Zachować decorum. Nowa ekspozycja stała w Muzeum i Miejscu Pamięci w Sobiborze
Keep decorum. The new exhibition was standing at the Museum and Memorial Site in Sobibór

Summary/Abstract: In the fall of 2020 at the site of the former German extermination center SS Sonderkommando Sobibor a new permanent exhibition was opened documenting the history of this place and commemorating its victims. The museum is located in a new minimalist building erected specifically for this purpose. The exhibition has a strictly documentary character. It makes limited use of multimedia and abstains from staging history deemed inappropriate by the curators. It is not aimed at an artificial evocation of emotions. Instead, it was conceived as a place of “information, reflection, and mourning.” Despite its simplicity, it is very modern and follows newest international exhibition trends, in particular those applied in WWII and Holocaust memorials and museums. The presentation is based on new findings made during archeological excavations conducted since 2000, which allowed to verify our knowledge about the topography and history of the camp. They also brought to light thousands of artifacts, which became the center-pieces of the newly created display. The exhibition is intended to introduce visitors to the historical

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