The panel exhibition about František Josef Gerstner, who was an important figure in science and technology, was created thanks to the cooperation with the Regional Museum in Chomutov.
A native of Chomutov, he was a cartographer, astronomer, technician and mechanic, the designer of the first horse-drawn carriages, the founder of the Prague Polytechnic (the precursor of today’s Czech Technical University in Prague ČVUT) and its first director and professor, a pioneer and promoter of steam engines and a visionary in many other fields.