Fundacja Otwartego Muzeum Techniki

The Fundacja Otwartego Muzeum Techniki (FOMT), or Open Museum of Technology Foundation, is a Polish non-profit organization established in 1993. It was founded by nearly all of Wrocław's "historic" industrial enterprises, with the aim of promoting the city and its residents' activity in the fields of technical culture, economics, and entrepreneurship through the works of technological civilization. The foundation emerged from the will of owners and users of cultural goods—monuments of technology—who wished to use these assets to showcase the city. The foundation's mission centers on the protection of technological monuments common to the European cultural circle, the preservation of the legacy of Polish technicians working both domestically and abroad, and the active protection of industrial and technical heritage in Poland, especially in Wrocław and the Oder River regions, integrating it into contemporary cultural circulation. It also organizes the Open Museum of Technology in Wrocław and the Sowiogórskie Museum of Technology in the Owl Mountains region. Among its completed projects are the reconstruction (1998–1999) of the steam tugboat "Nadbór" and its adaptation as a museum ship, laboratory ship, and school ship; the reconstruction (2001–2002) of the floating crane "Wróblin"; the creation of the FOMT Oder Museum, a component of the Open Museum of Technology; and the reconstruction of the historic locomotive depot in Dzierżoniów and the commencement of construction of the Sowiogórskie Museum of Technology. Ongoing projects include the reconstruction of a historic cargo barge into an educational center, the reconstruction and modernization of the steam drive (boiler, engine) of the "Nadbór", and the expansion of the Sowiogórskie Museum of Technology. The Open Museum of Technology itself is a spatial model conceived by Stanisław Januszewski and promoted by the foundation. It is based on tangible documents of technological cultural heritage, situated in relation to the spatial context, cultural landscape, and natural environment of Wrocław. The project is intended to encompass, first and foremost, the area of the downtown water junction with its islands (Tamka, Piaskowa, Słodowa, and Bielarska), the area along the North and South Oder, from Kępa Mieszczańska and the hydrotechnical structures of Wrocław's hydroelectric plants to the "Na Grobli" waterworks, including enclaves such as the Main and Świebodzki railway stations, the former Trzebnica railway, Max Berg's Centennial Hall (1913), the "Piast" Brewery (1894), tram depots, the water tower on Sudecka Street (1903/1904), sewage pumping stations, the city port, and more. The FOMT Oder Museum complements this catalog with revalorized technological works. The logistics and educational center of the Open Museum of Technology is located opposite the historic "Na Grobli" water tower, on the tugboat Nadbór moored at Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego in Wrocław. Since 6 June 2005, the foundation has held the status of a public benefit organization. It continues to operate, preserving and promoting Poland's industrial and technological heritage.

The Fundacja Otwartego Muzeum Techniki (FOMT) was established in 1993 by nearly all of Wrocław's "historic" industrial enterprises. It emerged from the desire of owners and users of cultural goods—monuments of technology—to promote the city and the activity of its residents in the sphere of technical culture, economics, and entrepreneurship through the works of technological civilization. The foundation gained support from scientific circles and city authorities. In 1998–1999, the foundation carried out the reconstruction of the steam tugboat "Nadbór", adapting it to serve as a museum ship, laboratory ship, and school ship. In 2001–2002, it reconstructed the floating crane "Wróblin". It also created the Muzeum Odry FOMT (Oder Museum), an element of the Open Museum of Technology. Additionally, it reconstructed the historic locomotive depot in Dzierżoniów and began construction of the Sowiogórskie Museum of Technology. On 6 June 2005, the foundation was granted the status of a public benefit organization (organizacja pożytku publicznego). The foundation continues to work on the reconstruction of a historic cargo barge and its adaptation as an educational center for FOMT, the reconstruction and modernization of the steam drive (boiler, engine) of the "Nadbór", and the expansion of the Sowiogórskie Museum of Technology. The Open Museum of Technology is a spatial model conceived by Stanisław Januszewski and promoted by the foundation. It is based on tangible documents of technological cultural heritage, situated in relation to the spatial context, cultural landscape, and natural environment of Wrocław. The project is intended to encompass, first and foremost, the area of the downtown water junction with its islands (Tamka, Piaskowa, Słodowa, and Bielarska), the area along the North and South Oder, from Kępa Mieszczańska and the hydrotechnical structures of Wrocław's hydroelectric plants to the "Na Grobli" waterworks, including enclaves such as the Main and Świebodzki railway stations, the former Trzebnica railway, Max Berg's Centennial Hall (1913), the "Piast" Brewery (1894), tram depots, the water tower on Sudecka Street (1903/1904), sewage pumping stations, the city port, and more. The FOMT Oder Museum complements this catalog with revalorized technological works. The logistics and educational center of the Open Museum of Technology is located opposite the historic "Na Grobli" water tower, on the tugboat Nadbór moored at Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego in Wrocław.

• 2005

  Foundation granted public benefit organization status on 6 June.

• 2001

  Reconstruction of the floating crane "Wróblin" begins (completed 2002).

• 1998

  Reconstruction of the steam tugboat "Nadbór" begins (completed 1999).

• 1993

  Foundation established by Wrocław's historic industrial enterprises.

Non-profit foundation dedicated to the protection and promotion of industrial and technological heritage in Poland.

• Museum ship "Nadbór"

  Steam tugboat reconstructed in 1998–1999 and adapted as a museum, laboratory, and school ship.

• Floating crane "Wróblin"

  Reconstructed in 2001–2002.

• Oder Museum (Muzeum Odry FOMT)

  Part of the Open Museum of Technology.

• Sowiogórskie Museum of Technology

  Under construction in the Owl Mountains region.

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2. 2Fundacja Otwartego Muzeum Techniki - Wikipedia (Polish)pl.wikipedia.org