Title: National identity in the exhibition of the Silesian museum: A case study based on the methodology of dispositive analysis Abstract: This study presents research on the exhibition Encyclopaedia of Silesia at the Silesian Museum in Opava. The aim of the research was to identify the form of Czech national identity that is constructed and reconstructed by this exhibition, by focusing on the elements and narratives through which Czech national identity is presented and constructed. It also examines whether these elements replicate the prevailing ideas and stereotypes related to this identity in society. The research takes the form of a case study based on dispositional analysis, and showed that the narrative of Czech national identity appears in the exhibition. This confirmed that national identity can emerge not only in national museums but also in other types of museum – in this case a regional museum in which national and regional identities are intertwined. Author: Kolaříková, Veronika Publication order reference: Masaryk University, Faculty of Education, Department of Social Education, Czech Republic, e-mail: kolarikova.veronika@mail.muni.cz, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7726-6913 Source: Muzeológia a kultúrne dedičstvo, year: 2024, vol.: 12, issue: 1,  pages: 5-27. Key words: national identity, museum exhibition, case study, dispositive analysis, Silesian museum Language: English online full-text PDF doi: 10.46284/mkd.2024.12.1.1 Title: Museum presentation and new trends in exhibition displays from a museological perspective using the example of selected European university museums and collections Abstract: Against the background of museological theory, this paper questions new trends in current museum exhibition displays, focusing on universities as institutions of higher education and as preservers of cultural heritage. The first part of this paper provides an overview of university heritage, its scale and scope and the labels of heritagisation that can be linked to it. In the second part of the paper, select examples of university exhibitions are introduced – each of which dealing with a specific university heritage. These examples are all part of the Coimbra Group network of universities, which includes some of the oldest universities in Europe. The exhibitions are analysed in terms of their forms of presentation, the way in which they deal with objects as evidence for university history and the communication modes they use. Authors: Biedermann, Bernadette Publication order reference: University Museums, University of Graz, Attemsgasse 8/III, 8010 Graz, Austria, e-mail: bernadette.biedermann@uni-graz.at, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5042-6008 Source: Muzeológia a kultúrne dedičstvo, year: 2024, vol.: 12, issue: 1,  pages: 29-44. Keywords: war, museum presentation, museology, university museums, university collections on display Language: English online full-text PDF doi: 10.46284/mkd.2024.12.1.2 Title: Samuel Niedenthal and the Legacy of Zoology in the Seventeenth Century Abstract: The aim of this study is to analyse the extensive collection of the zoological drawings by Samuel Niedenthal that has been preserved in Dresden. They were executed using various techniques and depict a variety of animal species. This article draws attention especially to studies of the local fauna. This legacy of Pomeranian zoology is unique and important given the destruction of the painter’s artistic oeuvre, but also because it illustrates development of science in his time. Niedenthal’s depictions of animals, birds and insects are the first such complete compendium created in in seventeenth-century Central Europe. The detailed and accurate pictures make it possible to identify species occurring in the area, representing the first records of them in Pomerania. Author: Sobecka, Anna; Szwedo, Jacek Publication order reference: University of Gdańsk, Institute of Art History, Bielańska 5, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland, e-mail: anna.sobecka@ug.edu.pl, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8234-0559; University of Gdańsk, Laboratory of Evolutionary Entomology and Museum of Amber Inclusions, Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Parasitology, Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland, e-mail: jacek.szwedo@ug.edu.pl, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2796-9538 Source: Muzeológia a kultúrne dedičstvo, year: 2024, vol.: 12, issue: 1,  pages: 45-61. Keywords: Samuel Niedenthal, drawings collection, early modern zoology, animals, insects Language: English online full-text PDF doi: 10.46284/mkd.2024.12.1.3 Title: Preservation of cultural diversity and current tools of monument care Abstract: This article deals with cultural sustainability, authenticity and one of its basic pillars: the preservation of diversity. It looks at constructions around the world and how they have adapted to local geophysical circumstances, both in the construction methods and materials used. It analyses how diversity has been endangered by globalisation in the territory of Slovakia and elsewhere. Subsequently, the article focuses on monument care and preservation in Slovakia and other countries, comparing the legal instruments used in different countries. The article proposes a system for the categorisation of objects built before 1947 in Slovakia. This is key to better understanding the topic of protection of heritage buildings for professionals and government agencies dealing with monument protection. The proposed categorisation could help significantly in systematising the protection of tangible cultural heritage and building culture in Slovakia. Authors: Ruhigová, Ema; Ruhig, Roman; Gregorová, Jana Publication order reference: Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Faculty of Civil Engineering Department of Architecture, Radlinského 2766/11, 810 05 Bratislava, Slovak Republic, e-mail: ema.ruhig@stuba.sk, https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2825-8796; e- mail: roman.ruhig@stuba.sk, https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3893-843X; e-mail: jana.gregorova@stuba.sk, https://orcid.org/0009-0009- 7226-9459 Source: Muzeológia a kultúrne dedičstvo, year: 2024, vol.: 12, issue: 1,  pages: 63-83. Keywords:  monument care, monument protection, monument law, cultural sustainability, traditional architecture, vernacular architecture, preservation of diversity, cultural diversity, authenticity, globalization, categorisation of monuments, national cultural monument Language: English online full-text PDF doi: 10.46284/mkd.2024.12.1.4