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The MenART Scholarship Academy supports the search for development and support of young talents and offers support and inspiration to educators who teach them. The MenART Academy is open to pupils of basic art schools, 2nd grade of primary school or students of secondary schools.
The MenART Academy was established in close cooperation with the Magdalena Kožená Endowment Fund, the aim of which is to support and raise the profile of the importance of art education in our society.
In addition to the study part itself, the MenART Academy offers students the opportunity to gain experience in presenting the results of joint work in cooperation with renowned cultural institutions - festivals Prague Spring, Smetana's Litomyšl, Bohemian Heritage Fund. As part of the implementation of working meetings of the Academy, it cooperates with the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague, the Technical University in Liberec and the Czech Technical University in Prague.

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Who is the MMF Czech Republic?
MMF Czech Republic is an association of music managers and booking agents of the Czech Republic, which is directly connected to the board of directors of the international organization IMMF. The IMF Czech Republic takes as its goals the parent IMMF and further expands them with issues that concern the representatives of bands at home in the conditions of the local market and know-how.
The MMF Czech Republic was officially established in May 2018 thanks to direct contacts with IMMF representatives, built with the help of the SoundCzech export office and the participation of the IMF Czech Republic Board of Music conferences in the EU, such as Spring Break (Poland), Eurosonic (Netherlands), Vienna Waves (Austria). ), Reeperbahn (Germany), Musikmesse (Germany), MaMA (France), Nouvelle Prague (Czech Republic) and many more.
The MMF Czech Republic organizes twice a year meetings of the entire membership base, where it is possible to exchange views, contacts and raise requests to address issues with the IMMF, which are the most current for the majority of members.

What is the mission of the MMF Czech Republic?
Actively participate and participate in creating a legislative, social and financial environment favorable to the functioning of the music industry in the Czech Republic
Support and organize the training and education of next generation managers in order to improve
To support the whole wide spectrum of the music industry and the professionalism within it
Recognition of the music industry as a significant contribution to the state economy
To promote fairness and transparency in music management
Professionalization of less experienced or beginning members
Involvement of innovative technologies and business models in management concepts

The tools for achieving these goals are:
Education & Training
Discussion and promotion of common goals in cooperation with relevant national or European authorities
Networking

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The Department of Musicology, Faculty of Arts, Palacky University, the second oldest university in the Czech lands (opened in 1573), was founded in 1946. After a period of merging with the Department of Music and Education, it was rebuilt in 1990.

At present, it represents a workplace that offers a bachelor's, master's and doctoral study program in the fields of music theory and history, as well as a bachelor's degree in art history.

At the same time, it profiles itself as a research center. The main area of ​​interest here is the music of the 19th and 20th centuries, especially the research of important personalities of Czech musical culture (Zdeněk Fibich, Leoš Janáček, Vítězslav Novák, Josef Suk etc.), and musical theater.
Another specialization is Czech Baroque music (music by Pavel Josef Vejvanovský, Adam Michna of Otradovice, Italian opera in Bohemia and Moravia, music at the court of the Olomouc archbishops, etc.).
Special attention is also paid to organology and ethnoorganology, editions of musical sources, musical regional studies, musical aesthetics, as well as research and teaching of popular music.

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