Publikacje

The exhibition catalogue, in a synthetic way, presents a permanent exhibition of the Museum opened in December 2013. The exhibition is dedicated to the history and consequences of the existence of the post-war camp for German civilians in Łambinowice. In addition to presenting the idea of ​​the exhibition and highlight the importance of the problem which it touches, in the catalogue there is shown a variety of difficulties - including the methodological ones - accompanying its authors, as well solutions. A comprehensive presentation of the exhibition, with the use of documents and photographs and historical commentary, allows us to see the catalogue as a sort of compendium about the Labor Camp in Łambinowice. In the second part of the publication, there is included a record of the scientific debate "World War II and its consequences. Łambinowice - difficult settlements with the past ", which accompanied the opening of the exhibition. It lets us look at the problem in a broader context. This text highlights the role that Łambinowice play in contemporary Polish-German discourse, Polish and German historiography and finally in media and education coverage. The catalog has been prepared both in Polish and German. It was co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage and the Museum of World War II in Gdansk.

Edited by: Renata Kobylarz-Buła
Number of pages: 128
Place and Publication Date: Opole 2015