Inspiracja zbiorową pamięcią czy zbiorowa pamięć inspirowana? Działalność wystawiennicza Instytucji Kultury Panteon Górnośląski; jej edukacyjne przesłanie i misja

Lech Krzyżanowski

doi:10.31261/WSN.2023.23.15

Published: 2023-09-29

Vol. 18 No. 23 (2023)

Inspiration by Collective Memory or Collective Memory Inspired? Exhibition Activities of the Upper Silesian Pantheon; its Educational Message and Mission

Lech Krzyżanowski

Section: Artykuły

https://doi.org/10.31261/WSN.2023.23.15

Abstract

The institution of the Upper Silesian Pantheon was established in Katowice in 2020. Its statutory purpose is to commemorate, preserve and disseminate cultural heritage by commemorating personages who have left their mark on the Polish identity of the Upper Silesia region, with special focus on artists, scientists, politicians, soldiers, and the clergy. In 2022, in fulfilment of its cultural mission, the Pantheon opened a public exhibition in the vaults of the Cathedral of Christ the King in Katowice, “Upper Silesian Pantheon”. Its goal is formative and educational and it exhibits the achievements of prominent 20th-century residents of Upper Silesia. The biographies of these figures are intended to serve as role models, useful to visitors, especially the young, in the process of emulation. Transgression ranks topmost among the features promoted by the exhibition. According to the psychological concept of Józef Kozielecki, transgression consists in overcoming one’s own limitations and going beyond the assigned social role. The authors of the exhibition, referring to the examples of distinguished Upper Silesians, seek to prove that, although difficult, transgression of this type is possible and should challenge every young person to thinking about his or her future.

Keywords:

museum , exhibition , transgression , emulation , Upper Silesia

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Krzyżanowski, L. (2023). Inspiration by Collective Memory or Collective Memory Inspired? Exhibition Activities of the Upper Silesian Pantheon; its Educational Message and Mission. Wieki Stare I Nowe, 18(23), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.31261/WSN.2023.23.15

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