UHVHMBP010 Museum legislation in the Czech Republic and EU

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Bc. Miloš Zapletal, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Bc. Miloš Zapletal, Ph.D.
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Legislation is necessary for the activities and functionality of memory institutions. The aim of this seminar is to acquaint students with the legislative standards valid and applied in museum and other memory institutions in the Czech Republic and the European Union. To understand the current situation, a historical excursion into individual stages of the development of legislation is necessary.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course the student will know:
- basic outlines of the history of museum legislation;
- law and other legal norms concerning museums valid in the Czech Republic;
- the context of museum and cultural heritage legislation in the EU;
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to museum legislation. 2. Act on Museums and Galleries vs. Act on the Protection of Museum Collections. 3. The conception of museum development in the Czech Republic. 4. Administration, registration and protection of museum collections. 5. Protection of museum collections and collection objects against theft, burglary and fire. 6. Inventory and accounting in museum practice. 7. Creation of collections, care of collections and export of collection items abroad. 8. Copyright law and budgetary rules. 9. Support of culture and the State Fund of Culture of the Czech Republic. 10. State cultural policy. 11. State monument care. 12. Cultural heritage and its protection according to international conventions. 13. Professional codes of ethics in museology.
Literature
    required literature
  • Buriánková, M. – Komárková, A. – Šebek, F. (eds.). Úvod do muzejní praxe. Praha 2010.
  • Varhaník, J. – Malý, S. Zákon o státní památkové péči. Komentář. Praha 2011.
  • Šebek, F. a kol. Regionální muzea v době reformy veřejné správy v ČR. Praha 2000.
  • Žalman, J. Příručka muzejníkova II. Metodické pokyny pro správu sbírek muzejní povahy, vývoz sbírkových předmětů mimo celní území Evropských společenství, realizaci výpůjček a zápůjček sbírkových předmětů pro výstavní účely. Praha 2006.
  • Žalman, J. Příručka muzejníkova I. Tvorba, evidence, inventarizace a bezpečnost sbírek v muzeích a galeriích. Praha, Brno 2002.
    recommended literature
  • Beneš, J. Základy muzeologie. Opava 1997.
  • Knapík, J. – Olšovský, J. – Šopák, P. – Váhala, D. Vademecum muzeologie. Opava 2012.
  • Jirásek, Z. – Korbelářová, I. – Žáček, R. České muzejnictví pod vlivem politických změn po roce 1945. In: Sborník z konference Muzea v procesu transformace. Brno 2004, s. 33–41.
Teaching methods
reading, class discussion, homework
Assessment methods
75% attendance is required, project, active participation, written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
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