Current information on the establishment of the Department of Musicology, a new department of the Institute of Art History CAS

On the basis of previous negotiations concerning the establishment of a new musicology department inside the IAH CAS, there was a selection procedure announced in summer for the post of the Head of the Department of Musicology. The procedure was held on 24 September 2018. An international commitee recommended doc. PhDr. Roman Dykast, CSc. Following the decision, further selection procedures have been announced for department members who should be scholars focusing on the history of medieval music, music of the 16th and 17th centuries and music of 18th-21st century. The deadline for the applications is 4 November 2018. The IAH CAS, in cooperation with CAS board, is taking steps to ensure that the new department will be fully functional since 1 January 2019, i.e. it will have its own office space, equipment and a library. At the same time, the IAH CAS will be taking over publishing the journal „Hudební věda“ which has up to now been published by the Institute of Ethnology CAS, and it will be also keeping the musicological bibliography up to date.