Poštovní muzeum a jeho sbírkotvorná činnost v letech 1939–1970
Postal Museum and Its Collection Activities in 1939–1970
Author(s): Jan KramářSubject(s): Museology & Heritage Studies, Archiving, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Národní archiv
Keywords: Post; museum; collection; activities; 20th century;
Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes history of the Postal Museum in Prague in 1939–1970 and follows previous article from 2008. The author notes above all changes in the concept of museum as an instrument of Nazi propaganda during the occupation, its closing in 1944, its reduced restoration in 1945 focusing exclusively on philately and a new period in 1960s, when the museum was restored as a scientific center for postal history.
Journal: Paginae Historiae
- Issue Year: 20/2012
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 131-174
- Page Count: 44
- Language: Czech