Centrum Dokumentacji Zsyłek, Wypędzeń i Przesiedleń w Krakowie
UKEN institution in Fort Skotniki with a museum and the permanent multimedia exhibition “Zesłani na Sybir” (Exiled to Siberia) on the fates of Poles deported deep into the USSR.
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About the museum
The Documentation Centre of Deportations, Expulsions and Resettlements (Centrum Dokumentacji Zsyłek, Wypędzeń i Przesiedleń) was established on 1 March 2011 by the rector of the university which is now called the University of the National Education Commission in Kraków (UKEN; formerly the Pedagogical University). It grew out of projects on forced migration carried out since 2004 by the Students' Scientific Club of History. The Centre comprises a research unit, a museum, an archive and a library.
Its seat is Fort No. 52 and ½ N “Skotniki”, built in 1897–1898 by Austro-Hungarian engineers to a design by Emil Gologorski as part of the Kraków Fortress. During the German occupation it held Soviet prisoners of war who were building Stalag 369, of whom about 160 died. Since 2017 the fort has been owned by the university, and its external appearance has been reconstructed.
The Centre collects the testimonies of witnesses, souvenirs, documents and photographs concerning exiles to Siberia, people displaced by the Germans and people forcibly taken to work in the Third Reich. The fort houses a permanent multimedia exhibition, “Zesłani na Sybir. Losy polskich obywateli deportowanych w głąb Związku Sowieckiego w czasie II wojny światowej” (Exiled to Siberia. The Fates of Polish Citizens Deported Deep into the Soviet Union during the Second World War). The Centre also prepares exhibitions in the country and abroad, for example on Polish refugees in Tanzania, Polish children in Iran and Siberians around the world.
Highlights
- Permanent multimedia exhibition “Zesłani na Sybir” (Exiled to Siberia)
- Historic Fort Skotniki from 1897–1898
- Collection of witness testimonies and photographs of the exiles
- Archive and library available during working hours
- Free car park at the fort
Permanent exhibition
- Zesłani na Sybir. Losy polskich obywateli deportowanych w głąb Związku Sowieckiego w czasie II wojny światowej – New permanent multimedia exhibition on the fates of Poles deported deep into the USSR during the Second World War, presented at the Centre's seat in Fort Skotniki.
- Founded
- 2011
- Operated by
- Uniwersytet Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
- Director
- prof. Hubert Chudzio
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Fort Skotniki · 150 m
Bus 196 from the Czerwone Maki loop to the Fort Skotniki stop (about 150 m from the gate); buses 116, 213, 233, 253, 263 and 283 from the Czerwone Maki loop to the Skotniki stop, and from there about 500 m along ul. Kozienicka to the main entrance.
By car
Free parking
Free car park for passenger cars on the fort grounds; minibuses and coaches may park after prior registration.
Amenities & dining
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | Before a planned visit you must contact the Centre; groups arriving by minibus or coach are asked to register in advance. Archive collections are available during the Centre's working hours. |
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