Jewish Cultural Heritage: Educational Programme
Museum of the History of Polish Jews POLIN in Warsaw in collaboration with Norwegian partners embarked on an ambitious mission to carry out a multiyear and multifaceted educational project Jewish Cultural Heritage. It includes a broad spectrum of activities such as travelling, ...
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Project details
| Title: | Jewish Cultural Heritage: Educational Programme |
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| Entr. year: | 2017 |
| Result: | Award |
| Country: | Poland |
| Town: | Warsaw |
| Category type: | education |
| Architect / Proj.leader: | The POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews - Mrs Lucja Koch |
| The Jury's citation: | “The project is committed to reaching out to all members of society and especially to young people and in this way the project’s content helps to prepare these young people for life in today’s diverse society”. “A remarkable effort has been made to facilitate access to the Museum’s resources through innovative programmes including online resources and mobile exhibitions, an approach which has resulted in an extraordinary number of participants being involved in these activities. The immense number of participants has also created a network of multipliers, such as teachers and consultants, who work outside of the museum to achieve the project’s aims”. “The museum, in aiming to educate and conserve the memory of Jewish people, especially in organising meetings between members of the Jewish community and others, has established a safe place for intercultural dialogue. This serves as an important lesson for our contemporary world”. |
| Web, Links: | www.polin.pl/en/heritage |
Description:
Museum of the History of Polish Jews POLIN in Warsaw in collaboration with Norwegian partners embarked on an ambitious mission to carry out a multiyear and multifaceted educational project Jewish Cultural Heritage. It includes a broad spectrum of activities such as travelling, on-line and temporary exhibitions; daily workshops, discussions, and meetings; artistic residencies; publications and internet portals. During the 3 years of project implementation so far, 3200 educational activities have been organized for 445,000 participants. The main goals of the project are to deepen and disseminate knowledge of culture and history of Polish Jews among audiences in Poland and abroad, counter prejudice and stereotypes, and build attitudes of openness to help prepare young people for life in today’s multicultural society. Thus, the heritage of Polish Jews is set as a reference
