The exhibition opens with a quote "We wanted to be free and owe this freedom to nobody" – Jan Stanisław Jankowski’s, Deputy Prime Minister of the Polish Government, statement made on 1 September 1944. These words express the essence of the Warsaw Rising.
“Warsaw Rising 1944” documents the military, political, historical, and human aspects of the fight for independence during the 63 days of the Rising in 1944. The exhibition narrative includes basic facts introducing the viewer to the history of Poland and emphasizing core values such as the struggle against oppression, the strive for freedom, independence, dignity, and resistance to totalitarianism.
To commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the flights over Warsaw carried out by South African allied airmen, the Warsaw Rising Museum has completed the exhibition with materials presenting this heroic act.
Organisers: Ditsong National Museum of Military History, Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre, Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Pretoria, Warsaw Rising Museum.
The exhibition opening will take place on September 4th, 2024 at 6pm in the Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre and will be followed by a brief lecture by Paweł Ukielski, Deputy Director of the Warsaw Rising Museum.
