Background Article The “Polish Economy” and the “German Pig” The end of the First World War marked a turning point in the power relationship between Poland and Germany. But did traditional images of superiority and inferiority also change? Caricatures provide an interesting lens through which to answer this question.
Travelling exhibition Typisch schlesisch!? ("Typically Silesian!?") "Is there such thing as a Silesian identity, and if so, how many?" The touring exhibition "Typically Silesian", which is available for loan, grapples with this question, which actually contains three other questions, namely, “where is Silesia?”, “who is Silesian?” and “what is typically...
Infrastructure project Views of Silesia from the Haselbach Graphic Art Collection Silesia – an ancient cultural landscape and European heritage. Fascinated by the cultural energy that emanated from his homeland in what is now Poland for centuries, Albrecht Haselbach (1892-1979), a brewery owner in Namslau, acquired a unique collection of over 4,000 copperplate engravings,...
Permanent exhibition Wege nach / durch Schlesien ("Travel Routes") A trip to Silesia is always worthwile! How true this has been for more than 200 years and how travel has changed in that time is shown in an exhibition by HAUS SCHLESIEN in the Lower Silesian Cistercian Lubiąż Abbey.
Wanderausstellung Zwischen Revolution und Ruhrbesetzung Ein Ende mit Schrecken und ein folgenreicher Friedensvertrag: Die ausleihbare Wanderausstellung „Zwischen Revolution und Ruhrbesetzung“ von HAUS SCHLESIEN behandelt die Jahre nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg in Schlesien.
