by, sanují se konstrukce a připravujeme základ pro ocelovou nástavbu muzea,“ řekl ředitel ostravské pobočky NZM Ivan Berger. Největší atrakcí nového muzea bude třípatrový mlýn vestavěný doprostřed schodiště, chybět nebude ani výstavka traktorů, kombajnů, pluhů a dalších strojů nebo prezentace čtyř ročních období a cesty potravin od zemědělské a potravinářské prvovýroby až na stůl. Plány s druhým muzeem, muzeem Kofoly byly zatím odloženy z finančních důvodů. European Union Understands the Moravian-Silesian Region Is Transforming Representatives of the European Commission have finished their twoday stay in the Moravian-Silesian Region with positive impressions. The visitors from Brussels were shown around model projects of the gradual transformation of the region to a so-called post-coal economy, and to focus on new energy resources in relation to the RE:START programme which allows the government to support structurally affected regions. The Lower Area of Vítkovice introduced the representatives of the European Commission to interesting projects in education, clean mobility, and the environment, including the projects of the University of Ostrava to build two new department buildings with almost a billion CZK granted from EU funds. They were also shown the project to develop the Moravian-Silesian Energy Centre at VŠB-TU Ostrava, the solution of the postmining landscapes in the district of Karviná, and the clean mobility in public transport in all urban centres of the region. Thanks to RE:START, the Czech Republic was permitted to reallocate the EU funds not invested so far in the former coal-mining regions. The current sum is about eight billion CZK. www.restartregionu.cz

Ostrava Muzeum zemědělství v Ostravě bude už letos Dvě nová muzea v Dolních Vítkovicích: zatímco na jednom už se pracuje a bude hotové ještě letos, druhé bude za let. Pobočka Národního zemědělského muzea v Ostravě bude první pobočkou jakékoliv státní instituce v Ostravě. Na zdejším Národním zemědělském muzeu (NZM) se už od září čile pracuje. Bývalá hala Veronikárna se mění. „Prozatím se ve vnitřních prostorách demolují nevyhovující vestav-

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Agricultural Museum to Open in Ostrava in 2019 The area of Dolní Vítkovice is going to house two more museums. While one is being built, set to open in 2019, the other will take a few years to finish. The National Museum of Agriculture (Národní zemědělské museum, NZM) in Ostrava is going to be the first regional branch of a state institution of this kind. The construction of this branch of the National Museum of Agriculture has been a busy site since September. The former Veronikárna hall is being transformed. “So far, the interior has been demolished, supporting structures are renewed, and the basement for a steel extension of the museum is being prepared,” said Ivan Berger, CEO at NZM Ostrava. The greatest attractions of the new museum will include a tree-floor mill built in the central stairway, an exposition of tractors, combine harvesters, ploughs, and other machinery, expositions of the four seasons, and the journey of food from its production and processing to a family’s dining table. Development of the other museum, Museum of Kofola, is being held off due to financing. www.moravskoslezsky.denik.cz Photo: archive of NZM