The temporary exhibition “Postcards with a View of the Castle” is on display at the Royal Castle in Warsaw until 7 January 2024. It is a unique journey in time, which, using historical postcards thematically related to the Royal Castle in Warsaw, presents its exterior, interiors, and immediate surroundings, and reveals often surprising details.

The exhibition features more than 300 postcards from the Archives of the Royal Castle in Warsaw. They are grouped thematically and chronologically: the body and interiors of the Castle, the Copper Roof Palace, the Castle Square, the Nowy Zjazd (now Solidarności Avenue), Krakowskie Przedmieście and panoramas, which makes it possible to follow the changes taking place, e.g. in buildings or transport.

An additional idea of the authors of the exhibition was to show the diversity of postcards in terms of aesthetics, technical quality, or faithfulness to the reproduction of the image, which is achieved by juxtaposing the same views in different editions. The postcards show the appearance of the Castle from the late 19th century to the present day. The exhibition also outlines the history of the postcard.

In addition to individual postcards, there are also 18 sets in the collection. Only a few copies have been purchased, the vast majority are donations, which also makes this exhibition unique.

According to the organisers of the exhibition, the graphic design, subject matter, and quality of the postcards are a testimony to the tastes and technical capabilities of the publishers and the needs of the recipients. Some of the postcards in the collections have remained unsigned, but some of them contain correspondence that can be an interesting source of information about everyday and unusual matters.

An additional attraction planned for December 2023 for visitors to the exhibition is the opportunity to compose their own electronic postcard based on a photograph taken on site against the backdrop of the Castle.

Adrian Andrzejewski