News
Publications
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The City on Glass Negatives. Warsaw 1916 in Willy Römer’s Photographs
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The Shrines of Warsaw
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The Road to Solidarity. 1975-1980.
The story begins with a reminder of the protests against changes to the Constitution in 1975 and 1976 (The Memorandum of the 59 Intellectuals), the appearance of successive opposition movements (KOR, WZZ, ROPCiO) and the development of the underground press and publications – all set against the official view of life in the Polish People’s Republic [ more... ] -
A Carnival under Sentence. Solidarność 1980-81
Exhibitions
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Journeying with feet planted firmly on the ground. Aleksander Jałosiński’s 50 years of press photography
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Schmitzler’s People: the inhabitants of pre-war Śniatyń
13.01.2012 - 18.03.2012This exhibition describes how cultural diversity affected people’s identities and the relationships which formed between townsfolk of various ethnic origins, as evidenced in Śniatyń – a small town in the province of Eastern Galicia. Prior to World War II, the town was peopled by a multi-cultural society [ more... ] -
Give me FSO every time!
17.12.2011 - 29.02.2012
Education
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Wandering through invisible Warsaw – workshops for visually impaired people
The multi-sensory experience will help participants to learn about the history of Warsaw in the 20th century. The multitude of sources includes witnesses' accounts collected by the Oral History Archive, other audio recordings, original artefacts and clothing and specially designed models and maps of Warsaw. [ more... ] -
Urban games
Secondary Schools are encouragedto participate in the History Meeting House’s new educational proposition: Urban games.‘Urban games’constitutesan excellent method of education and integration, combining elements of workshops, scouting and drama performance. Knowledge, creativity and cooperation teamworkskills are all acquired in an attractive and 'fun' way. [ more... ]








