THE HISTORY OF THE AFRICAN COLLECTION
OF THE CITY MUSEUM IN BYDGOSZCZ
THE HISTORY OF THE AFRICAN COLLECTION
OF THE CITY MUSEUM IN BYDGOSZCZ
Author(s): Gabriela FrischkeSubject(s): Archaeology, Museology & Heritage Studies
Published by: Łódzkie Towarzystwo Naukowe
Keywords: Bydgoszcz; City Museum; wartime losses; African collections; Leon Wyczółkowski District Museum in Bydgoszcz; National Ethnographic Museum;
Summary/Abstract: The article was created as part of research on wartime losses of the Leon Wyczółkowski DistrictMuseum in Bydgoszcz. It describes the history of the African collection belonging to the Historical Society of theNoteć Oblast, which from 1923 belonged to the City Museum. In 1944, the collection, along with other collectionsof the Museum, was taken to Dębowo for protection. According to people involved in the return of the objects toBydgoszcz, the manor house was burned down and the exhibits hidden there were destroyed. The collection wasconsidered a wartime loss. However, it turned out that this was false information, and the collection was transferredin 1950 to the Folk Cultures Museum in Warsaw. The text analyzes documents describing the history of the collec-tion, compares preserved inventories and lists, and attempts to trace the post-war fate of the collection.
Journal: Acta Archaeologica Lodziensia
- Issue Year: 2023
- Issue No: 69
- Page Range: 53-59
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English
