Join Us for the 2026 Museum Night
We are pleased to announce that the Katyn Museum will be open during Museum Night on 16 May 2026, from 10:00 a.m. until midnight.
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 midnight Permanent Exhibition and Temporary Exhibition “Totemic Figure No. 107 by Jan Lebenstein. A One-Painting Exhibition”
The painting on display was inspired by a photograph taken in Katyn in 1943. Deeply moved by this historical image, Jan Lebenstein reinterpreted the scene in 1961, transforming it into a powerful artistic vision that invites reflection on the tragedy of the Katyn massacre.
5:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 8:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m. Guided Tours of the Permanent Exhibition. Duration: approximately 1.5 hours
Please note: guided tours will be conducted in Polish.
6:00 p.m. Meeting with Ida Nowakowska
Ida Nowakowska will discuss the work of Jan Lebenstein and the painting presented in the temporary exhibition.
Venue: Józef Mackiewicz Conference Hall
7:30 p.m. Radio Drama “Post Mortem. The Story of Zofia Dwornik” and Meeting with the Creators
The event will include a presentation of the radio drama “Post Mortem. The Story of Zofia Dwornik”, followed by a discussion with the creators: director Mikołaj Szczęsny and actor Adam Woronowicz. The audience discussion will be moderated by Zofia Kunert.
Venue: Józef Mackiewicz Conference Hall
Please note: the radio drama and discussion will be conducted in Polish.
About the Radio Drama: The year is 1950. The Lodz Film School, founded in 1948, is rapidly developing and becomes an oasis of artistic freedom amid the realities of Stalinist Poland. One of its directing students is Zofia Dwornik — ambitious and determined to make her own films. One evening, she reveals a deeply hidden secret, changing the course of her life forever. At the same time, another directing student begins his own journey into the world of cinema. Their intertwined stories unfold in the shadow of the Katyn crime.
