1904 The exhibition “The Set Table”, devoted to modern dining, is held at the Moravian Industrial Museum in Brno. 1903 Essential essays by F. X. Šalda are published in Volné směry magazine, e.g. “The new beauty: its generation and character”. 1901 Franz Kafka commences studies at the German University in Prague. 1903 The Wright brothers build the first airplane capable of flight. 1901 Gustav Klimt paints the first version of the painting Judith 1902 An exhibition of the works of Auguste Rodin is held in Prague. 1904 Hermann Muthesius publishes his influential work Das englische Haus (The English House) 1904 Vojtěch Preissig opens a graphic studio in Prague. 1903 Painter Jan Preisler becomes an adjunct professor at the School of Applied Arts in Prague. 1906 Cooperation begins between Josef Hoffmann and the Lötz glassworks in Klášterský Mlýn (Klostermühle). 1902 American dancer Isadora Duncan performs in west-Bohemian spas. 1904 An exhibition of modern ceramics is held at the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague. 1903 A building with an exposed reinforced concrete construction, designed by architect and urbanist Auguste Perret, is built in Paris (25 rue Franklin). 1907 Gustav Klimt begins work on his most famous painting, The Kiss. 1903 The exhibition Art in the Life of the Child, devoted among other things to children’s books, is held at the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague 1905 Art Nouveau posters and interiors from the 1900 Paris World’s Fair are installed in the permanent exhibition of the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague. 1901 Architect Leopold Bauer designs the Reissig Villa in Brno. 1902 Belgian architect, painter and designer Henry van de Velde begins to teach at the School of Applied Arts in Weimar. 1902 The Mánes Association exhibits in Vienna on the invitation of the Hagenbund. 1902 The Modern Gallery of the Kingdom of Bohemia is founded in Prague. 1903 Alfred Roller becomes the stage designer of the Vienna Court Opera. 1901 Antonín Dvořák’s opera Rusalka premiers. 1903 The book Geschlecht und Charakter (Sex and Character) by Otto Weininger is published. 1905 Laurin Klement commences automobile production in Mladá Boleslav. 1902 The first illustrated edition of Jan Karafiát’s Broučci (Fireflies) adapted by Vojtěch Preissig is published (included in the collection of the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague already in 1903). 1902 The large International Exhibition of Modern Decorative Art is held in Turin (exhibitors include L. C. Tiffany, Ch. R. Mackintosh, J. M. Olbrich, V. Horta and others) 1904 Josef Hoffmann designs Sanatorium Purkersdorf near Vienna (completed in 1905). 1904 The Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building, designed by Louis Sullivan, is completed in Chicago. 1905 The Flöge sisters’ fashion salon is established in Vienna, creating reform apparel designed by Gustav Klimt and members of the Wiener Werkstätte. 1903 The Wiener Werkstätte, a production community of visual artists and designers, is founded in Vienna (Josef Hoffmann, Koloman Moser and others). 1901 The satirical magazine L'Assiette au beurre is founded in Paris. 1902 The exhibition pavilion of the Mánes association, designed by Jan Kotěra, is built in Prague’s Kinsky Garden. 1904 Rudolf Steiner, the founder of anthroposophy, publishes his book Die Theosophie (Theosophy). 1901 The artistic group École de Nancy (The Nancy School) is established, headed by Émile Gallé. 1903 Marie and Pierre Curie win the Nobel Prize for their research on radioactivity. 1903 German architect and designer Peter Behrens becomes director of the School of Applied Arts in Düsseldorf. 1904 The World's Fair is held in St. Louis, USA. 1901 Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec dies. 1906 Czech architect Jan Koula designs the Art Nouveau Svatopluk Čech Bridge in Prague. 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 Peter Behrens becomes an artistic advisor to the company AEG in Berlin. 1904 Prague’s first automobile exhibition takes place at Žofín Palace. 1905 Construction of the Municipal House commences in Prague (architects Antonín Balšánek and Osvald Polívka), opened in 1912. 1907 The first exhibition of the artistic group Osma is held in Prague (the beginnings of Expressionism), and receives a positive review from Max Brod. 1907 The German Association of Craftsmen (Deutscher Werkbund) is founded. 1904 The first electrified railway line, between Tábor and Bechyně, is completed. 1905 The Mánes Association organises and exhibition of the works of Edvard Munch in Prague. 1907 French philosopher Henri Bergson publishes his seminal work L’évolution créatrice (Creative Evolution). 1907 The international Exhibition of Reform Fashion is held in Vienna. 1905 Czech publisher Kamilla Neumannová commences publication of the “Books of Good Authors” series. 1907 Universal suffrage for men is introduced in Austria-Hungary. 1908 The magazine Meditace (Meditation) begins publication. 1908 The Centennial Exhibition of the Chamber of Trade and Commerce is held in Prague. 1907 Viktor Ponrepo opens Prague’s first permanent cinema in Karlova Street. 1908 The Artěl studio for decorative arts is founded in Prague (V. H. Brunner, Jan Konůpek, Jaroslav Benda, Pavel Janák and others). 1907 1908 1906 Alphonse Mucha marries Marie Chytilová, the niece of Karel Chytil, director of the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague, and they depart for the United States. 1905 German-speaking Prague writer Paul Leppin publishes his first novel, Daniel Jesus. 1906 The popular pictorial magazine Český svět (Bohemian World) begins publication. 1908 The Association of Mánes’ Architects publishes the magazine Styl – revue pro architekturu a umění (Style – A Revue for Architecture and Art). 1908 The Robie House, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright (a construction of uncoated materials), is built in Chicago. 1908 The first international congress on psychoanalysis is held in Salzburg. 1909 An exhibition of the work of French sculptor and painter É. A. Bourdelle is held at the Mánes Pavilion in Prague. 1909 Belgian-American chemist Leo Baekeland patents his discovery of a new artificial material – Bakelite. 1908 Joseph Maria Olbrich dies in Düsseldorf. 1909 Guglielmo Marconi, a pioneer of wireless telegraphy, receives the Nobel Prize in physics. 1906 Construction commences on National House in Prostějov according to the design by Jan Kotěra. 1909 The reconstruction of Prague’s Franz Joseph I Station (today Prague Main Station) in Art Nouveau style by architect Josef Fanta is completed. 1908 Austria-Hungary announces the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 1910 Josef Gočár designs the Wenke Department Store in Jaroměř. 1910 Vojtěch Preissig departs for the United States, where he spends twenty years. 1906 Richard Strauss’s opera Salome premiers in Dresden. 1909 Construction begins on the Municipal Museum in Hradec Králové according to the design by Jan Kotěra. 1909 The Vulkania company (metalworking, interior furnishings) is founded in Prostějov. 1908 Czech singer Emmy Destinn garners success at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. 1910 The Sursum artistic association is founded (the second generation of Czech symbolists: Josef Váchal, Jan Konůpek, František Kobliha, Jan Zrzavý and others). 1909 French inventor and avaition engineer Louis Blériot flies across the English Channel. 1910 Alphonse Mucha returns permanently to Bohemia. 1909 1910 1911 1910 Adolf Loos delivers his lecture “Ornament and Crime” in Vienna. 1906 The first Czech book on modern advertising (Moderní reklama by Zdeněk Šindler) is published. 1911 The atomic nucleus is discovered (New Zealand physicist Ernest Rutherford). 1910 Rudolf von Laban founds his school for the art of movement in Munich. 1910 Poet Paul Claudel becomes French consul in Prague. 1912 The Sursum group begins publication of the magazine Veraikon. 1911 The Group of Fine Artists is established, associating a circle of Czech cubists (with Josef Gočár as chairman). 1901 The Berlin Secession organises the exhibition Die Kunst im Leben des Kindes (Art in the Life of the Child) 1912 František Drtikol opens a photography studio in Prague. 1911 In Alfeld, Germany, the Fagus Factory is erected with a steel and glass construction according to the design by Walter Gropius. 1901 At Prague’s German University, Zdeňka Baborová becomes the first woman in the Bohemian lands to receive a doctorate. 1913 Josef Hoffmann designs a country house for Otto Primavesi in Kouty nad Desnou. 1911 František Bílek completes his villa in Prague’s Hradčany quarter. 1912 The cubist House of the Black Madonna by Josef Gočár opens in Prague. 1914 The Werkbund Exhibition (German Association of Craftsmen) is held in Cologne with Czech participation. 1913 The construction of Koruna Palace on Wenceslas Square in Prague (by Kotěra’s student, Antonín Pfeiffer) is completed. 1912 An immense monument to Czech historian and politician František Palacký, the life work of Stanislav Sucharda, is unveiled in Prague. 1910 Czech aviator Jan Kašpar executes his first successful flight. 1912 František Kupka exhibits Amorpha, Fugue in Two Colours at the Salon d’Automne in Paris. 1914 The Union of Czech Artwork is founded on Jan Kotěra‘s initiative. 1911 Umělecký měsíčník (Artistic Monthly), the magazine of the Group of Fine Artists, begins publication. 1912 The first cubist buildings by Josef Chochol are realised in Prague. 1912 The Municipal House opens in Prague. 1913 Construction begins on the late Art Nouveau Hotel Imperial in Na Poříčí Street in Prague. ► 1913 Josef Gočár completes a cubist spa pavilion in Bohdaneč. 1914 The era known as La Belle Époque ends with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, successor to the throne, in Sarajevo. 1912 The Anthroposophical Society is established with its headquarters in Berlin; its honorary president is Rudolf Steiner. 1912 1913 1914