Museum in a Polish School in Latvia – a Place of Remembrance, Meetings and a Tool in Education. Case Study

Abstract

When we talk about multiculturalism in the context of education, school resources are worth considering. One of the ways to use the materials collected by the school is to create a school museum. In the article, there is presented the activity of a school museum functioning for over 20 years in the Rezekne Polish State Gymnasium in Latvia. The presented proposals constitute a response to the research problem posed in the form of a question: What role does the museum play in the minority school in Rezekne? The museum activity of the Rezekne Polish State Gymnasium was shown from three perspectives as 1) a place of remembrance whose main task is to share collective memories, 2) a meeting place for cultures whose main task is integration in various minority groups in Latgale territory in Latvia, and 3) a tool in regional education.