Echoes of the Great War

The Museum of Independence showed “Echoes of the Great War” (“Echa Wielkiej Wojny”), a temporary exhibition on everyday life in the shadow of the First World War and on 1916, a breakthrough year for the Polish cause. It was curated by dr Jacek Konik (a museum curator also known for his gallery talks on “The May Coup and Sanation”) together with Andrzej Mejssner.

The Museum of Independence on the exhibition (our translation):

“Echoes of the Great War” is a story of everyday life in the shadow of the greatest conflict of the early 20th century. The exhibition shows not only military operations but also the world of propaganda, emotions and the experiences of people living behind the front.

The exhibition was on view at the museum’s main seat, al. Solidarności 62, until 30 October 2026.

The exhibition opened on 30 July 2026. The museum gave the dates and curators in its invitation to the opening and its report on the opening.

Updates

• 2 November 2026: the exhibition closed on 30 October 2026; the museum announced no extension.

After the show

On now at the Museum of Independence: the museum has no other current temporary exhibition described on this site, and visiting information is collected in the museum profile.

Related exhibitions on now elsewhere in Warsaw:

• Polish Poster. The Collection - Part 3 - at the Poster Museum in Wilanów, a branch of the National Museum in Warsaw, until 10 January 2027; the history of social, cultural and political change as recorded on posters, from the Young Poland era to post-war propaganda, the same world of propaganda in images that “Echoes of the Great War” showed for the years of the First World War.

Museum profile: Museum of Independence.