INVENTING A RELATIONAL MUSEUM

Abstract

The paper is a review of the book by Janusz Byszewski and Beata Nessel-Łukasik Muzeum relacyjne. Przed progiem / za progiem [Relational Museum. Before the Threshold / Beyond the Threshold] inaugurating the ‘Museology: New Places’ series. It discusses in more detail the title project and the assumed relational museum which in its authors’ understanding is characterized by the focus on the relations of a museum as an institution with the local community, based on a rich social programme, co-created with museum’s external actors on an equal-footing basis. Both the volume’s content and its experimental stylistic, with a special focus on its graphic layout are discussed.