Collections care
The collections department is responsible for properly storing exhibits, ensuring their safety, and preserving them. It develops collections and makes them available for scientific, educational, and exhibition purposes. The museum collections include over 1,500 exhibits related to the functioning of the former German concentration camp Stutthof and its sub-camps. Due to their unique nature, these objects testify to the suffering and primitive conditions thousands endured and to efforts to preserve humanity behind Stutthof’s barbed wires. The museum’s collections include, among others:
- Artifacts related to the functioning of the former German concentration camp Stutthof – equipment from the barracks inhabited by prisoners, the camp hospital and crematorium, instruments of terror, and objects related to the extermination process.
- Personal belongings that the prisoners brought to the camp and that were confiscated from them.
- Items for personal use illegally made by prisoners in the camp and illegal artistic works of prisoners: decorative caskets, cigarette cases, ashtrays, jewelry, spoons, drawings, portraits, and diaries.
- Artifacts belonging to SS crew members: dog tags, military decorations, whips and batons, dishes from the SS canteen.
- Artifacts belonging to SS crew members: dog tags, military decorations, whips and batons, dishes from the SS canteen.
OBTAINING OBJECTS FROM PRIVATE PERSONS, COLLECTORS OR INSTITUTIONS
The Stutthof Museum in Sztutowo acquires objects for its collections through gifts, deposits, purchases, and institutional transfers. Persons interested in donating objects to the Stutthof Museum in Sztutowo, please send the offer by post to the institution’s address or a scan with the bidder’s signature or by e-mail (muzealia@stutthof.org).
ACQUISITION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL MONUMENTS
The Stutthof Museum accepts archaeological artifacts obtained from excavations or searches related to the camp and its sub-camps. The procedure for the transfer of the aforementioned objects to the museum collections is outlined in the “Regulations for the transfer of archaeological materials to the Stutthof Museum in Sztutowo. German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1939-1945).” If you are interested, please contact the curator of the collection of museum objects, Bogusława Tartakowska – muzealia@stutthof.org
LENDING OF MUSEUM OBJECTS
The Stutthof Museum lends its collections to other museums, galleries, and educational centers. The procedure for lending museum objects is governed by the following documents: Paragraph No. 7 of the “Regulations for the Registration, Development, and Accessibility of Museum Collections of the Stutthof Museum in Sztutowo: German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1939–1945)” and the “Loan Agreement”. If you are interested, please contact the curator of the collection of museum objects, Bogusława Tartakowska – muzealia@stutthof.org
OBJECT DATABASE
The Stutthof Museum in Sztutowo is digitizing its collections for online access. Until the complete version of the catalog is made available, twenty selected objects from our collection can be viewed on the MuzeOn platform. Every month we will present different exhibits to familiarize you with the specificity and diversity of our collections. We encourage you to visit the website regularly.
We would like to thank the MuzeOn portal for the possibility of presenting our collections on their website and “FpSystem” for, as always, reliable cooperation.
CONTACT
Bogusława Tartakowska, curator of collections
tel. +48 (55) 247 83 53 ext. 247,
e-mail: boguslawa.tartakowska@stutthof.org, muzealia@stutthof.org
Catalog
The catalog of museum collections can be found at http://zbiory.stutthof.org
