging and Packaging Technologies
- FRANCHISE MEETING POINT - Largest franchise show in the Czech Republic
- MOTOSALON - International Exhibition for Motorcycles, Accessories and Clothing
- PRODÍTĚ - International Children's Articles Fair
- FISHING - International Fishing Equipment Exhibition
- ITEA - Toy and Games Fair
- AMPER - International trade fair for electrical engineering, electronics, automation and communication technology
- TECHAGRO - International Agricultural Engineering Fair
- Silva Regina - International Forestry and Hunting Fair
- ANIMAL VETEX - International Veterinary Fair
- BIOMASS - Trade Fair for Renewable Energy Sources in Agriculture and Forestry
- IBF - International Construction Fair.
- SHK BRÜNN - International trade exhibition for sanitary, heating, air conditioning and building technology
- MOBITEX - International Fair for Furniture and Interior Design
- URBIS INVEST - International Exhibition for Investment & Business Opportunities and Regional Development
- ENVIBRNO - International trade fair for environmental protection technology and environmental design
- AUTOTEC - International automobile exhibition for commercial vehicles, vehicle parts and workshop technology
- International engineering fair
- International trade fair for metalworking
- WELDING - International trade fair for welding technology
- FOND-EX - International Foundry Fair
- PROFINTECH - International trade fair for surface technology
- PLASTEX - International trade fair for plastics, rubber and composites
- INTERPROTEC - International Trade Fair for Protective Equipment and Safety at Work
- SPORT Life - International Sports Fair
- Bike Brno - International Cycling Exhibition
- Caravaning Brno - International Caravanning Exhibition
- EXPODENT - Stomatology and Oral Hygiene Fair
- Medical Fair Brno / Rehaprotex - International fair for medical technology, rehabilitation and health
- GAUDEAMUS - European training fair
- Minerals Brno - International Sales Exhibition of Minerals, Fossils, Jewelry and Natural Objects
- STAINLESS - International Stainless Steel Congress
literature
- Iloš Crhonek: Brněnské výstaviště. Výstavba areálu 1928–1968. Brno 1969.
- Zdeněk Müller: Brněnské výstaviště. Stavba století. Stavební vývoj 1928–2002. Brno 2002, ISBN 80-7293-049-4 .
- Dušan Uhlíř: Brno. The city and its trade fairs. Brno 1998.
Web links
Coordinates: 49 ° 11 ′ 15 ″ N , 16 ° 34 ′ 45 ″ E