X FORUM OF OPEN REGIONALISM
04 September 2026, Author: Marcin Dębiński
On Thursday, 3 September, the Mayor of Ełk, Tomasz Andrukiewicz, opened the X FORUM OF OPEN REGIONALISM. This year's edition is held under the slogan: "Nation and regions – competing stories?". It will be devoted to history, memory and regional identity.
The participants of the Forum will try to find answers to such questions as:
- Can the story of Poland be one, if the historical experiences of Masuria, Warmia, Pomerania, Silesia, Podlasie or the Lublin region are so different from each other?
- How does regional memory relate to national memory?
- Do different experiences have to compete with each other, or can they help us better understand
- Friday, September 4, 2026
10.00-11.30 | What kind of museum do we need in Poland?
Panelists: Beata Nessel-Łukasik, Marcin Napiórkowski, Robert Traba
Moderator: Sławomir Majoch
12.00-13.30 | World War II: in the center of memory or in the center of the dispute?
Panelists: Marta Kurkowska-Budzan, Marcin Giełzak, Agnieszka Haska
Moderator: Jacek Lepiarz
2.30 p.m. – 4.00 p.m. | How to talk about regions?
Panelists: Eryk Krasucki, Barbara Klich-Kluczewska, Jacek Poniedziałek
Moderator: Andrzej Brzeziecki
4.30 p.m. – 6.00 p.m. | Jews (Not) Present in Polish Memory
Dominika Kozłowska's Interview with Grzegorz Gauden
- Saturday, September 5, 2026
10.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m. | Unwanted heritage: "erase", tame or remain silent?
Panelists: Wojciech Konończuk, Monika Stobiecka, Christhardt Henschel
Moderator: Małgorzata Bukiel
12.00-13.30 | How does literature tell history?
Panelists: Małgorzata Mikołajczak, Rafał Żytyniec, Bernadetta Darska
Moderated by: Violetta Szostak
14.30-16.00 | Summary discussion: Is it possible to write the history of Polish from behind?
Panelists: Maciej Górny, Rafał Stobiecki, Dobrochna Kałwa
Moderator: Robert Traba and Jakub Knyżewski
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