The #BezPrzedawNIEnia exhibition (Without statutory limitations) can be seen on the fence around the Saxon Palace reconstruction site, on Piłsudski Square in Warsaw. The exhibition, which is part of a wider campaign, presents the story of towns and villages destroyed during the Second World War. The ceremonial opening was attended by Minister of Culture and National Heritage Piotr Gliński.

“Poles were deprived of development opportunities for many years. Hundreds of thousands of works of art, books and inventions were not created and will never be created again. Our generations for many, many years ahead have been mutilated. The scale of these crimes, these losses is unprecedented. That is why we say #BezPrzedawnienia”, the minister pointed out.

The head of the Ministry of Culture stressed that between civilised countries in modern Europe, there is no such thing as a statute of limitations on World War II crimes.

“If we were to agree that such crimes could be time-limited, we would have to agree to the abdication of modern civilisation, because it is based on certain principles and values, including those called European values. The ##BezPrzedawNIEnia is based precisely on European values”, said Minister Gliński.

“This logo, this hashtag is simple, it is clear what it refers to. There are moral, legal and political grounds to close the bill of wrongs and, based on this closure, to talk about the future of Europe, about partnership relations within the framework of the new Europe. This is the basis, this is our raison d’état and this is something we have in our hearts”, stressed the head of the Ministry of Culture.

The exhibition at Piłsudski Square is a visual story about selected towns destroyed during World War II. Using special charts printed in lenticular technology, viewers can compare beautiful facades of the houses from the inter-war period in Poland to views of post-war ruins.

Arkadiusz Słomczyński