Two exhibitions dedicated to children affected by the drama of war, prepared by the Museum of Polish Children – victims of totalitarianism, have been opened in Berlin. The exhibition “Two wars – one suffering” will be open to Berliners and tourists at Washington Square, while the exhibition “May my ‘I love you’ not arrive too late. Letters from Children in Wartime” will be on display at the Polish Institute in Berlin.

“The exhibitions we have prepared are intended to remind everyone that the consequence of every armed conflict is the suffering of children. Regardless of the historical epoch, it is the most glaring manifestation of historical injustice”, said Ireneusz Piotr Maj, director of the Museum of Polish Children – victims of totalitarianism, during the opening in Berlin.

The exhibition “Two wars – one suffering” consists of twenty-four panels. The first four boards introduce the theme of the exhibition, the other twenty ones tell the story of children affected by the war. Ten panels present letters from young prisoners of the camp on Przemyslowa Street in Lodz, the other ten are about Ukrainian children forced to flee their family homes because of the Russian invasion.

The exhibition has been co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. It will be available to the public at Washington Square in Berlin in German and English, as well as a catalogue dedicated to the exhibition.

The exhibition ” May my ‘I love you’ not arrive too late” is a dramatic story about the experience of Polish children who survived the trauma of imprisonment during the Second World War and Ukrainian children who were forced to leave their family homes because of the invasion of Russian troops.

Presented at the headquarters of the Polish Institute in Berlin at Burgstrasse 27, the exhibition will be available in German and English. A catalogue dedicated to the exhibition in German, English and Polish has also been prepared.

Arkadiusz Słomczyński