Vernissage of a temporary exhibition “Fighting and Suffering. Polish citizens during the Second World War”

We invite you to the vernissage of a temporary exhibition “Fighting and Suffering. Polish citizens during the Second World War”

The exhibition is designed as an interdisciplinary project based on a variety of forms, media and scenographic solutions. They are woven into a cohesive story about the Polish experience of World War II, which provides vivid insights into the horror and tragedy of those times. The exhibition has a well-thought-out structure with precisely measured chronology and dramaturgy and contains various information on the wartime period. The exhibition is intended to have a strong emotional impact on visitors in order to make them aware of the horrors of the Second World War in the most suggestive way. At the same time, it highlights the events and phenomena that demonstrate the uniqueness of the Polish experience.

Opening of the exhibition: 1st september 2019
Time: 9:00 HRS
Place: Hall of temporary exhibitions (level -3)
Museum of the Second World War in Gdansk

International exhibition project “Fighting and suffering”

“Fighting and suffering” is an international project carried out by the Museum of the Second World War in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland. As planned by its organizers, starting from 1 September 2019, the exhibition will be presented in several dozen Polish institutions abroad on 6 continents in cities such as Washington, Brasília, Mexico, Edinburgh, Vienna, Belgrade, Amman, Djakarta and Canberra. The exhibition is an attractively presented story about the Polish experience of the Second World War. In particular, it depicts the tragedy of the war and the efforts of the Polish soldiers fighting for the independence of their homeland. The exhibition is aimed to provide information about the attitudes of Polish citizens in the face of the overwhelming force of the aggressors and then occupiers.