The Museum of Sport and Tourism in Warsaw presented a commemorative exhibition dedicated to two influential sports photojournalists, Mieczysław Świderski and Eugeniusz Warmiński. This tribute highlighted their significant impact on post-war Polish photography and celebrated their decades-long association with the museum. Visitors could explore their work and learn about their role in documenting Polish sports history.
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This exhibition is a memorial tribute to two prominent sports photojournalists, Mieczysław Świderski and Eugeniusz Warmiński, who passed away in 2017. It reflects on their contributions to post-war Polish sports photography and their long-standing relationship with the Museum of Sport and Tourism in Warsaw.
The Museum of Sport and Tourism in Warsaw presents a commemorative exhibition titled 'Żegnamy Mieczysława Świderskiego i Eugeniusza Warmińskiego' (Farewell to Mieczysław Świderski and Eugeniusz Warmiński). This exhibition pays tribute to two distinguished sports photojournalists who significantly shaped post-war Polish photography in this field and who both passed away in 2017. Mieczysław Świderski (1935-2017) and Eugeniusz Warmiński (1926-2017) were closely associated with the editorial office of 'Przegląd Sportowy' and were frequent visitors to the museum's events and exhibitions. The museum staff expresses their deep regret at the passing of these two individuals, with whom they shared warm and friendly relationships, especially when seeking specific photographs for exhibitions, books, or articles. Mieczysław Świderski was a frequent visitor to the museum's Photographic Archive. The museum cherishes their memory and regrets not having documented their inspiring stories and portraits of sports figures, which they captured so truthfully and beautifully over many years. They will remain in the fond memory of the museum's director and staff.
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