Courtesy of Museum Karykatury

Warsaw 1939-1944
Underground Satire
Until May 20
Museum of Caricature and Cartoon Art in Warsaw
ul. Kozia 11

Fans of both history and satire have the chance to visit an ongoing exhibition featuring hidden artistic treasures that were saved from the period when Warsaw was under occupation by Nazi Germany.

The exhibition highlights the works of Polish cartoonists such as Henryk Chmielewski (who operated during the war under the pseudonym “Yes”) and Stanisław Miedza-Tomaszewski (known as “Miedza”) and the role their art played in the resistance movement.

Drawings on display include an image of Hitler with the SS symbol for eyes and a swastika instead of lips, as well as an illustration showing the Warsaw mermaid “Syrenka” cutting a German soldier to pieces with a sword. There are also examples of underground pamphlets and newspapers, as well as photographs and fragments of the film “Forbidden songs.”

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