Kreacja obiektu muzealnego na przykładzie ekspozycyjnych losów lady Fischerów ze zbiorów Muzeum Historycznego Miasta Krakowa

Abstract

THE CREATION OF A MUSEUM EXHIBIT BASED ON THE HISTORY OF EXHIBITIONS OF FISCHERS9 CHEST PRESENTLY IN THE COLLECTION OF THE HISTORICAL MU SEUM OF THE CITY OF CRACOW

A chest formerly belonging to the Fischer family in the collection of the Historical Museum of the City of Cracow (inv. no. 1170/III) was funded in 1899 by the Association of Merchants and Merchant Youth in Cracow on the hundredth anniversary of the renowned Fischer family of merchants. In 1962 it was transferred to the Museum by Irena Fischerowa, nee Leszczyński. To date this interesting family memento connected with the history of the Merchants’ Congregation, an organisation which has made an important contribution to the history of Cracow, was displayed at three exhibition venues: the permanent exhibition at the Krzysztofory (1979-1997): a temporary exhibition “Between Hansa and the Levant” at the Hippolit House (1995-1996); and at the permanent exhibitions “ From the history and culture of Cracow” (since 1998.).
The artefact was the subject of attempts to create a museum exhibit set in a certain context, which resulted from ideological premises and a scenario for the relevant exhibition. These included:
- the presentation of the chest in the craft context - as a historic Cracow-made artwork.
- its presentation as a memento of a renowned merchant family ( the function of representation), and finally
- in the current exhibition, it is set in the context of merchant symbolism, reaching back to the Middle Ages and part of the finest traditions of Cracow merchants.