The importance of teachers' associations in the establishment of pedagogical museum in Prague
The importance of teachers' associations in the establishment of pedagogical museum in Prague

Summary/Abstract: In 1880 the “Central Association of Teachers’ Unities” (Ustfedni spolek jednot učitelskych) which unified other regional "unities” (associations) of Czech teachers of elementary schools was established. The activities of this Central Association were considerably wide. This contribution briefly introduces the Central Association itself, but will primarily focus on the problem of formation of the Czech pedagogical museum and the first decades of its existence. The Permanent Exhibition of Teaching Aids (1890) is inseparably connected with Josef Klika (1857-1906), an outstanding teacher and active organizer and leader of Prague teachers, who was also engaged in the “Central Association of Teachers Unities”. This Association realised many extraordinary projects, including the founding of the Comenius Museum in 1892. The inheritance of Josef Klika is a part of collections of The National pedagogical museum and Library o f J. A. Comenius in Prague, where mostly other sources on this issue are deposited.

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