"The foundation supports Czech and international Modern and contemporary art and in 2022 opened the Kunsthalle Praha in a former 1930s electricity substation in central Prague. Rather than having a permanent display, the museum hosts exhibitions and displays its collection in temporary thematic shows. The Pudils bought their first work of art two decades ago and have since amassed a collection of more than 2,000 works,"
"How quickly do you decide to buy a work of art? Petr Pudil: It was not by a well-known name. The first work in our collection was a painting by the Slovak artist Zdeňka Marschalová called Card Players. What do you regret not buying when you had the chance? We bought an amazing painting and a couple of other works by the late Croatian abstract artist Julije Knifer."
Petr Pudil co-founded BPD partners and with his wife Pavlína established the Pudil Family Foundation in 2014 to support Czech and international Modern and contemporary art. In 2022 the foundation opened Kunsthalle Praha in a former 1930s electricity substation in central Prague. The museum avoids a permanent display and presents the collection through temporary thematic exhibitions. The Pudils began collecting two decades ago and now hold over 2,000 works, including pieces by Max Ernst, Alicja Kwade and William Kentridge. The first acquisition was Zdeňka Marschalová's Card Players. The current acquisition strategy focuses on closing gaps in the Kunsthalle Praha collection.
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