The new director of the Ostrava Museum will be Filip Petlička from September

Ostrava - The new director of the Ostrava Museum will be Filip Petlička from September. He will succeed the long-time director of the city's contribution organization, Jiřina Kábrtová, who is retiring. Gabriela Pokorná, spokesperson for the city council, told ČTK today. Petlička's appointment has already been approved by the city councilors.

"The selection process for the position of director of the Ostrava Museum was announced in connection with the previously announced departure of the long-term and successful director of the organization, Jiřina Kábrtová, into retirement. Seven candidates applied for the selection process. After a two-round assessment, during which candidates presented their ideas for the institution's development to the evaluation committee and included psychological tests, Filip Petlička was selected as the overall most suitable candidate for the position of director of the Ostrava Museum," said Pokorná.

Petlička holds a bachelor's degree from the Faculty of Education at the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen and has been studying for a master's degree in Museology at the Faculty of Arts at Masaryk University in Brno since 2020. Since 2020, he has been working for the Czech Committee of ICOM, which brings together Czech museums and museum professionals. In the past, he served as the head of the presentation department at the Lidice Memorial, a contribution organization of the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic.

The Ostrava Museum is located in the building of the Old Town Hall at Masaryk Square in the center of Ostrava. Its history dates back to 1872 when it was established thanks to the significant Ostrava collector and educator Karel Jaromír Bukovanský. The current director of the museum, a native of Ostrava and a graduate in geology and mineralogy, took over the leadership of the museum after the revolution. During her tenure, she advocated for numerous successful exhibitions and a major reconstruction of the museum from 2004 to 2006. Remains of stone walls from a house, probably from the 14th century, were uncovered during it.