Vysoká škola umělecko-průmyslová, Praha 1, Alšovo nábř. 8
- Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design, Prague 1, Alšovo nábř. 8 / NAD 1379
Extent and Medium
Textual material
28,95 linear meters
Creator(s)
- The Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design, Prague 1
Biographical History
The School of Applied Arts in Prague was established according to its Viennese model in 1885 and its task was to educate workers for the art industry and train teachers of arts and crafts. Important Czech artists also worked at the school as employees. In 1946 it was changed to a college. The institution still operates today.
Archival History
The documents were transferred to the AHMP from the originator in 1971 and 1973. The fonds was organized and inventoried in 1974, and newly in 2004.
Scope and Content
The fonds contains archive materials for the history of the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague 1, including personal files of employees, in many cases leading Czech artists. The fonds also includes archival materials towards the persecution of the Jewish population during World War II, namely on the prohibition of the private teaching of Jewish children from 1940 (inv. No. 331).
System of Arrangement
The archival materials are organized in the fonds in thematic areas: student catalogs, minutes of the staff meetings, personal files of the school employees, filing protocols, project documentation, photo documentation, diploma theses, and professors’ seminars.
Conditions Governing Access
partly accessible
Finding Aids
Lameš J.: Vysoká škola uměleckoprůmyslová v Praze 1885-1962. Inventář, 1974, 60 s., ev. č. 252.
Process Info
This archival description was created by the Jewish Museum in Prague in the framework of the cooperation between EHRI and the Yerusha project.
Subjects
- Education
- Illegal schooling
- Occupation
- Persecutions
- History of Education