Department of History
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Head of the department:
Mgr. Jiří Mitáček, Ph.D.
Ecclesiastic history in Czech lands in the pre-hussite period with a special regard to knight orders; curator The Memorial of the Kralice Bible.
phone: +420 533 435 243, e-mail: jmitacek@mzm.cz
Staff members:
- PhDr. Jan Břečka - czechoslovak home and foreign resistance in 1939-1945
phone: +420 533 435 240, e-mail: jbrecka@mzm.cz - PhDr. Zdeněk Fišer - history of the Czech lands in 1848-1945
phone: +420 533 435 241, e-mail: zfiser@mzm.cz - Bc. Sekeráková Martina - documentalist, librarian
phone: +420 533 435 241, e-mail: msekerakova@mzm.cz - Vlastimil Schildberger - conservator (light shooting weapons)
phone: +420 533 435 240, e-mail: vschildberger@mzm.cz - Monika Doležalová - guide in Memorial of Kralice Bible
phone: +420 568 643 619, e-mail: kralice.pamatnik@seznam.cz - Jindřiška Pubrdlová - guide in Memorial of Kralice Bible
e-mail: kralice.pamatnik@seznam.cz
Characteristics
- Study and documentation of Moravian history from the 16th century to the present
- The core of the collections consists of iconographic materials and photographs, postcards and graphic art; very valuable is the collection of mostly Czech orders and decorations. A special attention is paid to the collection of militaria, equipment of uniformed troops, police, etc. as well as to the collection of souvenirs and documents connected with WWI and WWII
- Study and documentation of the history of Czech literature from its beginnings to the present with a special view to the territory of historical Moravia
- History of letter-print
Fields of research:
- Ecclesiastic history of the Lands of the Czech Crown, with special attention paid to Moravia, Jiří Mitáček
- Research and documentation of the Czechoslovak resistance in the country and abroad in 1914-1920 and 1939-1945, Jan Břečka
- Moravian historiography, National revival in Moravia, development of villages and small towns in the 19th century, Zdeněk Fišer
- Czech literature from its beginning to the present, Hana Kraflová
Permanent activities:
- Memorial of the Kralice Bible in Kralice nad Oslavou
- Library
- Study of the collections on the spot
- Others – certificates for the export of weapons and military equipment
- Pictorial documentation – for publications, TV programmes, etc., on appointment
Specialist societies organised by the department:
- Brno Club of Military History – World Wars I and II
