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06-MAY-2017

Krakow. Schindler's Factory Museum (Fabryka Schindlera)

In 2010, the Oskar Schindler Enamelled Goods Factory (to give it its full name) re-opened to the public as a world-class museum. The story of Oskar Schindler and his employees is one which has been well-known since Steven Spielberg's film Schindler’s List (which was shot almost entirely in Kraków) brought it to audiences across the world in 1993, and while that story is covered in detail on the original site where many events took place, the museum actually casts the city of Kraków in the main role of its permanent exhibition titled, ‘Kraków During Nazi Occupation 1939-1945.’ Individual histories of Kraków’s wartime inhabitants guide visitors through the exhibit which covers the war of 1939, everyday life under occupation, the fate of the Jews, the city’s underground resistance and more, using vast archival documents, photos, radio and film recordings, period artefacts and dynamic multimedia installations. Other exhibits change regularly, while a separate section of the original factory is reserved for film screenings, lectures and other cultural events, and another large part of the factory hosts MOCAK - Kraków's excellent contemporary art museum which opened in 2011.

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George McCarten20-Jan-2021 03:46
It would be nice to be convinced that such a spectacle would never occur again, but sadly I'm not so confident. Ask any Rohingya from Burma.
MarcViskens31-May-2018 21:00
why these flags?
Schindler did well
Zoltán Balogh30-Aug-2017 11:09
This is really interesting Jose. V
Neil Marcus28-Aug-2017 18:27
I can't understand why these flags would be in a museum commemorating Shindler. They are an an anathema. to view.
Dennis Hoyne28-Aug-2017 02:59
Seeing this symbol of atrocities gives me the chills, never again!
Julie Oldfield28-Aug-2017 00:32
A very poignant image especially now. V
Jeff Real27-Aug-2017 23:13
As the son of a man who fought against that regime this is a powerful image to view.
It is important to remember so that this particular past does not repeat itself on American shores.
A powerful image.
~V~
William Barletta27-Aug-2017 23:06
Ditto!
globalgadabout27-Aug-2017 20:04
amazing how the striking Nazi flags stir such a reaction, luckily negative for most of us..
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