The Institute of Art History of the Czech Academy of Sciences manages and provides access to 75 archival fonds and collections (see also the subpages Photographs and Prints and Plans). The archival fonds consist mainly of documents from art history institutions, associations, and prominent figures in the field. Most of them are accessible through inventories and other aids.
Fund name
Fund sign
Time frame
Extent
General description
Ján Bakoš
Bakoš
1943–
2 cartons
Manuscripts and studies. The archive fund is not accessible for viewing (open, unorganized).
Klára Benešovská
Be
1950–
43 cart., 9 c. slides
Study materials, documentation of trips around Europe, organization of exhibitions and conferences. The archive fund is not accessible for viewing (open, unorganized).
Beket Bukovinská
BB
1943–
8 cart.
Study materials, documentation of preparations for the Rudolf exhibition at Prague Castle. The archive fund is not accessible for viewing (open, unorganized).
JC
1886–1968
38 cart.
Personal and official correspondence, lecture preparations, draft manuscripts and lectures, photographs, plans.
Pavel Chadraba
Chadraba
1956–
2 cart.
Study materials of an art historian and architect.
Vlasta Dvořáková
VD
1920–2005
5 cart.
Notes, material on Master Theodorik, medieval wall paintings, photographs, dissertations, offprints. The archive fund is not accessible for viewing (unorganized).
Emil Filla
Filla
1930s–1950s
7 cart.
A collection of reproductions of his own works and works that inspired him. (Accessible via internal database)
Anton Gnirs
G
1873–1933
50 cart.
Personal documents, correspondence, manuscripts, notes, preparatory material, photographs, negatives, prints, plans. The archive fund is not accessible for viewing (unorganized).
Herb
1927–1990
4 cart.
Preparatory written material, visual material, reviews, lectures, correspondence.
Ivo Hlobil
IH
1942–2021
20 cart.
Materials on heritage preservation, records of expert committee meetings, annual reports of heritage institutions, and internal materials of heritage authorities. The archive fund is not accessible for viewing (unorganized).
RH
1878–1951
11 cart.
The fund contains written and photographic documents of architectural monuments, newspaper clippings, documents from activities, a list of historically valuable buildings in Prague, descriptions and sketches of fortified settlements, castles, fortresses, and chateaux in Bohemia and Moravia, and documents of a private character.
Jana Hoffmeisterová
Hoff.
1927–1986
1 cart.
Preparatory material, archive fund not available for viewing (unorganized).
Ch
1892–1957
4 cart.
Manuscripts, photographs, preparatory material, newspaper clippings, clippings from educational dictionaries, card catalogue of individual ceramic factories.
KCh
1859–1934
5 cart.
Contains personal materials, but also materials from his work at the university.
JJ
1877–1957
7 cart., 2 folders, 1 card catalogue, 90 books
Documents, correspondence, manuscripts, clippings, photographs, prints, graphics, and reproductions.
JKo
1916–2002
33 cart.
Personal details, correspondence, his own texts and notes, documentation of art projects and exhibitions, his own publications, publications about his work, and photographic documentation of his activities.
Lubomír Konečný
LK
1946–
50 cart., 7 c. slides
Study materials, documentation of trips around Europe, organization of exhibitions and conferences, student seminar papers. The archive fund is not accessible for viewing (open, unorganized).
Kotr
1906–1973
160 cart.
Personal documents, correspondence, manuscripts, excerpts from literature and sources.
Kra
1877–1960
42 cart.
Official correspondence, travel notes, exhibition notes, excerpts from literature, manuscripts, photographs.
Kr
1933–1985
6 cart., 3 card catalogues
Correspondence, reports, assessments, written and visual materials on the topics covered, card catalogues with excerpts, books, offprints. The archive collection is partially organized.
Jarmila Krčálová
Krč
1928–1993
22 cart., 20 card catalogues
Excerpts from archives and specialist literature, draft articles and studies, dissertations, correspondence, personal documents, bibliographies. The archive fund is not accessible for viewing (unorganized).
Ludvík Kuba
Kuba
1863–1956
3 cart.
Travel diaries. The archive fund is not accessible for viewing (unorganized).
RK
1869–1925
8 cart., 23 card catalogues
Unpublished articles and lectures on Czech painters, documents on upcoming exhibitions, notebooks with notes on art collections from the first quarter of the 20th century.
Vojtěch Lahoda
VL
1955–2019
35 cart., 1 folder
Study materials, organization of exhibitions and conferences, student seminar papers. The archive fund is not accessible for viewing (unorganized).
Helena Lorencová
HL
1945–2006
1 cart.
Manuscripts of studies, correspondence, official documents, editorial materials for the journal Estetika. The archive fund is not accessible for viewing (unorganized).
M
1859–1932
21 cart.
Correspondence, notes, excerpts from archival sources, lists of paintings from the Prague Castle collections, manuscripts, sketches and photographs, prints.
AM
1889–1950
2 cart.
Manuscripts and preparatory material, student seminar papers.
Věra Naňková
Na
1927–2021
18 cart., 20 card catalogues
Study materials, organization of exhibitions, publications and conferences, primarily on the topic of Czech Baroque architecture. The archive fund is not accessible for viewing (unorganized).
VN
1889–1949
20 cart.
Correspondence, notes, lecture and article drafts, manuscripts, catalogs.
Neu
1924–2001
approx. 60 cart.
Manuscripts, preparatory material for studies and lectures, correspondence. The archive fund is not accessible for viewing (unorganized).
Padr
1929–1978
2 cart.
Correspondence (personal), notes, studies, drafts, manuscripts.
JP
1903–1974
3 cart.
Manuscripts of publications, preparatory material.
Peč
1891–1966
70 cart.
Personal and family documents, travel diaries, private and official correspondence, notes, newspaper clippings, drafts, manuscripts of articles and lectures, photographs, prints, exhibition catalogues.
Taťána Petrasová
TP
1961–
11 cart.
History of Czech Fine Arts – publication editing, study materials, documentation of preparations for the Pilsen symposia on 19th-century issues. The archive fund is not accessible for viewing (open, unorganized).
Piskač
1898–1929
1 cart.
Written and visual material.
Pol
1886–1945
15 cart.
Preparatory materials, concepts, manuscripts, photographs.
Eva Reitharová
Reit
1925–2003
30 cart., card catalogue
Personal documents, correspondence, manuscripts, notes, preparatory material, photographs, preparatory material for the Encyclopedia of Czech Fine Arts, magazines. The archive fund is not accessible for viewing (unorganized).
Jiří Roháček
JR
1962–2023
61 cart.
Epigraphy, sepulchralia, documentation of activities at the Institute of Art History, grants, teaching, student papers, photographs. The archive fund is not accessible for viewing (unorganized).
Rykr
1900–1940
6 cart.
Personal documents, correspondence, clippings about his life and work, exhibition catalogs, documentation of participation in exhibitions. The fund is partially organized.
Bohumil Samek
BS
1932–2022
21 cart.
Preparatory materials for the publication Artistic Monuments of Moravia and Silesia. The archive fund is not accessible for viewing (unorganized).
Blanka Stehlíková
Steh
1933-
14 cart.
Preparatory study materials for articles and publications. Topic: drawings from Terezín, Russian painting. The archive fund is not accessible for viewing (unorganized).
Karel Stejskal
KS
1931–2014
9 cart.
Preparatory material for medieval book paintings. The archive fund is not accessible for viewing (unorganized).
Jiří Šetlík
Šetlík
1929–2023
31 boxes
Documentation of Czech post-war fine arts. The archive fund is not accessible for viewing (unorganized).
IŠ
1930–1987
3 cart.
Personal documents, correspondence, thesis, studies, articles, manuscripts, diaries.
Michal Šroněk
MŠ
1952–
9 cart.
Preparatory study materials for articles and publications. The archive fund is not accessible for viewing (open, unorganized).
Rostislav Švácha
RŠ
1952–
10 cart.
Documentation of research activities. The archive fund is not accessible for viewing (open, unorganized).
Karel Veselý
Veselý
1912–1997
20 cart., 1 folder
Documentation of the restorer's work. The archive fund is not accessible for viewing (unorganized).
Jarmila Vacková
Vac
1930-2011
3 cart.
Preparatory work materials for Dutch painting. The archive fund is not accessible for viewing (unorganized).
HV
1904–1985
4 cart.
Concepts for reviews and articles on Mannerism, art theory, and 19th-century art.
ZW
1878–1961
279 cart.
Excerpts, newspaper clippings, manuscripts of lectures and articles by the author and other authors, official documents, correspondence.
Žákavec
1878–1937
1 cart.
Preparatory material for a study on V. Hynais.
Fund name
Fund sign
Time frame
Extent
General description
1900–1940
6 cart.
Prague auction catalogs from the first half of the 20th century. The archive fund is not accessible for viewing (unorganized).
DČU 45
1945–1989
12 cart.
Manuscripts, correspondence, printed materials, magazine and newspaper articles, clippings, exhibition catalogues, posters, invitations, documentary photographs, photographs of works of art, scans, interviews with contemporary witnesses.
Documentation of E. Winkler
1920s–1930s
8 boxes
Documentation of Bohemica in Viennese collections, compiled by E. Wikler during the interwar period. The archive fund is not accessible for viewing (unorganized).
Epigraphic Documentation
E
2000–2023
database of part of the collection
Collection of offprints and photocopies of field-specific articles (2,000 items), collection of digital photo documentation (approx. 12,000 items), reference library (300 items, some of which are on loan), a collection of classical documentation, carbon copies, microfilms and drawings, the card catalogue of the epigraphic commission of the Czech Academy of Sciences (approx. 20,000 index cards), documentation on the requisitioning of bells from the Sudetenland, and other documentary material.
Collection of Individual Pieces
A
19th–21st century
20 cart.
Manuscripts of academic texts, photocopies and xerox copies of foreign studies and archival documents, excerpts from archival documents, official documents, correspondence, photographs, documentation from conferences and seminars.
Collection of Planning Documentation
SPD/NPD
17th century – present
9 822 pieces
Plans of Prague, Prague districts, European cities, floor plans and designs of buildings in Bohemia, partly also in Moravia, plans of the inventory project of the Archaeological Commission of the Czech Academy of Sciences, drawings of details, designs and plans of gardens and parks, sketches of interiors. See the IAH Collections Database (Old Planning Documentation SPD, New Planning Documentation NPD)
Collections of Graphics and Drawings
G
15th – 20th century
approximately 7,000 graphic sheets and drawings
Pragensia, regional visual graphics with vedute of cities, castles, and chateaux, graphic sheets, engravings, drawings, and watercolors of chateau interiors, and albums. See the IAH Collection Database.
Collection of historical Photography
F
19th and first half of the 20th century
approximately 60,000 pieces
Photographs and photographic collections created between the 1840s and the 1960s. See the IAH Collections Database.
Collection of Prints and Casts of Seals
P
13th–17th centuries
277 pieces
Plaster casts and wax seals made for the inventory project of the Archaeological Commission and facsimiles of seals from the period of the Luxembourg dynasty.
Dictionary of Art Historians
Slovník
turn of the 20th and 21st centuries
3 cart.
Card catalogue of the Dictionary of Art Historians with contacts. The archive fund is not accessible for viewing (unorganized).
List of monuments in the Žatec district
Žatec
1934–1944
2 cart.
Entries, excerpts from literature, sources, photographs, correspondence. Made available by the edition Kunsttopographie des Bezirks Saaz / Art-historical topography of the district of Žatec, see Artefactum publishing house.
List of bells in the Sudetenland province
Zvony
1940–1945
2 cart.
Card catalogue of requisitioned bells. Made available by the Silenced Voices (Umlčené hlasy) edition. Requisition documentation for bells from the Czech, Moravian, and Silesian border regions from 1942–1943, see Artefactum publishing house.
Bader
1993–2010
2 cart.
Documentation. The archive fund is not accessible for viewing (unorganized).
