Museum of Lemko Culture at Zyndranowa

• Authors: Roman Drozd

Abstracts

EN

In 1947, as the result of the Vistula Operation, Lemkos were resettled to the Western and Northern Territories of Poland, this making them abandon their material possessions which remained at their former domicile prone to devastation. Certain Lemkos resented those developments to the extent that following 1956 some returned to their native land, determined to save their tangible and intangible culture. Amateur artistic projects were revived, and it was decided that traces of Lemko tangible heritage were to be taken care of. This led to the concept of creating an ethnographic Lemko museum. In 1968, using Teodor Gocz’s farmstead at Zyndranowa, a memento hall was created; it later assumed the name of the Museum of Lemko Culture. The institution continuously faced challenges: it lacked financing and factual supervision for its operation. Despite this, the Museum collection continued growing, and new buildings were safeguarded for the purpose. The Museum’s creators aimed not only at preserving and displaying traces of Lemko tangible heritage, but also at maintaining bonds of the displaced Lemkos with their former homeland. With time, the Museum also began playing an important role in preserving the Lemko ethnic identity.

Keywords

EN

Museum of Lemko Culture; Lemkos; Ukrainians; Communist Poland (PRL); Zyndranowa; Teodor Gocz

• Publisher: Krajowy Ośrodek Badań i Dokumentacji Zabytków
• Journal: Muzealnictwo
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 64
• Pages: 15-22

Dates

published

2023

Contributors

author

Roman Drozd

• Institute of History of the Pomeranian University in Słupsk

Identifiers

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0016.2878

Biblioteka Nauki

27678669