Czy powstanie może być śląskie? Śląski boom muzealny a polska kultura pamięci
Can an Uprising Be Silesian? The Silesian Museum Boom and the Polish Culture of Memory

Summary/Abstract: This article is devoted to the performative aspects and affects accompanying a visit to the Museum of the Silesian Uprisings in Świętochłowice, opened October 2014. This interactive, multimedia museum is composed of several exhibition parts, including film and military. The design, by Emil and Georg Zillmann, is situated in a revitalized heritage building; the museum covers the Polish population's struggles with the German authorities in 1919-1921, corresponding to the plebiscite for Silesia's belonging to Poland. The creators of the exhibition make no attempt to be objective, demonstrating the remarkably emotional stories of the insurgents. The author sees a neutral approach to be both impossible and undesirable. She does point out, however, that the exhibition's narrative is primarily from a male perspective.

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