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Memorandum of Understanding with the Municipal Museum in Żory

We are pleased to announce that in February 2023 a memorandum of understanding was signed between the Faculty of International and Political Studies of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow and the Municipal Museum in Żory regarding cooperation between the Museum and the Jagiellonian Research Center for African Studies (an interfaculty unit co-created by the Faculty of International and Political Studies).

The agreement aims at cooperation in the field of African studies in the scope of research, educational, and organizational activities. As part of it, it will be possible carrying out joint research and educational projects, organizing workshops, seminars, academic and popular science conferences, as well as exhibitions. There is also a possibility of student internships in the Municipal Museum in Żory. As part of the implementation of the agreement, joint efforts will also made to apply for funds from external entities.

The Municipal Museum in Żory is a thriving modern cultural institution that conducts scientific research and can pride itself on having interesting ethnographic regional and non-European collections, among which predominate exhibits from Africa. The Museum’s African collection began with the acquisition of objects from West Africa. Over time, however, objects from other regions of the continent also started to be collected. Currently, the collection has over 4,000 items that have been obtained through purchases and donations or brought from field research in Africa. During its more than 20-year history, the Municipal Museum in Żory has been awarded many times with prestigious awards, e.g. in 2016 it received SYBILLA (in the category ‘Ethnographic exhibitions’) for the exhibition “Polish way of exploring the world” – it is an award for the museum event of the year (equivalent to a museum Oscar award) by the National Institute for Museums and Public Collections.

We encourage you to visit the Municipal Museum in Żory, more information on the Museum’s website.

 

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