#EXHIBIT
There’s always tomorrow!
We like to tell our Orange Umbrella guests that Warsaw is a dynamic city. Want to see this for yourself? In his most recent exhibit, renowned Polish photographer Tadeusz Rolke offers an insider’s scoop into everyday life of newly reborn Poland after the fall of communism in 1989. The „Jutro będzie lepiej” („Tomorrow Will Be Better”) exhibit in Le Guern Gallery consists mostly of non-commissioned photos from Rolke’s private archives, and those taken for the Western press. Omnipresent advertisements, vendors offering merchandise from car trunks and camping beds, and „parachute architecture” in the form of food and shop stalls were all common sights in the early 1990s, when most of these photos were taken. We’ve come a long way, right?
Where: Galeria Le Guern (Le Guern Gallery), ul. Widok 8
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When: 12-6 PM Tuesday-Friday,11AM-4PM Saturday until April 27th
How much: free admission
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#MUSEUMS
Chopin Museum
Opened only in 2010 (on the occasion of Chopin’s 200th birthday), this tech-savvy museum located in a meticulously restored palace gives an impressive account of the life of Poland’s national composer, Frederic Chopin; from his early days in Żelazowa Wola and Warsaw to his great career in Paris. Multilingual audioguides will help you follow the exhibition without getting lost. Tuesday is when you don’t pay the entrance fee!
Where: Muzeum Chopina (Chopin Museum)
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When: Tuesday – Sunday, 11am-8pm.
How much: Free on Tuesdays. Otherwise 11 zł (ISIC card) / 13 zł (reduced) / 22 zł (normal).
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#FILM
African cinema right in the heart of the Old Town!
Afrykamera (Africamera) festival celebrates diversity of African cinema, encouraging Warsaw’s residents to learn more about the southern continent. And Tuesday marks the first day of the festival! Head for the Old Town market square to see short-feature films from Morocco, Mauretania, Libya and Uganda that are meant to spark your interest in the full-feature films that will be played throughout the week in Luna cinema on ul.Marszałkowska 28.
Where: cellars of Staromiejski Dom Kultury (Old Town Culture Hall), ul. Rynek 2 (#2 Old Town Market Sq)
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When: Tuesday, April 9th, 7PM
How much: free admission
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