Prawda miejsca a prawda ekspozycji – „analiza przypadku” na przykładzie Państwowego Muzeum na Majdanku
The truth of the place and the truth of the exhibition - "Case study" based on an example State Museum at Majdanek

Author(s): Jan Kutnik
Subject(s): Cultural history, Cognitive Psychology, History of Art
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Majdanek; Holocaust; museum; truth of a place; exhibition
Summary/Abstract: The author takes up the problem of the truthfulness of museum exhibitions they refer to the tragedy of the Second World War. In this aspect, he values ​​the value highly Majdanek, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Stutthoff and other museums created on the grounds of the former German camps. Based on own research conducted in 2016–2019 states that shaping the relationship between the truth of the place and the truth of the exhibition, skilful handling of authenticity and finding new forms of speaking to visitors is enormous a challenge facing exhibitors.

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