Institute of National Remembrance

Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski - budowniczy portu w Gdyni i COP
Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski and the Port of Gdynia: Steel cranes, concrete, and storm coats made of Polish linen
In May 1920, engineer Tadeusz Wenda identified the fishing village of Gdynia as a suitable location. Eighteen years later, the port handled 9,173,438 tons of cargo across 53 regular shipping... Read more...
Tradycyjny pilśniowy kapelusz z manufaktury Polkap w Skoczowie - zabytek polskiego rzemiosła
Hückel Hat Factory / "Polkap": Rabbit fur felt and hat-making craftsmanship
The J. Hückel's Söhne branch started operations in Skoczów on November 28, 1923 – on the Polish side of the customs border drawn after the division of Cieszyn Silesia. A... Read more...
Zabytkowe ceglane hale fabryczne tkalni Frotex w Prudniku - dawne zakłady Samuela Fränkla
Samuel Fränkel and "Frotex": A kingdom of damask, jacquards, and white gold
In 1827, Samuel Fränkel opened a linen shop in Prudnik; by 1913, his company employed 4,000 people and exported 70 percent of its 1,600 tons of annual production abroad, and... Read more...
Zabytkowa pięciokondygnacyjna drewniana hala fabryki sukna Fiedlerów w Opatówku - Muzeum Historii Przemysłu
Brothers Adolf and Edward Fiedler: The Oldest Mechanical Cloth Factory in the Kingdom of Poland
The Fiedler brothers from Saxony built the largest cloth factory in the Congress Kingdom of Poland in Opatówek near Kalisz between 1824 and 1826 – five stories of wooden construction... Read more...
Stara Fabryka w Bielsku-Białej - zabytkowe krosna i maszyny włókiennicze w Śląskim Manchesterze
Silesian Manchester: Karol Bütner and the Guild of Clothiers from 1548
On June 5, 1548, Wenceslaus III Adam, Duke of Cieszyn, approved the statute of the Bielsko weavers' and clothiers' guild and granted the merchandise the mark "B.S. – Bielsko Cloths."... Read more...
Archiwalna rekonstrukcja pracowni jedwabiu w Centralnej Doświadczalnej Stacji Jedwabniczej w Milanówku
Central Experimental Silkworm Station: Stanisław and Henryk Witaczek and Polish Silk
In 1924, siblings Stanisława and Henryk Witaczek founded the Central Experimental Sericulture Station in Milanówek. Henryk learned sericulture in Georgia, where he worked as a laborer in a thread factory,... Read more...
Księży Młyn w Łodzi - monumentalna fabryka bawełny z czerwonej cegły Karola Scheiblera
Karol Scheibler and the Cotton Empire of Księży Młyn: Red brick, blood, and yarn
On October 27, 1853, Karol Scheibler signed a contract with the Łódź city council for the construction of a complete cotton factory within two years. In 1855, a spinning mill... Read more...
Zabytkowa Stara Przędzalnia Lnu w Żyrardowie - stolica polskiego włókiennictwa
Żyrardów Linen Mills: A city of linen and sweat. Europe's largest textile manufactory
The factory in Ruda Guzowska started operations on July 24, 1833, and the settlement was named after Filip de Girard. The verified history of Żyrardów Textile Mills: Napoleon's competition in... Read more...