Emigration Museum in Gdynia & European Solidarity Center in Gdansk, Poland
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Emigration Museum in Gdynia
IDEA History of Millions of Poles The Only Such Place in Poland - At Polska Street No. 1 - Opened in May, 2015 Connecting Stories
Emigration Museum in Gdynia
Mission The mission of the Emigration Museum in Poland is to recount the fates of millions of both anonymous and famous people… Through educational and cultural projects, the museum hopes to become a place of encounter and discussion…
Emigration Museum in Gdynia
Marine Station Gdynia – Polska Street No. 1 Why at the Marine Station in Gdynia? M.S. Batory – Legendary Polish Ocean Liner Building commissioned in 1933 and decommissioned in 1988 – Over 80 years tradition! It was through here that hundreds of thousands of people departed from Poland before the outbreak of the war
Emigration Museum in Gdynia Permanent Exhibition Tells the history of emigration from Polish lands from 19 th century to present time Great Emigration, Industrial Revolution, Mass Emigration to the United States, life in the Brazilian jungle, society in Chicago, World War II, Polish People’s Republic and modern time of European Union Large multimedia installation of a globe dedicated to Polish presence in the world
Emigration Museum in Gdynia
Collections Letters Documents Diaries Photographs Personal belongings
Emigration Museum in Gdynia
Learn more… Website: The Day of the Polish Diaspora and Poles Abroad – May 2 every year since 2002! The Plazynski Award - Polonia journalist, Polish-based journalist concerned with Polonia themes, foreign journalist concerned with Polonia themes and Polonia editorial office. The Strzelecki Award – “Man Above Borders” - The creator of the best film or photo documentary about migration. How do immigrants find their feet in a new reality? What are their life stories? What values do they introduce to the new places?
European Solidarity Center - Gdansk
Opened in August 2014 Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, the Local Government of the Pomorskie Voivodeship, the Solidarity Trade Union and the Solidarity Centre Foundation established the European Solidarity Centre 1 st year it opened 390 thousand people visited the center Just received Europe Museum Prize for 2016
European Solidarity Center - Gdansk
MISSION DISCOVER HISTORY AND DECIDE ABOUT THE FUTURE To commemorate, maintain and popularize the heritage and message of the Solidarity movement and the anti-communist democratic opposition in Poland and throughout the world To inspire new cultural, civic, trade union, local government, national and European initiatives with a universal dimension To share the achievements of the peaceful struggle for freedom, justice, democracy and human rights with those who are deprived of them. To actively take part in the building of the European identity and new international order
European Solidarity Center - Gdansk
Permanent Exhibition The Birth of Solidarity Movement The Power of the Powerless Solidarity and Hope John Paul II At War with Society The Road to Democracy The Triumph of Freedom
European Solidarity Center - Gdansk
Learn more… Website: All About Freedom Festival – every October Education – Solidarity School, Green Freedom School Archives Library Foreigner Club – Weekly meetings & learning Polish
Reagan Park in Gdansk
Baltic Sea
Beautiful Gdansk
Sopot
Fish
Baltic Herring
Baltic Amber
Traditions & Everyday Life
Goldwasser Vodka
Kashubians
Poland – Culture & Cuisine
Poland Culinary Vacations