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Bratislava City Museum (founded 1868) has a relatively numerous collection of historic glass. The article analyses its commemorative glass from the 19th century. From a manufacturing technique this collection may be divided into two fundamental groups: colourless transparent glass decorated by glyptic techniques (cutting, carving or engraving) and coloured glass decorated by painting and gilding, often also in combination with engraving. A larger group of commemorative glass dates back to the period of Empire and Biedermeier (1st half of the 19th century). A number of artefacts were originated in the middle of the century or in the period of neo-styles (2nd half of the 19th century). To the basic characteristics of the commemorative objects belongs a combination of pictorial motives with texts - inscriptions, names (generally in German or Hungarian language) or initials. To the most interesting and qualitative examples belong coloured glasses with decoratively engraved inscriptions, individual letters being created by flowers and leaves. From the viewpoint of decorative motives the author divides the analysed collection into following groups: motives of Bratislava, health resort architecture, names and initials, religious and allegorical motives, symbolic motives and curiosities.
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The article presents organisational solutions for the protection of museum collections and cultural heritage sites using the example of the state of Vermont (USA). Also the solutions are described adopted by US nationwide agencies established to respond to natural disasters. In addition, the article introduces the mechanisms and organisational and legal solutions for managing information in connection with an emergency situation, taking into account the needs for protecting museum collections and objects important to the culture and history of the residents of the state of Vermont. The article was prepared on the basis of expert interviews, analysis of the literature and current laws and regulations.
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This article proposes a way of formalizing the description of various types of relations between the elements of museum communication based on the semiotic approach and the concepts introduced by F. de Saussure, C.S. Pierce and C.W. Morris. Semiotic models can be used to explain the specifics of museum communication for museum studies and as a methodological basis for developing various versions of databases or other software for museum affairs.
Vojenská história
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2023
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vol. 27
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issue 4
123 - 160
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The restoration of the Czechoslovak military education after the World War 2 was one of the basic issues of building a new army. Based on the analysis of written sources - record sheets of battle flags and military chronicles of military schools, deposited in the collections of the Institute of Military History - Museum of Military History in Piešťany, the author maps the history and development of six schools: Artillery, Signal, Intendance, Automotive, Aviation and Aeronautical Technical School.
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The article is devoted to the problem of the preservation and restoration of objects of cultural heritage – monuments and museum collections – in the conditions of war. The article’s analysis is supplemented by a brief overview of how mankind has approached the protection of its material cultural heritage in historical times. According to data verified by UNESCO, as of November 21, 2022, 218 sites have been damaged in Ukraine since the start of the war on February 24, including 95 religious sites, 17 museums, 78 buildings of historical and/or artistic significance, 18 monuments and 10 libraries. The experience of the ongoing Russian–Ukrainian war has once again proven the insecurity of cultural heritage sites and museums in the face of conflict. The authors analysed the Ukrainian experience of protecting monuments, the effectiveness of these efforts, and various ways of preserving the cultural heritage of peoples during wars. The discussion closes with conclusions on possible remedies for the destruction of material cultural objects in Ukraine.
Vojenská história
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2022
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vol. 26
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issue 1
128 - 156
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The study presents the hand and rifle grenades registered in Collection IX - Ammunition from the collection of the Institute of Military History Bratislava - Museum Department Svidník of the Military History Museum Piešťany (MO Svidník VHM). By briefly reviewing the history of the development of hand grenades and a few categorisations, we will also define the concept of hand and rifle grenades. The study introduces individual types of hand and rifle grenades registered in the collection of MO Svidník VHM through a brief history of their development and production. Regarding the description of the grenades we focused on the basic technical description of the grenades, what they consist of, what materials they were made of, etc. An important part of the grenade descriptions is their method of use or functioning, which completes the information and clarifies the constructional peculiarities of individual types and at the same time points out the advantages and disadvantages of individual grenades. The study is aimed at providing a brief overview of the types of hand and rifle grenades registered in the collection of the MO Svidník VHM.
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The value of collections to museums is not merely in using them for display, research and promotion, but also in establishing communication with public, as well as in the construction of meaning through collection and interpretation of collections. Conventionally, museums consist of buildings, collections, experts, and public while others argue that museum should be better defined by territory, heritage, memory, and population. Museum should not limit itself inside the physical “building” of a museum but it should further expand to cover the whole territory. The scope of collections is also extended to reach both tangible and intangible “heritage” within this territory, including natural landscapes, geological features, historical sites, trade activities, etc. The meaning of such heritage exists in the local residents’ lives and memories and is shaped in a bottom-up approach via collective participation by these residents. Museum collections are subject to constant re-interpretation by ever-changing groups of museum visitors and professionals, as well as by residents and staff members. The contexts in which collections are presented and viewed can fluctuate with time and place. This paper will take the TOGO Rural Art Museum in Taiwan as a case study to explore how museum collections can be re-defined and how museum collections are to make connections with people.
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Clay is a very widespread and easily mouldable material. People have used it from the very beginning for their needs. We can use clay to make various useful, decorative or iconic artefacts. However, clay has found the most frequent use in the manufacture of dishes. The clay products are the most common evidence around the world that helps to determine the stages of the societal development. This article provides information about the history, production method, and assortment of clay products from Tajov village. The ceramics from the village of Tajov were functional, original and extremely nice and they are a proof of the ability and creative expression of our ancestors. The Sedilek family was the last family in Tajov known to perform this craft.
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The article informs about the exhibition “Mērija's Journey. The Grosvalds Family Story” at the Latvian National Museum of Art (06.09.-24.11.2019) and the docudrama “Mērija's Journey” (2018). Both projects were based on scientific research about an important figure in Latvia's cultural history – Mērija Grīnberga (1909-1975). She was an offspring of a wealthy family and, being a museum employee, accompanied the values of Latvia's museums evacuated by the Nazi regime to the present Czech Republic; when the Red Army captured the territory, she guarded these values on their way back to the Soviet Latvia, thus saving a large part of the country's history from destruction and oblivion.
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