Archive 2010
WARSAW’S TRANSPORT STRATEGY
Dates: June 22 - July 14, 2010
While implementing the “Strategy for the Balanced Development of Warsaw’s Transport System Until 2015 and for Subsequent Years” resolution, the Roads and Public Transportation Department, in collaboration with the Architecture and City Planning Department at the Warsaw City Hall, prepared an exhibition presenting the finished projects, as well as designs and plans, relating to the development of our city transport.
The exhibition was accompanied by the following events:
- the opportunity to photograph oneself “in Edward Dwurnik’s painting” (a fixed card size 3,4 x 2 m, prepared using Edward Dwurnik’s water-colour “Autobus”) painted especially for the purposes of the promotion of Warsaw’s transport strategy;
- “traffic park” for children (a stage, size 4 x 4 m, with streets, crossings and roundabouts) prepared for children to drive around in especially designed wooden cars.
- a multimedia presentation stand
More at: www.strategiatransportowa.um.warszawa.pl
By the Vistula... – an exhibition
Dates: 15 – 28 July, 2010
Photo: The Beach by the Kozłowski Brothers. Dancing on the beach - July 1936
National Digital Archives
The exposition of large-size photographs and graphic arts, showing Warsaw’s Vistula River at the beginning of the 20th century and in the interwar period – marinas full of boats, barges and chips, lively beaches and Vistula boulevards, people of Warsaw, benefiting from the proximity of the river, sun-bathing, sailing, bathing... The exhibition consists of photo of the river, made on glass panes by an amateur photographer, Zdzisław Marcinkowski. The event is supplemented by advertising leaflets, reminiscences and accounts from those times.
The exhibition was prepared by the National Archives of the City of Warsaw, in collaboration with the National Digital Archives, with the financial support from the Warsaw City Hall.
Selection of Materials: Anna Belka, National Archives of the City of Warsaw
Graphic Design by: Dobrochna Badora
"And Warsaw didn’t fail"
Date: August 12, 2010
Exhibition organised for the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Warsaw, entitled “And Warsaw didn’t fail.” The exposition, presenting the most significant moments of the war with the Bolshevik Russia and the nation’s effort in the struggle for Polish independence in 1919-1920, focuses on Warsaw and its people’s contribution in the defence of the country. It also shows selected, never before published documents and photographs of those who took part in the Battle of Warsaw, donated to the Archives by the people of Warsaw and Mazovia.
More about the exhibition:
www.warszawa.ap.gov.pl/iwarszawaniezawiodla.html
"Fall in love with Warsaw like the Mermaid.
The Eight Centuries of the Warsaw Mermaid. "
Dates: Aug 26 – Sept 7, 2010
An exhibition organised for the 20th anniversary of restoring the pre-war coat of arms to the capital by the City Council. It allowed the public to embark on an interesting journey with the Mermaid through eight centuries. The exposition shows archival materials reflecting the changes of the city symbol – the Warsaw Mermaid.
Warsaw’s crest, representing a mermaid, has began forming in the first half of the 14th century. The 55 images of the Warsaw Mermaid, selected for the exhibition, indicate the artistic tastes of the citizens and their attachment to the city emblem. Even when for a hundred years, from 1811 until 1915, the mermaid wasn’t Warsaw’s crest, the patriotic citizens put her image on trademarks of many city companies, on book covers, on occasional medals, coins and postcards. The mermaid has also become a popular architectural and ornamental theme, placed on buildings, gates, fountains, at the entrances to city market places and market halls, as well as the bridge piers. She’s always been associated with Warsaw, being the city’s distinctive symbol. Also at present, she encourages everyone to visit Warsaw from the city’s promotional logo with the catch-phrase: “Fall in love with Warsaw.”
