Gloria musaealis 2007 among other things for the monograph of Jiří Kroha

Prague - The museums from Mikulov, Brno, and Strakonice triumphed in their respective categories of the national competition Gloria musaealis 2007, the results of which were announced today in the evening at the Pantheon of the National Museum in Prague. The sixth edition was attended by half a hundred museums and galleries with 71 projects. The competition is organized by the Association of Museums and Galleries in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture; Minister Václav Jehlička presented the main awards, which were funded with an amount of 70,000 crowns.
    Among twenty-seven projects, the victory in the category of Museum Exhibition of the Year and the Gloria musaealis 2007 award went to representatives of the Regional Museum in Mikulov for the permanent exhibition titled Romans and Germans in the Region beneath Pálava. It was opened a year ago in the previously inaccessible cellar spaces of the Mikulov Castle and was created in collaboration with the Archaeological Institute of the Academy of Sciences. It presents the results of long-term archaeological research of the Roman military camp Mušov - Hradisko. Through the reconstruction of a Germanic hut and burial finds, it also highlights the culture of the Germans who inhabited the territory of the Czech Republic in the first centuries of our era.
    The Gloria musaealis award in the category of Museum Publication of the Year 2007, with thirty-one applications, was awarded to the Museum of the City of Brno for an elaborate monograph titled Jiří Kroha (1893-1974) - architect, painter, designer, theorist - in the transformations of 20th-century art. A collective of authors led by Marcela Macharáčková worked on it, covering the lifelong work of one of the significant Czech architects of the 20th century. It was published on the occasion of the artist's retrospective exhibition last June and has Czech and English versions.
    In the category of Museum Achievement of the Year, the Museum of the Middle Pootaví Strakonice won against 12 other projects for the restoration of a medieval water mill in Hoslovice near Strakonice. Originally dilapidated and non-functional, the medieval water mill site was acquired in 2004, with the structures successfully repaired and the unique milling equipment put into operation while maintaining the maximum amount of original elements. The area is the foundation of the first South Bohemian open-air museum called Structures of the Šumava Podlesí, where the museum plans to showcase not only the operation of the mill but also traditional agricultural production and grain processing, including bread baking.
    The evening also included the presentation of the award from the Czech Committee of the International Council of Museums (ICOM). It is intended for projects that have significantly contributed to international cooperation, the development of educational activities in museums, or the accessibility of cultural heritage for disabled citizens. This year it was awarded to the Military Historical Institute, the National Museum Prague, and the Senate for the jointly organized exhibition Albrecht von Wallenstein and His Time. This grandly conceived exhibition took place from November 15 to March 2 in the Senate, where it was viewed by nearly 150,000 people.
    "I am glad that the exhibition received a positive response from the expert public, and that Czech museum professionals included Albrecht among the projects that received awards," said Senate Chairman Přemysl Sobotka regarding the award. According to him, the Senate will continue to work with the Military Historical Institute and the National Museum.