The role and importance of philantropy within the aristocracy. Foundations for noblewomen in the Habsburg Monarchy The subject of the submitted study is philanthropy amongst the aristocratic elite in the Cisleithan part of the Habs¬burg Monarchy at the end of the Ancien Régime and during the…

„Non-school education in prehistory and protohistory“ (1969–1989) as a specific form of scienti¬fic popularisation and of the National Museum’s communication with the public “Scientific dissemination”, the popularisation of scientific knowledge, is one of the principle tasks of museums and one of…

The National Museum History of Theatre Department’s unique poster collection. One of the most valuable sources for theatrological study is theatre posters, which give detailed information on all the basic data for individual performances. Only on this basis can one retrospectively set up a list of…

Flight Sergeant Eduard Šimek’s (1903–1957) flight record books. This study came about on the occasion of the sixtieth anniversary of Eduard Šimek’s death. Last year, ANM man¬aged to acquire a number of unique materials about his person for digitisation from his son, PhDr. Eduard Šimek, CSc’s…