Przełom? Przekształcenie Biura Wystaw Artystycznych w Sopocie w Państwową Galerię Sztuki w Sopocie

Abstrakt

The article describes the changes in the organization of the Art Exhibitions Office in Sopot in the late 1980s and early 1990s, leading to the name change to the State Art Gallery in Sopot. The study emphasizes the gallery’s functioning and exhibitions, however it does not evaluate the artists associated with the local artistic environment or the program of the gallery. The author, based on materials from the gallery’s archives, raises such issues as insufficient budget support, problems with the gallery’s facilities, and organizational and administrative chaos, which were typical for the majority of cultural and artistic institutions at the beginning of the 1990s.