ON DEFINING THE PARTICIPATORY MUSEUM: THE CASE OF THE MUSEUM OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR IN GDANSK

• Authors: Manikowska Ewa , Jakubowski Andrzej
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This article seeks to contribute to the current debate on the new definition of the “museum” – a debate which led to turmoil at the 2019 ICOM General Assembly in Kyoto. With reference to the case study of the Museum of the Second World War in Gdansk (MSWW), it analyses the new and very successful genre of the narrative museum, a genre which arguably fulfils the core elements of the definition currently being discussed by ICOM. In this regard, it brings into focus the paramount importance of community involvement in creating and managing narrative museums – an aspect that has been virtually absent in the academic and media debates over the nature of the MSWW and its programme. By pointing out the fragility of the foundations for such participation, based solely on trust between communities, the museum, and state authorities, this article calls for and provides guidance for an academic and institutional redefinition of the narrative museum and the institution of a museum in general.

Keywords

EN

NARRATIVE MUSEUM; MUSEUM OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR; GDANSK

• Publisher: Muzeológia a kultúrne dedičstvo, o.z.
• Journal: Muzeológia a kultúrne dedičstvo
• Year: 2021
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 41 - 55

Contributors

author

Manikowska Ewa

• Institute of Art, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6633-823X

author

Jakubowski Andrzej

Identifiers

DOI

10.46284/mkd.2021.9.4.3