Daguerrotypie, archeologie a mizející krajina: případ chrámu v Táfě / Daguerreotypes, archaeology and a disappearing landscape: the case of the temple at Tafah Hana Navrátilová, Libor Jůn An active and mutually beneficial relationship between photographic media and scientific disciplines is not just something which has been occurring for many years, but also an immensely interesting cultural and social phenomenon. This is evidenced particularly well in the use of photography and…
Rozmach sklářské výroby za římského císařství. (Foukané sklo ze sbírky Národního muzea) / Flourishing Period of Glassmaking during the Roman Imperial Age (the Blown Glass from the Collection in the Prague National Museum) Helena Svobodova The discovery that glass can be expanded by human breath altered the history of glass-making. Tube blowing was the first step in this process. Invention of the blow pipe and using of pontil rod were technical improvements which soon followed. Collection of the National Museum contains undecorated…
Zákon na ochranu republiky a doprovodné zákony v meziválečné éře / The Protection of the Republic Act and accompanying laws in the interwar era Michal Pehr This study looks at the introduction of the Protection of the Republic Act in 1923. This act was introduced in response to problems in the nascent First Republic democracy expressed , amongst other ways, in the assassination of Finance Minister, Alois Rašín. The final section then looks at separate…
Památník slečny Zimmerové z let 1818–1837 / Album amicorum of Miss Zimmerová, 1818–1837 Dana Marešová This article, Album amicorum of Miss Zimmerová, 1818–1837, focuses on the bourgeoisie, and a study of album amicorum (Stammbücher) at the beginning of the 19th century, taking account of the educational and language level seen in these sources of a personal nature. Not enough research has looked at…
Muzejní archivář Václav Schulz / Václav Schulz, Archivist of the National Museum Milena Běličová In December 2015, we commemorated two anniversaries of the major museum archivist Václav Schulz (1854–1935): the 80th anniversary of his death and the 100th anniversary of his retirement. In 2013, the staff of the National Museum Archives became involved in the project of the Administration of…
