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Leopolis collection, Museum of Independence – wellspring of knowledge, state of research and recommendations
Leopolis collection, Museum of Independence – wellspring of knowledge, state of research and recommendations

Author(s): Jolanta Załęczny
Subject(s): Anthropology, Museology & Heritage Studies, Photography, Ethnohistory, Recent History (1900 till today), Politics of History/Memory
Published by: Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, Filozofická fakulta
Keywords: museum collection; Borderlands; Museum of Independence; Museum Studies; historical awareness; Lviv;

Summary/Abstract: The Leopolis Collection (at the Museum of Independence) constitutes a valuable source of knowledge on the past of Lviv and its surroundings as well as the fate of the Polish people living there. Created in 1992 as a result of the efforts of Borderland circles, its contribution is used for research by museum specialists, professional historians and researchers of the Borderlands past. The artefacts, archival materials and publications collected there are made use of for preparing exhibitions, scholarly articles and monographs. These valuable collections in relation to exhibitions are still awaiting a systematic study. Research undertaken so far has borne fruit in the form of valuable monographs and studies, but there are many valuable materials still waiting to be unearthed. For the purposes of accessing the museum materials the creation of a Leopolis Collection catalogue is necessary so that its contents can be more broadly made use of – both in historical research and that pertaining to museum-based studies.

  • Issue Year: 9/2021
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 113-131
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: English