Kultura ludowa Beskidu Śląskiego na ekspozycji Muzeum „Górnośląski Park Etnograficzny w Chorzowie”
Folk culture of Silesian Beskids at the Exposition of the Museum “Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park in Chorzów”

Summary/Abstract: The article is an analysis of the part of the exhibition at the Museum „Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park in Chorzów” that focuses on presenting a sub-region of Upper Silesia - Silesian Beskids. The authors explain the methods used in this open air-museum in Chorzow to present selected aspects of the Silesian highlanders’ everyday life, both in material and non-material culture. The article discusses how objects from the exhibition are presented with their micro landscape, the local economy and regional crafts and folk art, and also with content related to the spirituality of the region’s residents. Moreover, the work discuses the commercial dimension of presenting the culture of Silesian Beskids. The exhibition at Chorzow museum is set in the concept of the „new museology”, under which it is expected to continue its development.

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