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The
Mucha
Museum
was
created
in
1998
by
the
Mucha
Foundation
in
partnership
with
COPA
sro.
It
is
the
only
official
museum
dedicated
to
Alphonse
Mucha;
all
the
works
in
the
museum
are
from
the
Mucha
Trust
Collection
and
the
work
of
the
Museum
directly
supports
the
work
of
the
Foundation.
The
museum
opens
with
a
selection
of
Mucha's
decorative
panels
created
at
the
turn
of
the
19th
century
in
Paris.
These
series
of
themed
lithographs
are
among
Mucha’s
most
popular
and
well-known
works
and
were
created
as
inexpensive
works
of
art
which
could
decorate
even
the
most
modest
home.
The
museum
also
presents
a
selection
of
Mucha's
celebrated
fin-de-siècle
posters,
including
two
original
printer’s
proofs
of
Gismonda,
the
poster
Mucha
created
for
Sarah
Bernhardt.
Not
only
did
this
poster
propel
Mucha
to
stardom,
it
also
revolutionised
poster
design.
The
long
narrow
shape,
the
subtle
pastel
colours
and
the
halo
effect
round
the
subject’s
head
were
to
remain
features
of
Mucha’s
posters
throughout
his
life.
Apart
from
the
monumental
canvases
of
the
Slav
Epic,
Mucha’s
paintings
in
oil
are
relatively
unknown.
The
selection
of
paintings
on
show
in
the
museum
encompasses
the
whole
range
of
Mucha’s
artistic
aspirations,
from
the
personal
to
the
prophetic.
Of
the
works
presented
in
the
museum,
the
majority
date
from
the
later
period
of
Mucha’s
life;
the
only
early
work
is
Prophetess.
Some
of
the
atmosphere
of
fin-de-siècle
Paris
and
of
Mucha’s
studio
at
rue
du
Val-de-Grâce
is
recreated
by
using
items
from
the
artist’s
studio
of
the
period.
Many
of
these
objects
may
be
seen
both
in
photographs
of
models
taken
by
Mucha
in
the
studio
and
also
in
his
drawings
and
posters.
The
objects
he
bought
in
Paris
followed
him
on
his
travels
before
finally
settling
with
him
in
Prague.
A
selection
of
the
sketches
and
designs
which
underpin
his
finished
works
are
also
on
display.
The
drawings
and
pastels
reflect
both
the
breadth
of
his
artistic
vision
and
also
his
understanding
and
mastery
of
different
arts
media.