Vesnické sídlo a dům očima památkáře, etnologa a muzejníka

Many fields of study whose goals and methods differ in many ways have been engaged in researching rural settlement and dwellings. Different approaches to research and documentation can be traced even at different workplaces within one field. Comparison between the conception of Documentation of Rural Settlements prepared and coordinated by the National Heritage Institute in Prague and the questionnaire focused on settlements, houses and living prepared by the National Institute of Folk Culture in Strážnice as a part of the project Identification and Documentation of Traditional Culture can serve as an example. While the preservationists’ documentation observed primarily concrete material forms of settlements and buildings, the questionnaire focused on identification of folk culture and paid more attention to the relation of social and family life and customs. Many ethnologists and museum workers participated in both research projects. The results show that different concepts allow creation of many interesting points of view, inspire further research and offer many impulses to museums. Sometimes they contribute to the enrichment of museum collections and to the utilization of acquired documentation for the purpose of presentation through thematic exhibitions.