Repair
Preparation work on plans for the restoration of the Church of St Anne in Nové Dvory commenced in mid-2009. The planning included a static analysis of the repair of trusses in the church roof, including the connecting corridor, repair of the perimeter and roof cladding, related structural work, and dehumidification of the building. In 2010, the manager of the church asked for the inclusion of the restoration of the church of St Anne in the Programme for the Salvation of Architectural Heritage of the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic for the year 2011. The application got granted and the project was included also in the subsequent phases of the programme (continuously up until 2025).
Repair work on the church began in September 2011. Between 2011 and 2016, a number of projects were carried out. First of all, these included the static securing of the building, repair of the roof cladding and façade, replacement and mending of roof trusses and repair of staircases. Parallel work was carried out on the fillings of entrance and window openings, dehumidification of the church, remedy of cracks in the inner vault. Last of the restoration projects concerned the renovation of the entrance portal, including the restoration and reinstallation of statues and the refurbishment of the original roof lantern tie rod. During the restoration of the lantern, a copper box was discovered in the finial of the tower. It contained a commemorative document from 1920, which stated that Austro-Hungarian coins were placed in the roof lantern. However, only coins from the time of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic were found and the back side of the original commemorative document bore a text added in 1967.
In 2017, work began on the restoration of the interior of the church, proceeding from top to bottom. This way, all the fresco and stucco decorations in the entire nave of the church were restored, followed by the choir and the oratory. Renovated between 2020 and 2024 were the main altar and side altars, including all paintings, the pulpit, Baroque pews, the floor, and the pipe organ. Since 2022, the restoration of this unique monument has been co-funded by the Regional Authority of the Central Bohemian Region through the Fund for Culture and the Restoration of Monuments.
The parish has also commissioned a comprehensive overhaul of the electrical wiring, including lighting and the lightning protection system. Also repaired and restored will be the sacristy and the library above it, including the original furniture, and the enclosure wall of the church complex.
In 2024, the Roman Catholic Parish of Kutná Hora – Sedlec, which manages the church, announced an open call for the design of new worship furniture, namely the ambo, the presider’s chair and the altar. Over thirty designs were received, and the winning one, submitted by the workshop of architect Ing. Antonín Hůla, will be put into reality in 2025.
As of the end of 2024, the costs of repairs to the church have amounted to CZK 43,6 million, of which the Parish of Sedlec has invested CZK 26,3 million.