Exhibition | The Jerzy Bartmiński Ethnolinguistic Lab’s Tape Archive

The Jerzy Bartmiński Ethnolinguistic Lab’s Tape Archive houses over 1,800 media items—reel tapes, cassettes, and CDs—filled with folkloric treasures and dialect recordings primarily from the Lublin region and southeastern Poland.

This exhibition traces the Workshop’s journey at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, from its inception to the acquisition, processing, and ongoing utilization of its rich collection. Visitors will gain insights into the life of its founder, Professor Jerzy Bartmiński, and discover a selection of singers, bands, and folk musicians captured by Bartmiński and his team over the years.

As expected from a tape archive, sound is central to the experience. Visitors can explore both historical recordings and contemporary reinterpretations.

Exhibition curated by Anna Kaczan, PhD and Katarzyna Prorok, PhD, Jerzy Bartmiński Ethnolinguistic Workshop, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin.

The exhibition is part of the Summer School of Tradition 2024. The Summer School of Tradition is organised by the Kultura Enter Foundation. The project is supported by the City of Lublin. The exhibition presents materials provided by the Jerzy Bartmiński Ethnolinguistics Lab,  Lublin  The Lublin Open-air Village Museum, the Society for Nature and Man, and the National Digital Archives.