We have completed an intensive and incredibly inspiring study visit by Warsaw Ghetto Museum staff to the permanent exhibitions at the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk, the Emigration Museum in Gdynia, and the Gdynia City Museum, as well as to the temporary exhibition "Our Boys. Residents of Gdańsk Pomerania in the Army of the Third Reich."
The purpose of the visit was to provide an in-depth analysis of curatorial, narrative, and design approaches used in other museum institutions, as well as to reflect on ways of presenting difficult and ambiguous issues from a historical and social perspective. We paid particular attention to narrative construction and educational activities on topics related to experiences of war, genocide, migration, and local identity.
Thanks to trips like this, we can hone our skills and observe the best practices of other cultural institutions. Study visits allow us to confront our own ideas, learn about different ways of telling stories, and better consider how to create a responsible yet engaging message.
Each place we visited offered different solutions and a different pace of storytelling. We returned with new inspirations and reflections, which we will certainly use in our future work. Thank you for the conversations and the opportunity to share experiences. Many of the solutions implemented in the museums we visited will provide valuable inspiration for us as we work on our own projects.
Study visit to the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk
Study visit to the Emigration Museum in Gdynia
Study visit to the Gdańsk Museum – exhibition "Our Boys"
Study visit to the Gdynia City Museum
Implementation of the project "Renovation and expansion of the historic buildings of the former Bersohn and Bauman Children's Hospital at 60 Sienna Street/51 Śliska Street in Warsaw, along with their adaptation for exhibition and educational purposes, and the construction of a Media Library – part of the permanent exhibition of the Warsaw Ghetto Museum." The project is made possible thanks to funding from the European Funds for Infrastructure, Climate, Environment 2021-2027 (FEniKS) program. The amount of funding from the European Regional Development Fund is PLN 57,423,828.88. The total project value is PLN 323,879,688.83.
