Section WINDMILL in the Circle of Friends of Brno Technical Museum
This Section brings together all those interested in windmills and would like to participate in the work of the division (in particular mill owners from the Czech Republic and from abroad, the staff of museums and historical institutions, media workers, teachers, professional and amateur researchers).
The goal of this section is to share information amongst its members and then collectively present windmills to the general public as interesting technical monuments. Through collective contribution they assist in specialized restoration and maintenance of preserved windmills.
Main activities- Regular member meetings with excursions to windmills
- Annual trips to visit windmills abroad
- Publishing the section’s periodical entitled Hasačert
- Publication of news regarding windmills on the Internet
Scheduled events- Organising trips abroad every spring, and every autumn organise excursion tours to windmills in the Czech Republic
- Preparation of information and publicity materials regarding windmills for the press, radio and television
- Preparation of small prints of the selected windmills
Current actions
- Saving an endangered windmill in Spalov
- Assistance in the reconstruction of windmills in Svetliku, Borovnice, Jalubí, Bílov and elsewhere
- Mutual support for the repair and reconstruction of windmills
Information and contact
www.povetrnik.cz
Chairman ing. Jan Doubek:
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