Next to the restored grave, a new architectural installation was also unveiled, incorporating fragments from Wiesner’s buildings in Brno. This gesture symbolically embodied the strong bond between Ernst Wiesner and his home city - a connection he maintained even after decades spent in Britain. Although Wiesner was born in Malacky and moved to Brno only as a boy, the South Moravian Region proudly claims him as one of its own. And rightly so: his work left a lasting imprint on the face of the regional capital. Many of his realized projects, including the Stiassny Villa and the Brno Crematorium, continue to serve their purpose to this day and stand as exemplary works of Czechoslovak interwar architecture.

Ernst Wiesner was forced to leave Czechoslovakia twice. The first time was due to Nazi persecution stemming from his Jewish origin. During the Second World War, he found refuge in Britain, where he managed to settle with the help of the RIBA Refugee Committee, established in 1939 to support architects persecuted by the Nazis in Central Europe. Wiesner left his beloved Brno for good after the Communist coup in 1948. He spent the rest of his life in the United Kingdom, devoting himself primarily to teaching in his field. In the 1950s he moved to Liverpool, where he died in 1971. In the city center, he left behind the buildings of St Nicholas Catholic Academy, constructed to his design next to Liverpool’s Metropolitan Cathedral. The enduring use of this Wiesner-designed complex by successive generations of students speaks for itself - especially given the significant architectural changes this part of Liverpool has undergone in recent years.