While the work has won praise, some have also criticised it for mixing photographs from different times, including Holocaust-era images of Jews.
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Poland’s first queer museum to open in Warsaw with support of city hall
“Warsaw is also a city with a queer history and a queer identity,” says the deputy mayor.
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The city’s mayor has renewed calls for more financial support from the national government.
Communist-era Warsaw milk bar forced to close in pandemic added to monuments register
Much of the art decorating its interior has survived intact since it was opened in the 1950s.
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Biden draws on Poland’s anti-communist history to inspire Ukraine resistance in Warsaw speech
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Warsaw man dresses as dinosaur every day to cheer up Ukrainian refugee children
Tomasz Grzywiński is now joining forces with other dinosaurs to spread some joy to children forced to flee their homes.
Warsaw’s population has risen 17% due to refugees from Ukraine
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