Recognition for the ‘Pomeranian Crimes of 1939’ Exhibition
Exactly a week ago, the exhibition ‘Pomeranian Crimes of 1939’ was opened at the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk. The exhibition has received recognition from both the museum community and our visitors. It is our pleasure to inform you that the Pomeranian Local Authority Leader, Dariusz Drelich, has decided to honor the curators of the exhibition by conveying special thanks through the directorship of his office.
A ceremony to award diplomas to the exhibition authors was preceded by short speeches delivered by the participants and initiators of the event.
The first to address the museum staff was Member of European Parliament, Anna Fotyga:
„First of all, I would like to thank the director, the team, and the authors of the exhibition for creating this magnificent work. (…) I am very pleased that this exhibition has been opened, allowing visitors, especially the younger generation, to become acquainted with it. The facts of the Pomeranian crimes are slowly breaking through, reaching the awareness of all Poles. (…) From my side, I can only say that I will strive for this exhibition to find its place beyond Poland. I will certainly want Polish MPs to present it in the European Parliament as well.”
Next, on behalf of the Pomeranian Regional Authority Leader, the Director of the Office of the Pomeranian Regional Authority, Tomasz Gieszcz, spoke:
„It is an honor for me to be here today with you, representing the Pomeranian Regional Authority Leader, Dariusz Drelich. We meet today, a week after the opening of this extraordinary exhibition, through which we highlight Polish heroes, honor their memory, while not being afraid to speak the historical truth about what happened.”
Sincere thanks to the exhibition curators, Monika Krzencessa, Marta Baranowska, and Marek Zambrzycki, were expressed by Director Tomasz Gieszcz on behalf of the Pomeranian Regional Authority Leader. Diplomas were presented, and a letter was read out by Director Tomasz Gieszcz, Member of the European Parliament Anna Fotyga, and Roman Dambek, the President of the Kashubian-Kociewian Association named after the Secret Military Organization "Gryf Pomorski" and the initiator of the establishment of the National Day of Remembrance for the Victims of German Pomeranian Crimes of 1939. Roman Dambek also reminded those present:
„For several years, we fought for the establishment of the National Day of Remembrance for the Victims of German Pomeranian Crimes to save these crimes from oblivion. In this way, we pay tribute to all of those families who acted heroically in the face of the threat to the homeland, to their families, and to themselves. They were true Poles to the end - unyielding and heroic.”
On behalf of the curatorial team, the director of the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk, Prof. Grzegorz Berendt, also thanked the organizers of today's ceremony:
„I want to express gratitude to the initiators of this meeting for honoring our team, and above all, those who developed the concept and brought it to fruition, making the idea come to fruition. I am very pleased that your work has found recognition among people holding important positions in our region, as well as in the person of the Minister, not only in our local area but more broadly - on the stage of the European Union. Thank you for the kind words and recognition of our employees, my colleagues. My role was purely supportive. The fact that - as I said - the ‘word became flesh’ is all thanks to them.”
The exhibition will be open to visitors until March 31st, 2024. The exhibition is free and is located in the temporary exhibition hall of the Museum of the Second World War on level -3.
