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-------------------------------------------------------------- First estimate of damage caused on cultural institutions in the Czech Republic (Press release of the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic from 21 August, 2002) This first estimate is very approximate and deals mainly with cultural heritage and institutions under the care of the State; private property could not be estimated yet in most of the cases. Historical monuments and sites 181.300.000 CZK (6.043.400 EUR) Museums and galleries: public 1.411.000.000 CZK (47.040.000 EUR) private 240.000.000 CZK (8.000.000 EUR) Libraries: public 20.220.000 CZK (674.000 EUR) private 361.515.000 CZK (12.050.500 EUR) Churches and buildings of the Church: so far 30.200.000 CZK (1.007.000 EUR) Theatres: 47.800.000 CZK (1.593.400 EUR) Music: 26.807.000 CZK (893.600 EUR) TOTAL: 2. 318.842.000 CZK (77.301.900 EUR) Survey of museums in the Czech Republic, affected by the catastrophic floods of August 2002 Prague Prague City Gallery Mickiewiczova 3, Praha 6, 160 00; tel.: +420 2 33321200; e-mail: ghmp@volny.cz; <mailto:ghmp@volny.cz;> <http://www.citygalleryprague.cz/,> Contact: Dr. Petra Hoftichová, tel. +420 2 33324170 Chateau Troja: - the garden completely flooded, as well as part of the outdoor sculptures*and objects located near the lower wall; - the underground floor of the chateau was under water - there were the Gallery's storages, but a major part had been evacuated, so that damage occurred on technical equipment and a small part of the storage (sculpture collection). Houses "U kamenného zvonu" and "U prstenu" (Staromestské Square): - slightly damaged buildings due to penetration of underwater, resp. canalisation - exhibitions in both exhibition buildings had been evacuated in time, only the installation of Frederico Diaz, which is integral part of the building "U prstenu", was damaged; damaged workshops and storage area. Prague City Museum Kozná 1/475, Praha 1, 110 00; tel.: +420 2 24223696-8; e-mail: muzeum.prahy@muzeum.mepnet.cz; <mailto:muzeum.prahy@muzeum.mepnet.cz;> www.muzeumprahy.cz Director: Dr. Zuzana Strnadová, tel.: +420 2 24235218; e-mail: zuzana.strnadova@muzeumprahy.cz <mailto:zuzana.strnadova@muzeumprahy.cz> Main museum building (Porící Street): - the lowest level of cellars has been flooded; - collection items deposited there had been evacuated in time to the higher floors of the building. "Podskalská Customs Office" (Na Výtoni Street): - this important monument is located in the endangered area and has been completely flooded; - the building has been undergoing general refurbishment, so that there were no exhibitions installed. The National Gallery Staromestské nám. 12, Praha 1, 110 15; tel.: +420 2 24810758; e-mail: tisk@ngprague.cz; <mailto:tisk@ngprague.cz;> <http://www.ngprague.cz,> Director General: Prof. Milan Knízák Dr. A. Buildings of St Agnes Convent and Zbraslav Chateau have been flooded. For more information, contact the press office of the National Gallery. The National Museum Václavské nám. 68, Praha 1, 115 79; tel.: +420 2 24497111; e-mail: nm@nm.cz; <mailto:nm@nm.cz;> <http://www.nm.cz/> Director General: PhDr. Michal Lukes Contact: Lenka Edrová, press office of the National Museum tel. +420 2 24497376, e-mail: lektori@nm.cz <mailto:lektori@nm.cz> "Velkoprevorský" Palace: - a part of the sheet music archive has been damaged by water, no other collection items damaged. Smetana Museum: - collection items had been evacuated in time, no losses reported. Libechov Chateau: - the building has been flooded up to the second floor level, the whole complex including the park is totally devastated; - the recently restored mural painting are damaged by water; - several heavy pieces of furniture have been damaged, while all the other Non-European collections were safeguarded in time. Náprstek Museum: - the underground floor was flooded, but evacuated in time. No collection items suffered. Tyrs Museum of Physical Training and Sports: - the building is in the flood area, but collection items suffered. Central Storage of the Historical Museum in Terezín: - two buildings in the Old Town centre have been flooded up to the height of two meters. Approximately 20,000 books of the National Museum Library have been soaked there; - the flood further damaged collection items of various type which were not possible to evacuate in time; - both buildings have destroyed infrastructure and are seriously damaged. National Technical Museum Kostelní 42, Praha 7, 170 78; tel.: +420 2 20399111; e-mail: info@ntm.cz; <mailto:info@ntm.cz;> <http://www.ntm.cz> Contact: Ing. Zdenek Rasl, tel.: +420 605-971573 The "Invalids" building in Praha-Karlín - store-rooms have been completely flooded, the huge archive of architecture and the Archive of history of technology and industry; - measures had been taken to protect the building up to the height of one meter above the 1890 flood, but water finally rose more that 3 meters above that level; - the flooded collections include items of electrotechnics, engineering, chemistry, architecture and construction, metallurgy, textile production, architecture designs of numerous 19th and 20th century architects, many personal archives and legacies of prominent personalities of Czech technology, architecture, industry and science, a huge collection of photographic negatives and positives dating of 1880-1970, the documentation of the aeronautics archive, etc. Postal Museum Vávruv dum, Nové Mlýny 2, Praha 1, 110 00, tel. +420 2 2312006, e-mail: museumcp@pha.putmet.cz, <mailto:museumcp@pha.putmet.cz,> <http://www.cpost.cz,> Director: Dr. Pavel Ctvrtník, tel. 02/2315595 - the museum building - cellar and ground floor - has been flooded up to the height of 60 cm; - in two days, all the endangered collections had been evacuated, so that no collections suffered, with the exception of engraved and printing plates for Czechoslovak stamps. The Jewish Museum U staré skoly 1, Praha 1, 110 01; tel.: +420 2 24266953; e-mail: office@jewishmuseum.cz; <mailto:office@jewishmuseum.cz;> <http://www.jewishmuseum.cz/,> Director: Dr. Leo Pavlát, tel.: 02/21711510 All the collection items in all the building had been evacuated in time. Main museum building in U Staré skoly Street: - the new technical equipment installed in 2001 was completely destroyed. Pinkas Synagogue: - the recently renovated inscriptions on the walls, commemorating victims of the Holocaust, were destroyed up to the height of 2 meters. "Old-New" Synagogue: - the building has been flooded. Maisel Synagogue, Klaus Synagogue, Spanish Synagogue: - water did not directly accede to the buildings, but due to capillary humidity from the ground the walls have to be rehabilitated. Plzen (Pilsen) Region No serious damage on museums occurred. Sumava Museum in Susice - slightly flooded underground floor. Museum of Western Bohemia in Pilsen - flooded underground floor. Art Museum of Western Bohemia in Pilsen - increased humidity. Regional Museum in Klatovy - flooded cellars of folk architecture buildings in Chanovice, destroyed access road. South Bohemia Region Museum of South Bohemia in Ceské Budejovice Dukelská 1, Ceské Budejovice, 370 51; tel.: +420 38 7311528-9; e-mail: muzeumcb@muzeumcb.cz; <mailto:muzeumcb@muzeumcb.cz;> <http://www.muzeumcb.cz> Director: Mgr. Pavel Safr, tel.: +420 38 635 6447 The underground and ground floors were heavily flooded, all the administration of the museum is destroyed, as well as offices, conservation workshop and publications storage. The building needs general refurbishment. Collection items from the exhibition halls were evacuated in time up to the higher floors. Práchen Museum in Písek Velké nám. 114, Písek, 397 24; tel.: +420 362 801111, 214731, 217161; e-mail: prachmuz@pi.bohem-net.cz; <mailto:prachmuz@pi.bohem-net.cz;> <http://www.pi.bohem-net.cz/muzeum/,> Director: Václav Bartos, tel.: +420 362 213532 Písek municipal electric plant - Museum of town lighting: - water has completely destroyed the permanent exhibition, but collection items were safeguarded. Church of the Holy Trinity: - water has destroyed the whole interior of the church - historical door, valuable organ and technical equipment (the museum was using the church as concert and exhibition hall); - the unique Renaissance pulpit has been dismantled and evacuated. Memorial of the town of Protivín: - heavy rain has damaged the building's roof. Museum of Middle Otava Region in Strakonice Hrad I/1, Strakonice, 386 01; tel.: +420 342 321 537; e-mail: muzeum@strakonice.cz <mailto:muzeum@strakonice.cz> Director: Dr. Ivana Ríhová, tel.: +420 342 23391, +420 603 161 867 - water from Otava river acceded the first and third castle courtyards; - store-rooms of archaeology, textile and shoes have been flooded, as well as storage of exhibition installation material; - the castle gallery had been evacuated, however, several graphics and lithographs for commission sale were destroyed together with installation equipment; - museum exhibitions and other store-rooms were out of danger. Central Bohemia Region City Museum in Kralupy nad Vltavou Vrchlického 590, Kralupy nad Vltavou, 278 01; tel.: +420 205 723035 Director: PaedDr. Jan Racek, tel.: +420 205 723035 - the museum building is flooded in the underground and ground floors (technical infrastructure and exhibition of archaeology); - collection items from the recently opened archaeological exhibition have been evacuated, but the installation equipment is destroyed; - the gallery located on the ground floor has been evacuated; however, the acquisitions library and ethnographic material store-room suffered. Obríství - Lamberk, Bedrich Smetana Memorial Obríství - Lamberk 12, 277 42 Director: Dr. Miloslava Havlícková, Regional Museum in Melník, tel. +420 206 621616 e-mail: havlickova@muzeum-melnik.cz <mailto:havlickova@muzeum-melnik.cz> - water has destroyed installation equipment and technical infrastructure; - all collection items have been evacuated. Museum of Central Bohemia, Roztoky u Prahy Zámek cp. 1, Roztoky u Prahy, 252 63; tel.: +420 2 20910016, +420 2 20910017; e-mail: smr@smr.anet.cz; <mailto:smr@smr.anet.cz;> <http://www.muzeum-roztoky.cz,> Director: Mgr. Eva Balastíková, tel.: +420 2 20911015 - the buildings (8 in total in the complex of the chateau and Brauner's mill) were completely drowned in water, the total estimate of damage is not available yet; - damage in the specialist library and archive, store-room of folk furniture; - permanent exhibitions completely destroyed; - unique conservation workplaces and laboratories, technical infrastructure flooded; - store-rooms located in the attic were preserved safely. Ústí nad Labem Region Terezín Memorial, national cultural monument Principova alej, Terezín, 411 55; tel.: +420 416 782225, 782442, 782131; e-mail: sekretariat@pamatnik-terezin.cz; <http://www.pamatnik-terezin.cz,> Director: PhDr. Jan Munk, CSc., tel.: +420 416 782225 The large museum complex, including the "Small Fortress", the national cemetery, the Museum of the Ghetto, the crematorium at the Jewish cemetery, the columbarium, the central morgue, the former Magdeburg barracks and the Meeting Centre building - all this has been completely flooded, and the damage is immense. Prague, 21 August 2002 Compiled by the secretariat of the Museums and Galleries Association of the Czech Republic (AMG) Odchozí zpráva neobsahuje viry. Zkontrolováno antivirovým systémem AVG (http://www.grisoft.cz). Verze: 6.0.384 / Virová báze: 216 - datum vydání: 21.8.2002 -- H-MUSEUM H-Net Network for Museum Professionals E -Mail: WWW: http://www.h-museum.net
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