The foundation to a Theatre Department of National Museum was propounded in 1924, when his first chief started to manage the archive of National Theatre within the Library of National Museum. The independent theatrical department was established in 1930. The project in details elaborates the…

Glass negatives of theatre photohraphies created by Karel Váňa (1867–1951) in the collection of Theatre department of National Museum, Prague. Karel Váňa like actor and photographer of National Theatre. Copies of older atelieur´s photos and own individualized portraits of actors and actresses of…

Karel Jernek is one of the leading Czech opera stage directors of the second half of the 20th century. He directed more than 200 theatre productions out of which almost two thirds were operas. Most of his drama productions were created in the period between 1933–1957. Based on documents from the…

Genesis of Oskar Nedbal´s Ballet From Tale to Tale in the Correspondence deposited in Theatre Collection of National Museum The ballet pantomime From Tale To Tale, firstly staged on 25th January 1908, belongs to the most famous Czech ballet works in the history of Czech ballet. It was staged seven…

The article deals with the latest trends in European, mainly in Czech theater architecture. In recent years, the permanent theatre buildings were built very rarely in Europe. By contrast, there are now so-called "pop-up theaters", reviving neglected places and spaces, and using recycled building…