Spuścizna materialna po Wincentym Lutosławskim w Drozdowie – inspiracja do badań miejscowych

Abstract

The text The material legacy of Wincenty Lutosławski in Drozdowo – an inspiration for local research is an assessment of the achievements of the staff of the Natural History Museum – Lutosławski Manor in Drozdowo in the field of its main activity. Among the tasks carried out: the collection and development of collections, organisation of exhibitions, broadly understood education and journalism, and academic work is an equal element. It documents the history of the landed gentry of Łomża with particular emphasis on the Lutosławski family of Drozdowo. Taking into account the highlighted task, the paper is divided into three sections. The preceding introduction is devoted to the history of the Lutosławski family in Drozdowo. The first section describes Wincenty Lutosławski’s relationship with Drozdowo, where he spent his childhood and later came with his wife and daughters. The second section covers the history and assessment of the value of the Drozdowo mementos of Wincenty. It concerns his legacy in the form of buildings and park layouts as well as changes in the very infrastructure of the locality. With regard to the Museum, the exhibition and storage collections are discussed. Among them are Wincenty’s personal items related to his life and work, including a travel desk. The third section presents the state of research and studies on Lutosławski as seen from the perspective of the Museum’s programme specification. The development of an individual research programme drawing on the museum’s own resources and supplementing queries with materials on the basis of which his educational and popularising activities and, in the long-term perspective, research and study activities developed, is presented. As a result of creating exhibitions and journalism, materials from various sources are accumulated, on the basis of which analytical works and syntheses are prepared. The organisation of sessions and conferences is closely linked to this practice, and the rapprochement of the different types of activities is being fostered, for example by the creation in 2011 of a conference on the theme of “Meetings of Generations in the Landed Gentry Community” and anniversary celebrations. The programme of the Museum’s activities, created over the course of more than thirty years, would certainly not be as varied and extensive were it not for the “depth” of the material and ideological heritage of the most prominent representatives of the Lutosławski family, among whom Wincenty played a leading role. The man and his creation inspires not only the Drozdowo museum staff, but also the academics cooperating with them, who seek inspiration from sources preserved and developed also in the philosopher’s hometown.