Kłopotliwe dziedzictwo pomorskiego pogranicza Na przykładzie prywatnych muzeów regionalnych w Sztumie i Smołdzińskim Lesie
The Troublesome Legacy of the Pomeranian Border On the Example of Private Regional Museums in Sztum and Smołdziński Las

Summary/Abstract: The article examines dissonant heritage on the example of two current Pomeranian regions: Pow- iśle and the Słowińskie Lake District. These places are defined as historical and cultural forms of the borderland, where the influences of the indigenous Slovinian (Kashubian), and Polish, and German cultures intersected.The analysis describes the collections of private regional museums in Sztum and Smołdziński Las, reflecting on their contemporary function in co-creating local identity and collecting evidence of the past, especially in relation to periods omitted by professional museums of both regions: the 19th century and World War II. The concluding section refers to the anthropological category of the „savage” museum and explains the role of private museums and their owners’ commitment in safeguarding and display of regional heritage, in addition to the enforced top-down ideological narratives.In order to show the strategies of contemporary collectors and museologists to preserve and present these „blank spots”, I ask the question how the so-called dissonant heritage of a given Pomeranian microregion and the microhistories associated with it are reflected in the exhibition practice and specific artifacts in regional museums, on the example of the Permanent Regional Exhibition in Sztum and the Regional Museum in Smołdziński Las. Both are amateur institutions, relying on private collections and operated by their founders.

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