Towarzystwo „Dom Uphagena”. Zarys historii społecznej aktywności
The Uphagen House Society (Towarzystwo “Dom Uphagena”). A brief story of a social initiative

Summary/Abstract: On 9 May 1990, the founding meeting of a new Gdańsk society was held in the Main Town Hall – the Uphagen House Society (Towarzystwo “Dom Uphagena”). The idea behind the initiative was to gather people who wanted to support the reconstruction of the Uphagen House and restoring it to its previous function of a museum (which it was in 1911–1944). It was only in the 1990s that it was possible to start reconstructing the interiors; the work was financed from the funds obtained from the Foundation for Polish-German Cooperation. The Society focused on popularising the history of the pre-war museum by organising concerts, literary meetings and exhibitions. The next stage came in 2005, when the Society, after changing its statute (constitution), expanded its activities to popularise the history and culture of Gdańsk; a series of lectures called “The Culture of Old Gdańsk” was initiated, which is continued to this day (as of 2021 there were 167 lectures held altogether). The Society has managed to create a circle of loyal supporters who regularly attend the monthly lectures, and it also tries to attract new ones.

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