Výroční zpráva 2007 - Národní technické muzeum

of aeroplane parts. September saw the largest logistical action undertaken in the last fifty years of the NTM’s existence: the moving of the steam locomotives.The first transport moved the GARTENAU steam tram locomotive and the BROTAN boiler from the 33.046 locomotive. The second transport removedthe 322.302 steam locomotive, formerly the Illa 18 “Donnersberg”, which was made in 1870. Both transports headed to the NTM railway depository inChomutov. Employees from the Transport Department also began work on putting together scenarios which would give a definite idea of the new transportexhibition concept. At the end of the year, a contract with the creator responsible for the architectural solution was nearing signature.Measuring timeThe changes initiated by the new management in the second half of 2007 caused this exhibition to be cancelled. The exhibition space will be used insteadfor the film and photographic technology collections.Film and photographic technologyIt was the former management’s intention that the original INTERKAMERA exhibition, located on the ground floor of the east and south-east wing of themain building, should not even be included in the planned reconstruction. In autumn 2007, much of the original exhibition space was taken away fromthe exhibition and allocated instead to be used for the Museum’s business and commercial requirements. As compensation, the Photo-Cinema Departmentreceived the space set aside for the former Measuring Time exhibition. The department made plans to use the space for the Glass Studio exhibition. This willform the introductory section of a new exhibition which is intended to offer a comprehensive separate tour. Work on the exhibition scenario got underwayat the beginning of the year.MiningThe exhibition on ore and coal mining, located in the second and third basement of the main building, was not originally included in the reconstruction plans.Nevertheless, the new management decided to create an entirely new concept of gathering and exhibition spaces in front of the ore and coal mine. MgA.ing. arch. Petr Janda was selected as the architect for these spaces and at the end of the year a contract was close to being signed with him.CollectionsAfter many years when the care of collections was limited to remedying flood damage and moving collections on a large scale to various makeshift locations(due to the reconstruction of the Museum building), things gradually got back to normal, even if these factors still lingered on. The salvage of three-dimensionalcollections damaged by flooding is slowly reaching its conclusion and numerous sets of valuable artefacts are now in an excellent state and readyto be displayed. At the end of the year, preparations began to review the existing practice for building collections by updating the collection concepts andmaking new acquisition plans, thereby leading to the gradual renewal of program activities in building and administering the Museum exhibit holdings. TheMuseum management will devote special attention to acquisition activity.The new, large-capacity depository in Čelákovice (from June 2006) fully meets the needs for storing collections according to modern standards, and anticipatesthe future rationalisation of care for collections by splitting the administration and creation of collections into separate departments. The projectincludes the creation of a new computer registration database for collections with network access, linked graphic documentation and bar codes. In 2007, theČelákovice depository was awarded first prize in the Gloria Musaelis competition in the category of museum achievements.The depository’s total storage space is 4,000 m2. As of 31 December 2007, the individual sections were filled as follows: depository with mobile shelves: 62% (225 free palette spaces out of a total of 480); the depository with crane hall was full, apart from the first floor of the built-in extension; the depositoryfor large items was 35 % full (temporary storage for 2 air-frames from the main building – reconstruction); individual booths were 30 % full.New acquisitionsPurchase of the Jawa 500 motorcycle, type 891, riding gear and the winner’s cup from the ice-track world championship. This is an authentic set of itemsfrom the world champion Milan Špinka.The automobile collections were supplemented by the purchase of the estate of the famous racing driver Jan Kubíček, inter alia the outright winner of theCzechoslovak 1,000 Miles race in 1935.An exchange with the Military History Institute led to the NTM collections obtaining the unique ČZ 350 road-racing motorcycle, type 860, with a four-cylinderengine.55