Muzeum Politechniki Krakowskiej – w poszukiwaniu własnej tożsamości

Abstract

THE MUSEUM OF THE KRAKÓW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY – SEARCHING FOR ONE’S IDENTITY

The paper discusses the genesis of the Museum of the Kraków University of Technology and outlines the nineteen years of its history. By reaching into the shared, historical origins of museums and universities, the authors attempt to define the identity of this unit that belongs to the specific group of university museums which operate by combining the fields of natural sciences and the humanities. The account of the process of establishing the University seventy years ago as a result of the support provided by the academic community from which the Kraków University of Technology originated constitutes a significant part of the text. While being a city of science and art, Kraków is also a metropolis whose industrial tradition goes a long way back, which brings to the fore the social aspects of the acceptance of the Museum’s activity, both on the level of the university, and on the larger scale of the entire urban environment.