March to Spala

An exhibition about the largest scout jamboree in the history of Poland.

In 1935, over 25,000 scouts from all over the country came to the small town of Spała. For two weeks, a camp town was created there – with its own power plant, hospital, newspaper, and above all, young people who lived together in the spirit of service, responsibility and friendship. The jubilee Polish Scouting Jamboree was an unprecedented event – ​​and not only in the history of scouting.

The exhibition "March to Spała", which can be seen at the Museum and Centre of the Scout Movement in Krakow, is a journey to those days. We will show what life was like in the camp, who came to Spała, how the jamboree was organised, and how it was remembered in reports, the press and culture. This is a story about young people who were supposed to change the world – and often did change it. But the exhibition is more than a story about the past. It is also a question: why do we need a community today?

In times when everyone is rushing in their own direction, it is worth remembering how important cooperation, shared responsibility and being together can be. The exhibition also includes reflection frames that will help you look at the scouting experience from the perspective of today's challenges - educational, social, civic.