Muzeum Stefana kardynała Wyszyńskiego w Stoczku Klasztornym jako przykład biograficznego muzeum kościelnego
The Museum of Stefan Cardinal Wyszyński in Stoczek Klasztorny as an Example of a Biographical Church Museum

Summary/Abstract: The museum of the interned Primate Stefan Wyszyński in Stoczek Klasztorny was established in the rooms of the monastery where the cardinal stayed during his imprisonment by the communist authorities (October 12, 1953 – October 8, 1954). The facility is a church biographical museum. Its creators are the Marian Fathers, who in 1957 took over the monastery buildings from the state authorities. After visiting the sanctuary of Our Lady of Peace in Stoczek Klasztorny, card. S. Wyszyński in 1958, the Marians began work on organizing a museum of the interned primate. Due to the reluctance of the state authorities, which were against this commemoration, the exhibition at the place where the imprisoned primate was staying was unofficially open to the public. Only after the death of S. Wyszyński and a change in the policy of the authorities, the museum could officially inaugurate its activities in 1983. The museum exhibition is traditional in nature and occupies two rooms and a prison chapel on the first floor of the monastery and two exhibition rooms on the ground floor. The facility, through a realistic presentation of the conditions of the primate’s imprisonment and an appropriate description of the life and activities of the hierarch, is intended to encourage visitors to reflect on the presented content. The museum of the interned primate plays not only a cultural role, integrating the local society, but also a religious one, constituting an important supplement to the activities of the sanctuary of Our Lady the Queen of Peace, inspiring visitors to reflect on the spiritual meaning of the imprisonment of card. Stefan Wyszyński.

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