Basic information
The Art Documentation Fund (FUD) is part of the JAMU Library. It was established in 2002 and continued the documentation of JAMU’s student theatre and music artistic activities since 1949, which the library has traditionally kept on a continuous basis. The fund receives, processes, stores and makes available audiovisual, photographic, audio, written or other works and records documenting the activities of JAMU, especially educational and creative activities. These are mainly documents from the production of the Faculty of Theatre and Music (Studio Marta, Orlí Theatre, Chamber Opera), the Rector’s Office and other parts of JAMU, or events organised by the school (the Encounter/Encounter Festival, the appointment of a new Rector/Dean, etc.).
The Artistic Documentation Fund contains materials from drama, musical and opera performances from 1949 to the present. These include programmes, photographs, scripts and posters. It also contains video recordings of drama, musical and opera productions from 1991-2009 and newspaper clippings. In recent years, the FUD has expanded to include documents that capture new student activities, such as creative workshops or seminars, which are a valuable source of information and study materials for JAMU students and teachers, as well as for the professional public.
Ongoing digitisation is underway, and currently (June 2021) several hundred documents have been digitised, including retrospectively, and are stored in a digital repository. The aim of systematically digitising further documents is to enable more efficient retrieval of photographs, reviews or videos of productions. The activities of the Artistic Documentation Fund are governed by the Guidelines on Artistic Documentation of JAMU Activities (JAMU Letter 4/2021 of 21 April 2021).
From the History of the Art Documentation Fund
On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the founding of JAMU, FUD participated in the preparation of an exhibition of documents from the productions of the school’s Marta Studio in the foyer of the Cabinet of Muses. The exhibition took place in 2007. At the beginning of the 2009/2010 academic year, the Art Documentation Fund acquired a new office in the former multimedia study room on the first floor of the Astorka (now part of the JAMU Library). FUD also contributed to the creation of a comprehensive publication mapping the first 20 years of the International Festival of Theatre Schools Meeting/Encounter (1991-2010). The jubilee publication was published by the Faculty of Theatre of JAMU in 2010. Another important publication, which FUD contributed to, is the third part of the almanac Vivat Academia, which was published by JAMU Publishing House in 2017 on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the founding of JAMU. In the same year, FUD participated in the preparation of an exhibition on the history and alumni of JAMU at the Orlí Theatre and the MZK. The exhibition was part of the celebrations on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of JAMU.
List of Chamber Opera productions from the Art Documentation Fund
List of Marta Theatre Studio productions from the Artistic Documentation Fund