Baszta nr 10

Baszta nr 10

Baszta nr 10 covers the activities of the museum in Chojnice in the years 2005-2008. The chapter devoted to the results of work on the museum collections, including archaeology, numismatics and conservation, as well as historical and biographical studies on people connected with Chojnice and the region consists of the following articles:

  1. Barbara Zagórska - Dr Janina Cherek - Director of the Historical and Ethnographic Museum in Chojnice in 1992-2006
  2. Anna Czapczyk - 'Sibi et amicis'. Chojnice bibliophiles
  3. Irena Elsner - The Parish of Lichnowy in Kosznajderia during World War I
  4. Marek Kołyszko - St Benedict's Medallion from Chojnice
  5. Emilia Krzystowska - Conservation of a clay net weight from the collection of the Historical and Ethnographic Museum in Chojnice
  6. Anna Rembisz - Bronze sword from the collection of Albin Makowski in the Historical and Ethnographic Museum in Chojnice
  7. Hanna Rząska - The Art of Pottery Making
  8. Marcin Synak - Group of coins of Stefan Batory and Sigismund III Vasa in the collection of the Historical and Ethnographic Museum in Chojnice
  9. Krzysztof Walenta - Antique coins in the collection of the Historical and Ethnographic Museum in Chojnice.

Further chapters contain a list of realised exhibitions with a description of the most important items, and a presentation of educational, conservation and publishing activities. Important museum events include the participation of Chojnice artefacts from the princely grave at the prestigious archaeological exhibition Rome and the Barbarians in Bonn and the organisation of a conference dedicated to the memory of Albin Makowski - the founder of the historic-regional collection in Chojnice, entitled Albin Makowski (1908-1982). Collector, bibliophile, regionalist. On the 100th anniversary of his birth.