Exhibition  "Poland on the Front Page 1979-1989"

May 5-14th, 2005 the exhibition “Poland on the Front Page 1979-1989” was shown for the first time in the USA at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. The exhibition presented panels of the first pages of The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal form the time when Solidarity movement was established and the process of democratic changes in Poland took place. For comparison first pages of major Polish newspapers from the same period were also presented. A separate panel featured the Solidarity underground press of the decade. It was prepared by Shana Penn, an author of a new book: "Solidarity Secret: The Women Who Defeated Communism in Poland."
The exhibition and opening reception was organized by the Polish Embassy in Washington D.C. and the International Committee on Journalism. Many distinguished guests, including Congressmen, journalists, authors of the articles presented at the event and hundreds of people had the opportunity to be reacquainted with the Polish history. This exhibit in 2005 has a special meaning. It marks anniversaries of historic events that shaped contemporary Europe: the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II, the 25th anniversary of the birth of the Solidarity movement, and the 15th anniversary of the end of the Cold War.