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…

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…

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…

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…

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…