The concept of this project came about during the processing of a large number of photographs from the 19' century as part of the international project Resurrected Treasure Tools for Processing the Collection of Historical Photographs. In addition to an extensive collection of photographs, the holdings of the Documentation Department of the Institute of Art History of the ASCR also include a collection of old plans documenting alterations to buildings and parks in localities in Southern Bohemia associated with the Buquoy family (in Nové Hrady and Rožmberk nad Vltavou). This material, which had not been processed until now, is of exceptional interest because of the circumstances in which it came into being. It was evidently intended to be a systematic "documentation" of the changes that occurred in the Buquoy residences and the adjacent areas. which culminated around the middle of the 19") century. The project was implemented by a team of young researchers who examined several aspects of the theme of the Buquoy residences. and Martin Krummholz.
The International Year of Astronomy 2009 was a global effort launched by the International Astronomical Union (lAU) and UNESCO to help citizens of the world rediscover their place in the Universe. IYA2009 marked the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first astronomical observation through a telescope in 1609, an event that changed t world forever. IYA2009 has shown astronomy as global scientific endeavor that unites astronomer to an international family of scientists working together to find answers to fundamental questions that humankind has always asked. IYA2009 was brought to an official close with a ceremony in Padova, Italy. and Pavel Suchan.
Martin Pospíšil working at CERGE-EI is author of an article on the Nobel laureate Milton Friedman (1912–2006). This American economist is well-known for his research on consumption analysis, monetary history and theory and the complexity of stabilization policy. As a leader of the Chicago School of Economics, he influenced the research agenda of the field of economics. A survey of economists ranked Friedman as the second most prominent economist of the twentieth century after John Maynard Keynes. In 1976 Prof. Friedman won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics “for his achievements in the fields of consumption analysis, monetary history and theory and for his demonstration of the complexity of stabilization policy.” and Martin Pospíšil.
The Institute of Contemporary History of the ASCR together with the National Museum and the Czechoslovak Documentation Centre organized an international conference entitled The Past is the Battleground of our Contemporaries to mark the eightieth birthday of the founder and first director of the Institute of Contemporary History, Professor Vilem Pretan. The conference took place at Czernin Palace on January 24-25, 2013. The proceedings was divided into five blocks reflecting Preoan's life-long professional interests: the Second World War; Slovakia; Czecho-Slovak relations; political exile: opposition and dissent; the building of the discipline of contemporary history in Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic. and Jiří Hoppe.
Six Czech students were recognized as Junior Ambassadors for their achievements in science and technology at the Academy of Sciences on December 12, 2011. Five boys and one girl were chosen under the Junior Ambassadors of Science and Technology pilot program launched in July 2011 by the Academy, the U.S. Embassy in Prague and American companies operating in the Czech Republic. The program encourages Czech youths to study science, mathematics and engineering, its purpose being to expand the pool of talented budding scientists and engineers from which future innovations will come. The students, with their parents and teachers, toured the Institute of Experimental Botany and the Academy of Sciences in Prague where they met with the U.S. Charge d’Affaires, Joseph Pennington, and member of the Academic Council Jiří Beneš. Astronaut Andrew Feustel then talked with the Junior Ambassadors via a digital video conference, answering their questions and explaining the important role science and technology plays in today’s society. and Luděk Svoboda.