Social science and development
Society is a system consisting of individuals, groups of people, values and institutions, which connects the individuals and groups living in it to each other based on their social positions. From the beginning, man is a social being, characterized by social habits and a system of relationships. Thinking about society, its development and results is as old as the beginnings of humanity. The Moravian Museum (Moravské Zemské Muzeum) was founded in 1817. This is the second largest and oldest museum in the Czech Republic. Its exhibitions present the history of the fields of natural and social sciences, and culture. It has several exhibition halls throughout Brno: the Dietrichstein Palace (Dietrichsteinský palác), the Bishop’s Courtyard (Biskupský dvůr), the Mendelianum, the Palace of Noble Ladies (Palác šlechtičen), the Anthropos Pavilion, the Leoš Janáček Memorial (Památník Leoše Janáčka), and Jiří Gruša House.
The Dietrichstein Palace
The Dietrichstein Palace building is one of the largest Baroque buildings in Brno, which serves as the main exhibition building of the Moravian Museum. In 1613, it was the governor’s residence of cardinal František Dietrichstein. It has been used for exhibition purposes since 1911. It is located in the upper part of the square of the Vegetable Market. The floors of the museum host various exhibitions. The “Parnassus” gallery and the Children’s Museum are located on the ground floor, where interactive exhibitions and programs are organized for young people.
On the first floor, you can see “Extinct life in Moravia”, a paleontological exhibition showing the development of geological eras, and “World of Minerals”, a mineralogical exhibition of Moravia and Silesia. On the second, the archaeological exhibitions “Prehistory of Moravia” and “Morava in the Middle Ages” an archeological exhibition to describe the development of settlements from the Stone Age to the migration of peoples. On the third floor, where there is usually a temporary exhibition. Now the world war, the weapons of war and their historical background were presented.
“Science means constantly walking a tightrope between blind faith and curiosity; between expertise and creativity; between bias and openness; between experience and epiphany; between ambition and passion; and between arrogance and conviction – in short, between an old today and a new tomorrow.”
– Heinrich Rohrer