A Phoenix from the Ashes: The Destruction and Reconstruction of Warsaw 1939-1955

The exhibition revisits one of the most critical chapters in the history of Poland, the destruction of the capital city of Warsaw by German troops and the inspiring reconstruction of the city after World War II. World War II and the Warsaw Uprising of 1944 in particular, left the city with almost nothing to define its identity. Warsaw, the centre of cultural, political and social life, almost ceased to exist. But like a phoenix rising from the ashes, Warsaw was rebuilt and gradually brought back to life. This unique and pioneering nature of the reconstruction of the city was given its due recognition when Warsaw’s Old Town was included in the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1980.

 

Inauguration by Dr. Pawe? Ukielski, Deputy Director of the Warsaw Rising Museum on Tuesday, 19th September 2017 at 18:00

 

Following the inauguration there will be a lecture and film screening in the Lecture Room II adjoining the Art Gallery at 18:30

 

Warsaw Rising 1944 – Battle for Freedom

Talk by Dr. Pawe? Ukielski

 

Film – A Brave Bunch. The Uprising Through Children’s Eyes (Fajna Ferajna; Poland) 

(30 min; 2015; dvd; English subtitles)

Director: Tomasz Stankiewicz 

 

When the Warsaw Uprising started in 1944, thousands of children were living in the city. A Brave Bunch is about those who survived