Summary of the history of Czech ethnography exhibition in the National Museum in Prague resulting in the current exposition of Musaion. The roots of the activities are associated with large exhibition events in late 19th century, the Jubilee exhibition in 1891 and the Ethnographic Exhibition in…

This article describes how the Czech Ethnological Society attempted to find a suitable place for collections gathered during the Czechoslavic Ethnographic Exhbition of 1895. Possible cooperation with Náprstek museum was proposed by Lubor Niederle in 1896 and details were discussed both with Josefa…

A large number of models of folk architecture was presented at the Czechoslavic Ethnographic Exhibition of 1895. Some of these models are now included in funds of Department of Ethnography of the National museum in Prague. However, not all models are identified properly and for some of them, their…

This article summarizes the persistent efforts of Drahomíra Stránská, head of the Ethnographic Department of the National Museum, devoted to building of open-air museum in Prague in the 20th to the 50th years of the 20th century. It mentions projects that preceded her proposals. The article…

The traditional reverse glass paintings collection of Ethnographic museum (Department of Ethnography, Czech National museum) is the largest and most diverse among such collections in the Czech republic. It contains circa 1900 items and includes production of various workshops located in glassmaking…

A notable amount of transcriptions of traditional songs and folk music were gathered during preparations for the Czechoslavic Ethnographic Exhibition. About 1800 of these song transcriptions originate from Bohemia. One of these interesting and yet unpublished collections is the Joseph Jareš…