Otwarcie wystawy stałej Krakowianie wobec terroru 1939–1945–1956. Podsumowanie i wnioski z realizacji projektu
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: THE OPENING OF THE PERMANENT EXHIBITION PEOPLE OF KRAKÓW IN TIMES OF TERROR 1939–1945–1956. SUMMARY OF THE COMPLETED PROJECT AND CONCLUSIONS The paper presents a summary of the works which had led to the revitalization of the Pomorska Street branch of the Historical Museum of the City of Kraków (MHK) and the launching of a new, multimedia permanent exhibition titled People of Kraków in Times of Terror 1939–1945–1956 on 2 June 2011. The exhibition shows the mechanisms of terror and the scale of violence employed, as well as attitudes of the people of Kraków in the face of repression used by the two totalitarian regimes. By narrating the fate of selected individual persons and presenting their personal choices we preserve the memory about them, and about the tragic period in the history of our city they happened to live in. The author of the paper who had been involved in the preparation of this exhibition as its curator and project manager (until July 2010) discusses all the stages that were accomplished during the realization of the project, including a report on the financing schedule for the years covered by it, the goals achieved and the methods used. The opening of the new exhibition at the Pomorska Street branch marked the completion of the second stage of the construction of the Memory Trail of MHK. The creation of this exhibition and its inclusion in the Memory Trail was not only supposed to rescue the names of the victims, their fates and the tragic events in which they participated in the years 1939–1956 from oblivion. The organizers of this project considered it equally important to remind the audience what this place in fact was during the Nazi German occupation, and how much fear the very name “Pomorska” aroused among the local people. As a revitalized branch of MHK, Pomorska Street receives very positive feedback from visitors who describe it as an important landmark on the historical map of Kraków, a place that becomes embedded in one’s memory for a long time and one that provokes reflection. The greatest distinction and reflection of the positive assessment of the project by museological circles was the fact that for creating the exhibition People of Kraków in Times of Terror 1939–1945– 1956 the Historical Museum of the City of Kraków was nominated for the Sybilla 2011 Award in the prestigious 32nd Museum Event of the Year Competition organized by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage.
Author: Grzegorz Jeżowski
Language: English
Subfield: History
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7225611433
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