The content of the article is a reminder of the personality of a significant national historian, economist and numismatist František Papoušek (1880-1957) in the context of his merits in the field of administration of museums in Opava. Attention is paid to both his cooperation with the Opava museum institutions as well as to his scientific and research and collecting activities in the field of numismatics. The study also includes a concise description of the personal numismatic collection of F. Papoušek, which is now part of the collections of the Silesian Museum, and has, with regard to its international content, a great importance both for the institution itself and for the needs of scientific researchers.