Wspólnota śmiechu muzealników. (Szkic do dalszych studiów)

Laughter community of museum employees

The subject of the article is the occupational humor of museum employees and the laughter community connected to it. The author shows which aspects of work in a museum trigger off comical effect according to the employees themselves. The research material comes from the author’s personal experiences as well as the interviews with other staff members and Facebook funpage “Muzealnicy”. The author tries to answer the question concerning the cultural and social functions of the laughter community of museum employees. The theoretical framework of this analysis is provided by K. Żygulski’s concept of the “laughter community”.