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It also offers a universal reflection on how museums, public spaces, objects, and narratives carry ideological potential far beyond Poland's borders.  Beginning with the first museum created on Polish soil and ending with the newest, the book examines museums and monuments as narratives and the possibility that objects speak independently of curatorial intent. It finally turns to the psychology of collecting, from private art collections to filmmakers' personal archives.  The study reveals both elements of Polish exceptionalism and broader truths about how societies tell their stories through the collections they curate.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53521468915985,"sku":"NLS9781648251290","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781648251290.jpg?v=1778453268"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/rochester-studies-in-east-and-central-europe-book-series.oembed?page=2","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}