1 July - 31 December 2024
One of the major exponents of Polish modernist art, Leopold Gottlieb is little known in his home country. The primary goal of this project is to popularise his work in Poland. The first task is to digitise, preserve and elaborate the artist's legacy, now in the family collection in France. The collection contains Gottlieb's artworks and correspondence which stand as valuable testimony to the history of Polish culture abroad. The next part of the project will involve making this material available via a specially designed, accessible and visually appealing digital archive. The archive will continue to be developed after the conclusion of this project to encompass other collections of Gottlieb's work.
The model developed during the Project will be implemented by the Foundation in subsequent years to build archives for other artists. The Foundation's staff and volunteers will broaden their digital skills.
As part of the project, the Foundation will be equipped with a computer station suitable for older people who constitute a significant target group for our activities. It will provide them with the opportunity to use digital archives and educational sites available online, thus helping them to improve their digital skills. As a result of the Project, the Foundation will extend its cultural offer and reinforce its presence in virtual spaces.
The social importance of this Project relies on promoting attitudes based on the awareness of one's cultural identity, as well as respect and tolerance for other cultures and diverse religious, political and moral beliefs (Gottlieb's multicultural work); activating the local community, particularly the elderly, while simultaneously improving their digital literacy; raising such literacy among the employees and volunteers at the Foundation; incorporating ecological aspects in the managing of the Project; leveraging technological innovations in the design and communication with the audience of the Foundation, as well as with potential sponsors and other partners from across cultural industries.
Honorary patronage:
The project was co-financed by the European Union NextGenerationEU fund under the National Reconstruction Plan, Investment A2.5.1: Programme for supporting the activities of entities in the cultural sector and creative industries to stimulate their development.
