Research room

S prvním únorem začíná tradiční akce, během níž se mnozí dobrovolně zavazují, že nebudou pít alkohol – alespoň 28 dní v roce (letos 29). Nejen „suchý únor“, ale rovnou celý „suchý rok“ by nebyl problém pro skupinu nadšenců z Nejdku. Myslíme ovšem Nejdek předválečný, o současné situaci nemáme zprávy. Ve Sbírce Stanislava Burachoviče jsme narazili na legitimaci nejdecké […]

The landmark year of 1989 was much more blurred in Karlovy Vary than elsewhere in the country. Long before the revolution, communism shook hands with capitalism here. One such case was the casino in Císařské lázně, which opened in June 1988. The Communist Party-run country in the late 1980s was in desperate need of Western marks, shillings and dollars. Lubomír Štrougal's cabinet therefore made contacts [...]

In the collection of Stanislav Burachovič we often come across charming prints. One of them is a view of the Karlovy Vary bourgeois brewery, which stood on the site of today's Imperial Spa since 1732. Even though the picture is idyllic and the summer beer garden is a real lure to sit in, the brewery was a thorn in the side of many Karlovy Vary townspeople. The tall smoking chimney right in the spa centre suggests why. Originally [...]

Since September 2023 we have been looking after the extensive archive collection of Stanislav Burachovich, which was entrusted to us free of charge by his family. We have started organizing, inventorying and preparing it for access to researchers and the public. It will take some time, but already now we want to share the selected treasures and inspirations. The first topic will be prosaic. It will be about money. The imperial baths attracted [...]