Installed in the grounds of the Medical Garden as part of its comprehensive reconstruction in 1985–1988 were a pair of entrance sculptures, drinking fountains, and Swan Fountain as designed by the authors’ collective of sculptor Rastislav Miklánek and architect Pavel Mikšík. 

The garden restoration project was developed by the architect Alfonz Torma and the sculptor Tibor Schotter. Today, the artworks form part of the modern sculptural setting of the Medical Garden, a space first developed during the 1870s as a Baroque garden of the palace of Prince Aspremont. 

In May 2014, a site-specific work entitled Home by the young artist D. Kunzová was added to the Medical Garden. It comprises a set of stoneware cushions (three large, one small) arranged on a replica of a bench from the 1980s as designed by T. Schotter for the Medical Garden as part of its comprehensive architectural and design redevelopment. At first glance, the soft shapes and folded surfaces of the stoneware cushions resemble real cushions. Arrayed on the bench, they were intended to instil feelings of relaxation, intimacy, and, above all according to the artist, non-confrontation and relief from the tension of heated discussions on the subject of family. Almost ten years after its installation, visitors to the Medical Garden have become accustomed to the stone “couch”. However, what resonates today more than the artist's original intention is the dirtiness of the neglected work, which is no longer very inviting to sit on. 

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Research status as of 15. 11. 2023.