Vimperk Donations and donors

Donations and donors

Contributions and donations to the castle and to the museum

I am interested in:

Donation of an object

Museums were always extending their collections though donations. Wealthy donors even stood behind the foundation of many museums. Nowadays the Museum of Vimperk extends its collection in three ways: 1) purchasing, 2) findings, 3) donations. The donations constitutes most of the new acquisitions.

Castles have quite a few donated items on their tours as well.

What kind of objects interests the Museum of Vimperk?

The collections of the Museum of Vimperk are various and their scope is not particularly limited. We will be pleased by any interesting object which you would like to offer to the museum. Objects, photos, postcards or artworks with picture of the Vimperk castle are especially important for us.

The collections include for example: photos and postcards of Vimperk and surroundings, artworks, local archaeological findings, tools and objects connected with glassmaking, book printing and other crafts, items of everyday use etc.

What kind of objects interests the Vimperk Castle?

The Vimperk Castle will gladly accept a donation of:

  • equipment of period aristocratic interiors (carpets, furnishings, decorative items, items of everyday use,...);
  • tiled stove (as a whole or taken apart);
  • old metal mounting, brass screws and nails;
  • building material (old bricks, attic bricks, historical roof covering, paving, lime of high quality) etc.

The castle will also accept donations of items necessary for the castle operation (office equipment, tools, lawn mowers etc.).

Historical items are accepted even when they are damaged!

How can you make a donation?

  1. Contact the castle manager Mr. Vojtěch Brož on email broz.vojtech@npu.cz or phone number +420 778 700 076 with your offer. If it is possible, attach photo of the item.
  2. If the castle or the museum would like to accept your gift, a donation agreement will be prepared. You will get one copy of the agreement. You do not even have to come to castle, we can bring the agreement to you.
  3. The donation will be handed to the castle employees. You do not have to organize the item transfer; everything will be arranged by us.
  4. If you will agree, we will publish your name on the webpage https://www.zamek-vimperk.cz/en. Your name can be deleted from the list anytime you ask.

Donation of a financial amount

The Vimperk Castle and the Museum of Vimperk will gladly accept your donation of objects but also financial donations of any amount. These donations will be used for the castle restoration, purchase of new museum collections or on other purposes. If you want, you may decide on what purposes your donation will be used.

How can you make a donation?

  1. Contact the castle manager Mr. Vojtěch Brož on email broz.vojtech@npu.cz or phone number +420 778 700 076 with your offer. Smaller donations can be made on the ticket office without former arrangement.
  2. If the castle or the museum would like to accept your gift, a donation agreement will be prepared. You will get one copy of the agreement. You do not even have to come to castle, we can bring the agreement to you.
    If you would like to decide to what purposes your donation can be used, this condition has to be stated in the donation agreement.
  3. The financial amount will be transferred.
  4. If you will agree, we will publish your name on the webpage https://www.zamek-vimperk.cz/en. Your name can be deleted from the list anytime you ask.
  5. You will be informed by the castle management when and how your donation was used (even if you will leave the decision the castle/museum management).

Donation of books and archives

Two libraries are embodied in the Vimperk Castle and Museum of Vimperk. The specialized library of the Vimperk Castle is integrated between libraries of the National Heritage Institute. When the library collection will be transferred to the cataloguing system Tritius, the library will be open for researchers and its collection will be accessible in the on-line catalogue. One of the Museum of Vimperk collections is a library, based on the books printed in the Steinbrener book printing company.

The Museum of Vimperk is also collecting the archives about Vimperk, Šumava and surrounding region.

What books are we looking for?

The collection of the specialized library of the Vimperk Castle is focused on several topics. The main part of the collection is based on books about:

  • Vimperk, Šumava and surrounding region (the literature about the locality, including guidebooks);
  • book printing, glassmaking, and other crafts connected with the region;
  • historic preservation;
  • museum management;
  • history;
  • art.

We are interested in both new and earlier published books.

The Museum of Vimperk library collects mainly books printed in any of the Vimperk book printing factories (especially in Steinbrener printing factory) and old prints.

What archival materials are we looking for?

The Museum of Vimperk will gladly accept any archives connected with Vimperk, Šumava and surrounding region - for example:

  • old birth or death certificates;
  • ground, local or town plans;
  • old school certificates and apprenticeship certificate;
  • historical contracts;
  • ration cards;
  • posters;
  • any documents from which we can get information about life of a specific person in this region in some historical period...

How can you make a donation?

  1. Contact the castle manager Mr. Vojtěch Brož on email broz.vojtech@npu.cz or phone number +420 778 700 076 with your offer. If it is possible, attach photo of the item.
  2. If the castle or the museum would like to accept your gift, a donation agreement will be prepared. You will get one copy of the agreement. You do not even have to come to castle, we can bring the agreement to you.
  3. The donation will be handed to the castle employees. You do not have to organize the item transfer; everything will be arranged by us.
  4. If you will agree, we will publish your name on the webpage https://www.zamek-vimperk.cz/en. Your name can be deleted from the list anytime you ask.