The idea of setting up a Railway Museum in Ostrava was established in 2000, when the Czech Railways, a.s. Transport Infrastructure Administration Ostrava in the framework of the reconstruction of a 19th century historical building in the Ostrava-střed Railway Station proposed to use the local spaces for museum purposes.

The effort to document the history of the railroad in the Ostrava region from the arrival of the first train to Ostrava and Bohumín on 1 May 1847 to the present day was the thought of the regional railway museum. The original wishes and ideas were realized in 2011. During the Czech Raildays fair, a Representative of the Railway Companies in the Ostrava region was approached. The interest in these wishes and ideas was welcomed, and therefore the first steps of the founders were taken to create the conditions for the establishment of the museum.

On 25th of April 2012, the Founders met the proposed members of the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board. They agreed that the new museum will also deal with the history of railway traffic on the slats of manholes and shafts as the historical specifics of the Ostrava region. The interest of the present participants in the preparation and elaboration of the basis for the registration of the museum at the Regional Court was confirmed. It was decided to establish a non-profit organization - a public benefit organization called Moravian-Silesian Railway Museum, o.p.s.. As the Director of the Museum Mr. Vojtěch Hermann was elected.

 

The General Benefit Society “Železniční muzeum Moravskoslezské o.p.s” was established by the Founding Contract of 11 June 2012. It was created on 26^th of September 2012 by the registration in the register of public benefit companies at the Regional Court in Ostrava in Section O - File No. 1086. 

The founders of the museum are: 

Mr. Vojtech Hermann

Ing. Jaroslav Adamec 

Ing. Radek Podstawka

Ing. Martina Baronová 

The establishment of the Railway Museum is also supported by the Statutory City of Ostrava, the Moravian-Silesian Region, the Railway Infrastructure Administration, the State Organization and the Czech Railways, a.s.

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Operational Program: Interreg V - A Slovak Republic - Czech Republic

Applicant: City of Vrútky, Námestie S. Zachara 4, Vrútky

Main cross-border partner: Moravian - Silesian Railway Museum, o.p.s., Frýdlantská 499/5, Ostrava

Name of the small project: We were connected by the Košice-Bohumín Railway

Total expenditure of this small project: € 43,240.74

Required amount of non repayable financial contribution: € 34160.18

Realization date: 10/2019 - 09/2020

Priority axis: 2 Quality environment

Specific objective: 2.1 Increasing the attractiveness of cultural and natural heritage for residents and visitors of the cross-border region

Area of support: 094 Protection, development and support of public activities in the field of culture and cultural heritage

Form of financing: 01 Non refundable grant

Representatives of the Slovak and Czech parties at the signing of the Partnership Agreement in Vrútky

The focus of the project: "We were connected by the Košice - Bohumín Railway" is to support the increase of attractiveness of cultural and natural heritage for residents and visitors of the cross - border region. The applicant City of Vrútky and the main cross-border partner of the Moravian - Silesian Railway Museum, o.p.s. established cooperation on the use of the common railway history of the border area. The main source of activities for the applicant and the partner is the Košice - Bohumín Railway. The main goal is to create a permanent historical exhibition in the City of Vrútky where the dominant part will be dedicated to the epoch of the steam itself and steam locomotives. The realization of one investment and three non-investment activities will also lead to a better attractiveness of cultural and national heritage. These will be implemented through mutual cross-border cooperation between the applicant and the partner. From the investment point of view, the applicant will reconstruct the premises in its building in order to install a permanent interactive exhibition. Its cross-border dimension will consist of a presentation of the history of the Košice - Bohumín Railway and the Vrútky Railway, as well as a presentation of
personalities who helped to develop mutual relations between communities on both sides of the border. Modern ICT tools will contribute to greater interactivity of the exhibition.
The first non-investment activity will be a series of three "Cross-border discussions about history" which are discussions for the public with presentations. ŽMMS will also take part in one of these discussions.The second non-investment activity will be the preparation of a common table calendar with historical photographs and important dates of events from the common history of this border area. Furthermore, excursions on both sides of the border will be organized and video documents will be created.

Total project budget: 43,240.74 EUR

of which:

69% European Regional Development Fund: € 29,836.11
10% of the state budget: € 4,324.07
21% co-financed by the City of Vrútky: € 9,080.56

Due to the Covic-19 epidemic in both areas, the implementation of the project deadline was extended.

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