What exactly is a post-museum? How can museums – as custodians of knowledge – open up their collections and involve the public in their interaction? Or should they not do so at all? In the latest podcast in the Holistic Heritage series, John Beauchamp talks to Dr Katarzyna Jagodzinska about her latest book which explores the theme of participation and the concept of the ‘post-museum’. The setting for the discussion is the picturesque historic garden of the Royal Łazienki Museum in the heart of Warsaw.
read moreWhat exactly is a post-museum? How can museums – as custodians of knowledge – open up their collections and involve the public in their interaction? Or should they not do so at all? In the latest podcast in the Holistic Heritage series, John Beauchamp talks to Dr Katarzyna Jagodzinska about her latest book which explores the theme of participation and the concept of the ‘post-museum’. The setting for the discussion is the picturesque historic garden of the Royal Łazienki Museum in the heart of Warsaw.
read more"When the hands work, the mind rests," highlights Łucja Cieślar, a team member of Serfenta Association. In the latest episode of the "Holistic Heritage" podcast, John Beauchamp and Dr Katarzyna Jagodzińska discuss traditional basket weaving and the tranquillity it offers, as well as the relaxing "speech" of reeds and straw, with members of the Serfenta team: Paulina Adamska, Łucja Cieślar, and Urszula Szwed.
read moreHeavy industry in Silesia is changing... Adaptation to new functions often becomes the only chance for the survival of industrial heritage. How can we best protect and manage these sites? In the next episode of the podcast “On The Road,” Katarzyna Jagodzińska and John Beauchamp will explore the industrial trail between Zabrze, Ostrava, and Świętochłowice, listening to the echoes of former industrial plants in Silesia.
read moreIn the inaugural episode of our new podcast series "Heritage Hour," we talk to leading experts about the preservation of Jewish heritage in Poland.The discussion surrounds the synagogue in Orla, located near the Polish-Belarusian border. This site has been nominated for this year’s edition of the 7 Most Endangered programme run by Europa Nostra.
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