Świętokrzyski Shtetl

 

Świętokrzyski Shtetl – Chmielnik Synagogue
The key creative premise of the „Świętokrzyski Shtetl” Museum is reproduction of the multifaceted cultural and social life, where the architectural context will become the central space for Chmielnik residents’ activities. The project is inscribed in the context of two masses: the symbol of light – a modern exhibition that brings back the times of the pre-war Shtetl, and the symbol of shadow – an outdoor monument referencing to the remembrance of the Shoah. The refurbished 17th-c. synagogue will give room to a theatre, prayer room with the characteristic glass bima, and a conference room.