Histories Recovered - or rather being recovered in various ways - is the process of reclaiming fragments of Lower Silesian history that have remained in the shadows for decades.
The exhibition tells the story of queer life between 1871 and 1990+, from persecution and silence, to the formation of communities, to the questioning of gender boundaries and the consolidation of queer memories. In this narrative, 1945 becomes both the end and the beginning of new queer stories - from the German past, to the memory of the Borderlands, to the experience of the 'new' communist reality.
The exhibition has been realised by a curatorial team consisting of Dr Joanna Ostrowska (coordinator), Dr Tomasz Łukasz Nowak, Ewa Pluta, Dr Joanna Hytrek-Hryciuk, Krzysztof Tomasik and Professor Piotr Laskowski. The exhibition was organised by the Department of Social Diversity of the Wrocław City and the Wrocław City Museum.
The exhibition's partners are the Warsaw Queer Museum, the Equality Culture Association, the Documentary and Feature Film Studio in Warsaw and the National Film Archive - Audiovisual Institute.
Lease
‘Stories Recovered. Queer in Lower Silesia’ is an exhibition designed to be transported and shown in various exhibition and cultural spaces. It consists of 19 paper boards measuring 107-160 cm in width and 265-350 cm in height. The texts are presented in Polish and English. It is possible to print smaller boards adapted to other exhibition spaces (from available digital files).
Galeria zdjęć
If you are interested in leasing the exhibition, please contact the curator Ewa Pluta at the Wroclaw City Museum, e-mail: ewapluta@mmw.pl. We look forward to working with you!
