Zuzana Francova
Lecturer, Hall of Fame 2016
A native of Bratislava, she studied fine arts and museology at the Faculty of Arts of Comenius University in Bratislava and at the University of Applied Sciences in Brno. She has been a professional at the Bratislava City Museum (MMB) since 1985. She works as a curator of collections of arts and crafts, fine arts and older history, focusing mainly on the period from the 18th to the first half of the 20th century. In 1993, she collaborated on the preparation of analytical materials for computer processing of collections in the AMIS system.
She is the (co-)author of several book publications and catalogues (e.g. Bratislava Painting Family of Majschovs, 2001; Bratislava Art Association 1885-1945, 2006; In the Whirlwind of History, 2018) and numerous studies and contributions in professional periodicals (Pamiatky a múzeá, Zborník MMB, Múzeá, etc.) and proceedings of scientific conferences. She is a member of the editorial board of Zborník MMB and the review Pamiatky a múzeá, and collaborates in the preparation of museum expositions and exhibitions and accompanying events (conferences, seminars).
She became a lecturer for the Tourist Guide course in 1995, lectures on the guilds and crafts of old Bratislava, and conducts tours of the MMB City History Museum in the Old Town Hall.
