Public history entering Poland

Abstract

The article presents the short outline of history of public history in the USA and in Poland, referring to Barbara Franco’s definition that it is history for the public, by the public, with the public, and about the public. Emphasizing the role of the public, it focuses on these four aspects, addressing issues of the relationship between the past, the public and other stakeholders, and relating them to the ways of dealing with history that respond to changing external conditions, that take into account local specificities, but at the same time are a universal experience.