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Conference devoted to the reopening of the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk has ended. Its date was not accidental. Today marks the 119th anniversary of the birth of Cavalry Captain Witold Pilecki, Polish WWII hero. The meeting with journalists allowed firstly to sum up the project #M2WSwirtualnie [English: #WW2Mvirtually], which had been carried out for the last two months, and secondly to present new rules for visitors.
Tomorrow (13 May 2020) at 10.00 a.m. Museum of the Second World War in Gdansk will re-open to the public. Information about new rules for our museum visitors will be posted on our website after the press conference which will start tomorrow at 9.30 a.m.
W ubiegły czwartek odbyła się konferencja naukowa „Der Vergessene Alliierte?” zorganizowana przez Pilecki-Institut, Stiftung für deutsch-polnische Zusammenarbeit, Zentrum für Historische Forschung Berlin oraz Instytut Pileckiego. O komentarz do dyskusji poproszony został prof. Grzegorz Berendt. Zachęcamy do zapoznania się z podsumowaniem wydarzenia przez zastępcę dyrektora Muzeum II Wojny Światowej.
Do Western European nations remember the war the same way East-Central Europeans do? Who shapes the imagery related to WWII events: historians or mass culture creative artists? Answers to these and other questions will be sought already this coming Friday 8 May by the participants of the conference titled "Burden of Victory: The Second World War and its consequences from the perspective of 75 years since its end".
Due to the existing situation related to the Covid-19 epidemic and with our main concern for the safety of us all, the Organizing Committee of the Conference 1940 - Forgotten War? have reached a decision to change the date of the conference.
In 1940, the war that began in Europe in 1939 struck with all its terrifying might. On the one hand, it is the first year of the occupation of Polish territories by the Third Reich and Soviet Union; on the other hand, in that year both totalitarian regimes continue their territorial expansion, war spreading to many fronts, with military operations engulfing further areas of Europe, Asia and Africa.
Today is World Book and Copyright Day and the final day of our "Mask & Book" project. On this occasion, as part of #LookInsideOurBook series, we publish online an English edition of "World Battlefield Museums Forum", an illustrated record of an international conference that took place at the Museum of the Second World War in Gdansk in September 2018. The forum brought together representatives of battlefield museums from several countries around the world.
May the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ that brings us spiritual rebirth fill everyone with peace and faith, may it give you strength to overcome difficulties and may it help everyone look to the future with trust. We wish you a Happy Easter!
As part of our #M2WSonline learn the story of the bell from Wilhelm Gustloff ship, which is on display at the main exhibition of the Museum of the Second World War in Gdansk.