Postai és Távközlési Múzeumi Alapítvány Évkönyve, 1994
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Mrs Gergely Kovács The Foundation of the Postal and Telecommunications Museum Report on Activity in 1994 The Foundation’s plan of action for 1994 included the issue as founder of directives to reinforce the museums’ practical work: amendment of the Deed of Foundation, issue of director-generals’ directives on mandatory archive deposits of historical items and documents, and establishment of a Museum Council. Although these tasks were not performed in a legal sense, they were carried out in practice. The design, documentary, library and photographic materials of Poti Telecommunications Design Co. Ltd were transferred to the museum when the company was wound up, for instance, and a museum advisory board was set up at Antenna Hungária to organize the exhibition at the Diósd Museum. The main event of 1994, in terms of the Foundation’s objectives, was the establishment of a museum collection in the premises received in the Pon building. Although it is more important for the obligation to make archive deposits to apply in practice, legal confirmation of this cannot be omitted. Amendment of the Deed of Foundation will serve a similar purpose by officially enshrining changes which have taken place in the five years of the Foundation’s existence. The formation of the Museum Council is designed to ease the flow of up-to-date branch knowledge to the museums and improve coordination of branch interests. The work of the Foundation As far as the direction and management of the Foundation are concerned, issue of the new statutes was completed. The following entered into force: office management and archive procedures, fire and labour safety regulations, and an accountancy policy and accounts procedure, with accompanying cashier’s regulations on handling, keeping and discarding records. The issue of these new regulations means that the necessary amendments to all the Foundation’s regulations have now been made, including the employment contract. A successful piece of marketing by the Foundation management was to issue employees of the founding companies with permanent complimentary passes to the museums. Altogether 72,000 tickets were issued in July. The records show that 2,300 persons took advantage of them in the summer months. The Foundation’s management work included submitting plans for events and exhibitions, in response to competitive invitations from the World Expo programme bureau and the Ministry of Culture and Public Education. Plans for the Tele-World Bulletin, an exhibition of Hungarians on Stamps of the World and the World on Hungarian Stamps, and a World Postal Walk were drawn up for the World Exposition. A plan for 207
