Having operated in Kounice Palace [cs] since 1998,[1] the Mucha Foundation sought to find a new location for the gallery, as the size of the old premises caused crowding issues.

[2][3] The Palace Complex was being renovated by real estate developer Crestyl, led by architect Thomas Heatherwick.

[4] The Mucha Foundation claimed that they terminated their contract with Pawlowski, who they state owed several million koruna and had kept the paintings in conditions which could have damaged them.

[6] The termination of the contract triggered several intellectual property disputes, as the Mucha Foundation claims it was what allowed the museum to use its name.

[6] The first exhibition at the museum is titled "Art Nouveau and Utopia", overseen by Eva Jiricna and designed by Tomoko Sato.