This exhibition features a documentary audio play, 'Saved by Memory,' presented in the historic 18th-century cellar of the Praga Museum of Warsaw. It explores the interfaith and interethnic relationships of Praga's residents through their recorded memories.
Presented in the oldest cellar of the Praga Museum of Warsaw, built in the 18th century, the exhibition features a documentary audio play titled 'Saved by Memory.' This immersive experience brings to life the shared memories of Praga's residents from different religious and ethnic backgrounds, highlighting the district's multicultural history. The audio play draws from biographical recordings from the Oral History Archive of the Warsaw Museum and memories written in the Sefer Praga book, focusing on the dialogues and relationships between people of diverse origins connected by memory.
Authored and directed by Anna Mizikowska, a curator at the Praga Museum of Warsaw, the exhibition includes contributions from Henryk Rajfer, Marek Węglarski, Rafał Rutowicz, Piotr Sierecki, Piotr Wiszniowski, Wojciech Wiliński, and Ryszard Kluge. The production also involved collaboration with the Emanuel Kamiński Jewish Theatre in Warsaw and the Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute. The exhibition uses a subtle musical accompaniment, featuring a melody from a 1935 emigration tango, which later takes on a poignant, contrasting text sung in the Warsaw Ghetto.