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Technical Cultural Monuments

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Course Unit Code541-0055/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Third Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
KLE028doc. Ing. Martin Klempa, Ph.D.
Summary
The subject Technical Cultural Monuments offers a total review about the technical monuments which are situated on the territory of Czech Republic. The contentual scheme of this subject doesn´t create only enumeration of particular technical interests on the territory of Czech Republic. It´s the reason, why the constituent of the scheme is also paid to the problems connected with the research, registration and utilization of the technical monuments. The categorization of these technical monuments is also performed. The main attention is paid especially to these technical monuments connected with the coal and ore mining work and also to the other miner monuments in Czech Republic. The accent is put on study of their effect on development of tourist trade, expecially in industrial areas, abundant in these industrial monuments. Last but not least, the attention is paid to the problems of technical museum science and technical museums, miner open – air museums, architecture and lore open – air museums etc. (the sequence with the subject „Museum Science“). The significant part of the subject scheme is paid to the rare monuments registered in the list of UNESCO and the national cultural monuments, especially to those which have the character of technical monuments.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The main goal of this subject is to make students acquainted with the technical cultural monuments which are situated on the territory of Czech Republic. The students have to gain the knowledge, which makes them possible to categorize individual technical monuments according to their good state and to compare their good state degree. They can also gain some knowledge in the sphere of research, evidence and restoration of the technical monuments, to judge their contemporary state, to achieve and propose methods of their possible restoration. In case of the miner monuments which represent very important part of study scheme of the subject, the students must be able to describe their original functionality and to explain the purpose in their utilization within the frame of mining works. The students can enlarge also their konwledge about the other technical monuments situated on the territory of our country. Within the frame of tutorials the students have to construct a general map of technical monuments, to resolve them into the particular groups and order them according to the importance degree including the completation their basic characteristics. The main goal of education in this way conceived is to teach the students to judge the importance of the information gained during study of this subject, to diferentiate between substantial and unsubstantial and to summarise, relate and choose this information which is important for their next professional activity.
Course Contents
1. Introduction to monuments preservation.
2. Definition and categorization of technical monuments and technical culture monuments.
3. Proportioning of technical culture monuments based on field of human activities.
4. Signification of technical culture monuments for understanding of development and level of techniques in some period of our history.
5. Problems of technical monuments investigation, accounting and utilization.
6. Content of technical monuments and their evidence.
7. Industry architecture.
8. Summary of best know techniques museums on all over the world and in the Czech republic – characterization.
9. National Technical Museum in Prague.
10. Technical culture monuments pair with development of coal and ore mining in the Czech Republic.
11. Technical monuments mapping relationships of people to ferrous metallurgy in the Czech Republic.
12. Technical monuments mapping relationships of people to transport systems.
13. Technical monuments of light industries (agriculture, windmills, watermills, papering, weaving, etc.)
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
KLEMPA, M.; et al. (2022): Geo-Mining Heritage of the Upper Silesian Coal Basin at the Czech and Polish Border - Pictorial Guide. Marionetti Press Ostrava, ISBN: 978-80-905737-3-4.
OTGAAR, A. H. J.; VAN DEN BERG, L.; BERGER, CH.; FENG, R. X. (2010): Industrial Tourism: Opportunities for City and Enterprise. EURICUR Series: European Institute for Comparative Urban Research, ISBN: 978-1409402206.

BLÁHA, J.; JESENSKÝ, V.; MACEK, P.; RAZÍM, V.; SOMMER, J. J.; VESELÝ, J. (2005): Operativní průzkum a dokumentace historických staveb. Národní památkový ústav, ÚOP středních Čech, ISBN: 80-86516-18-0.
GIRSA, V.; HOLEČEK, J.; JERIE, P.; MICHOINOVÁ, D. (2004): Předprojektová příprava a projektová dokumentace v procesu péče o stavební památky. Národní památkový ústav, generální ředitelství, ISBN: 80-86234-36-3.
KLEMPA, M.; et al. (2022): Geologicko-montánní dědictví v příhraniční oblasti Hornoslezské pánve - obrazový průvodce. Marionetti Press Ostrava, ISBN: 978-80-905737-3-4.
PEK, T. (2009): Stavební památky. Specifika přípravy a financování jejich obnovy, údržby a provozu. Wolters Kluwer ČR, ISBN 978-80-7357-462-8.
Recommended Reading:
OEVERMANN, H., MIEG, H. A. (ed.) (2014): Industrial Heritage Sites in Transformation: Clash of Discourses. London, New York: Routledge, ISBN: 978-0415745284.

KUČOVÁ, V., MATĚJ, M. (2007): Industriální soubory v Ostravě vybrané k nominaci na zápis do seznamu světového dědictví UNESCO.
Národní památkový ústav, územní odborné pracoviště v Ostravě, ISBN 978-80-85034-01-1.
MATĚJ, M., KLÁT, J., KORBELÁŘOVÁ, I. (2009): Kulturní památky Ostravsko - karvinského revíru. Národní památkový ústav, územní odborné pracoviště v Ostravě, ISBN 978-80-85034-52-3.
VOJTAL, P. (2007): Technické kulturní památky, skripta Slezské univerzity v Opavě; Filozoficko-přírodovědecká fakulta, Opava.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Seminars, Individual consultations, Tutorials, Project work
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Exercises evaluation and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        Exercises evaluationCredit33 17
        ExaminationExamination67 18