‘We are in a very special situation as collectors’: Petr Pudil on opening the Kunsthalle Praha in Prague, and the art he collects
Petr Pudil, a Czech businessman and co-founder of BPD partners, discusses his journey as an art collector and the opening of Kunsthalle Praha in Prague. Established through the Pudil Family Foundation, the museum is housed in a former 1930s electricity substation and features temporary thematic exhibitions rather than a permanent display. Pudil and his wife Pavlína have amassed a collection of over 2,000 works, including pieces by Max Ernst, Alicja Kwade, and William Kentridge. In an interview, Pudil reflects on his first purchase, a painting by Slovak artist Zdeňka Marschalová, and his current acquisition strategy focused on filling gaps in the museum's collection.