Haštag kultura sećanja: muzealizacija i politizacija jevrejske istorije i kulture u savremenoj Poljskoj

Abstract

Jedinstven slučaj desio se 2016. godine: tri vodeće muzejske nagrade u Evropi do- bile su tri insitucije iz jedne zemlje - Nagradu EMYA poneo je Muzej istorije poljskih Jevreja - Polin u Varašavi, Nagradu Saveta Evrope osvojio je Muzej evropske solidarnosti u Gdanjsku, a Nagradu "Živa" krakovska Krikoteka. Nema sumnje da je Poljska doživela neverovatan muzejski uspon...

Exhibition "#Heritage" set up in the National Museum in Krakow represents the model with which the new Polish government is trying to deal with contemporary social issues, history, and collective memory and particularly when it comes to the interpretation of the Polish role in the Holocaust. Following the example of the Museum of History of Polish Jews, POLIN in Warsaw one can observe the opposite side, a critical yet expanded notion of a relationship between Poles and Jews in Poland during more than a thousand years of joint history. Holocaust is not a defining moment in that relationship, even though it is the most important and tragic. The Polish government, in the attempts to make clear that death camps in Poland were not Polish, but German, adopted the controversial amendment 55a which might seriously limit the freedom of speech and further research about the Holocaust. Representing its powers in changing the operations and even appearance of World War Two museum in Gdansk in the direction of being more Polish and patriotic and less universal, Polish government actually represented its intention of rewriting history interpretations and changing narratives of past introducing "#" model of openness with no real readiness for social dialogue and constructive criticisms.