"The Furthest Poland. Szczecin 1945–1948” open-air exhibition is a common initiative of the State Archive, the National Museum in Szczecin and the Depot History Centre in Wrocław tocommemorate the 75th anniversary of incorporating the River Oder metropolis into the Polish state.
Its authors intended to show how different, although not less dramatic than in the rest of Poland, the beginnings of Poles' postwar living in these territories were. The exhibition has been divided into thematic sections, which include, among others, the origins of the postulates of Polish border on the River Oder, the fates of Poles brought to Szczecin by Germans for forced labour, the reality of Soviet presence in Szczecin, the transfer of Poles from the Eastern Borderlands to West Pomerania and building the Catholic life here. The infamous issue of "Wild West", that is, stealing the former German possesions, has not been omitted. A separate story has been told about the Szczecin citizens' resistance against breaking the laws of democracy by the government of the President Bolesław Bierut. One of the first great demonstrations to express thto the communists and to support the opposition leader Stanisław Mikołajczyk took place in Szczecin in April 1946. The city by the River Oder was also located on the route of the couriers of Free Poland in years 1945–1947. A considerable attention has been paid to establishing cultural institutions and rebuilding Polish maritime economy.
By Piotr Semka
"Furthest Poland. Szczecin 1945–1948” open-air exhibition
January 28th 2022 – March 14th 2022
ul. Tadeusza Kościuszki 54, Muzeum Miasta Malborka
Exhibition Organizers: Ośrodek "Pamięć i Przyszłość (Remembrance and Future Centre)”, the National Museum in Szczecin, the State Archive in Szczecin
Exhibition Originator and Curator: Piotr Semka
Authors: Piotr Semka, dr Anna Lew-Machniak, dr Janina Kosman, Michał Knitter
Review: Artur Kubaj, PhD
Design: Łukasz Szełemej