The story of the Museum of the Second World War in Gda�nsk epitomizes one of the most important and dramatic clashes in the European culture of memory and public history in last decades. The museum became the arch-enemy for the nationalist right-wing as "cosmopolitan", "pseudo-universalistic", "pacifistic" and "not Polish enough". Pawe� Machcewicz, historian and museum`s founding director, was removed from his position by the Law and Justice government immediately after opening the museum to the public. In his book he presents this story as a part of cultural wars that tear apart not only Poland but also many countries in Europe and on other continents

Includes bibliographical references and index

It all started with an article ... -- Museum, but what museum? -- "Disintegration of the Polish nation" -- History museums: between collective imagination and politics -- The first months at the office of the prime minister -- Assembling the Gda�nsk team -- Architecture, archeology, and construction -- Building the collection and planning the exhibitions -- The academic advisory committee, or a multitude of perspectives -- From the concept to the exhibitions and everything in between -- Before the storm -- "The Polish point of view" -- Minister Gli�nski comes at night -- The race against time -- Parliamentary committee on culture: hunting for "encyclopedists" -- Reviewers unmasked -- Stalingrad instead of Blitzkrieg -- The finale

In English.

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