“Thank You for Introducing to Us the History of Poles Saving Jews.”: The Reception of Polish Museums of the “Righteous” through Guestbooks – Eagle Pharmacy, Żabiński Villa, Ulma Family Museum Cover Image
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„Serdecznie dziękujemy za przybliżenie nam historii Polaków ratujących Żydów”. Recepcja polskich muzeów „Sprawiedliwych” w świetle wpisów w księgach gości – Apteka pod Orłem, Willa Żabińskich, Muzeum Ulmów
“Thank You for Introducing to Us the History of Poles Saving Jews.”: The Reception of Polish Museums of the “Righteous” through Guestbooks – Eagle Pharmacy, Żabiński Villa, Ulma Family Museum

Author(s): Zofia Wóycicka
Subject(s): Jewish studies, Museology & Heritage Studies, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), History of the Holocaust, Politics of History/Memory
Published by: Instytut Badań Literackich Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Righteous Among the Nations; Polish museums of the “Righteous”; guestbooks; research on museum reception; memory of the Holocaust in Poland;

Summary/Abstract: The last decade has seen the establishment of no less than three historical exhibitions about Poles who rescued Jews during World War II: Tadeusz Pankiewicz’s Eagle Pharmacy in Cracow (2013), the Żabiński Villa in Warsaw (2015) and the Ulma Family Museum of Poles Saving Jews in World War II in Markowa (2016). While these museums tackle similar issues, they differ both in the way they present their narratives and in how they present their exhibits. Examines their reception, Wóycicka asks what the intended message could be according to visitors; she asks whom and what they are supposed to commemorate. This analysis and comparison of entries in the guestbook allow her to demonstrate that despite the thematic overlap their reception is widely different.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 188-212
  • Page Count: 25
  • Language: Polish