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The Question of Restitution of Colloredo-Mannsfeld Picture Gallery from the Perspective of Direct Participants and the Public
Nováková, Alžběta ; Vlnas, Vít (advisor) ; Šmíd, Marek (referee)
This thesis aims to analyse opinions on the case of restitution of Colloredo-Mannsfeld picture gallery. The author describes the history of the Opočno castle as well as the history of valuable collections situated there. The history of collecting of paintings by the House of Colloredo-Mannsfeld is introduced. The author especially focuses on the current case of restitution of the picture gallery. As a part of the thesis, there is a qualitative research dealing with the professional and public response to this case and the way how media informed about it. Keywords Opočno castle, picture gallery, Colloredo-Mannsfeld, restitution, public opinion
Collecting in the Czech lands and its prominent leaders in Ceske Budejovice in the 19th and the first half of the 20th century
DOŠKÁŘOVÁ, Adéla
The thesis focuses on extending collecting activities across the Czech lands and the associated founding of the first institutions of museum and gallery character. The first part deals with Společnost vlasteneckých přátel umění (The Society of Patriotic Friends of Art) and its founders and supporters, which is followed by a chapter concerning collectors and patrons in Bohemia and Moravia in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The second part of the thesis deals with the area of South Bohemia, České Budějovice in particular, with one chapter devoted to the South Bohemian Museum. The author mainly focuses on the origins, history and significant personalities associated with its operation. The subsequent sections deal with two major natives of Ceske Budejovice and its surroundings, an industrialist Vojtech Lanna, later acting in Prague, and a businessman and a politician August Zátka, who, thanks to his social activities played an important role in the early days of collecting and patronal activities of the Zátka family.

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