The permanent exhibition presents the Jihlava period of Gustav Mahler’s life, one of the most important composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Visitors can explore the environment in which Mahler grew up, gained his first musical experiences, and began to shape his unique musical language.
The exhibition showcases not only Mahler’s personality but also the atmosphere of 19th-century multicultural Jihlava, a city where Czech, German, and Jewish cultures met and coexisted.
The exhibition for the Statutory City of Jihlava was prepared by:
Petr Dvořák, Alena Jakubíčková, and Renata Pisková,
based on the script by Jiří Rychetský, author of the original exhibition Young Gustav Mahler and Jihlava, installed from 1994 to 2006 at Kosmákova Street 9.
Translations:
German – Alena Jakubíčková
English – Nora Martišková
Exhibition layout and artistic design:
Eva Bystrianská
Three-dimensional exhibits provided by:
Muzeum Vysočiny Jihlava
Mr. and Mrs. Poukar
Petr Dvořák
Archival and collection materials provided by:
Moravian Provincial Archive in Brno – State District Archive Jihlava
Muzeum Vysočiny Jihlava
Muzeum Aleš Hrdlička Humpolec
National Archive Prague
Moravian Provincial Archive in Brno – State District Archive Pelhřimov
Internationale Gustav Mahler Gesellschaft Wien
Bibliothèque Musicale Gustav Mahler Paris
Statutory City of Jihlava / Brána Jihlavy, p. o.
Exhibition Opening: September 15, 2006
