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New neon to add sparkle to Warsaw’s Chopin Museum

The winning entry will light up the wall of the Chopin Museum on ul. Tamka. Fryderyk Chopin Institute

Three neons are currently under consideration with the winning entry set to be chosen by a public vote.

Shine on: neon glory returns to the streets of Warsaw

A new neon sign harks back to the days when the lighting was a defining feature of the city’s landscape.

Leading Lights: Warsaw’s neon revival

After experiencing some dark days after the end of communism, neon is bouncing back and a Polish-British couple are the forefront of its return.

Thoughtful historical explorations of contemporary human existence – meet Michał Martychowiec

Since 2013 the Lublin-born artist who now lives in Berlin has been doing a project called The Daily Question where he produces one neon text piece, in the form of a question, every year. The individual neons are then installed in different locations, including being shown in the context of other exhibitions by the artist or, for example, on the outside walls of buildings.

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Abandoned amphitheatre to be transformed into eco-friendly ‘honey garden’ for bees

Unique to Poland, and possibly the world, the 3 million PLN project in Poznań will see former seating areas replaced by flowerbeds specifically intended to attract bees, and will be further embellished by nectar-bearing trees, sculptures, viewing points, water cascades and subtle lighting purposefully designed so as not to interfere with their activities.

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‘I grew up in death camp house’: Extraordinary story of women born in Auschwitz and who has lived there ever since

Once asked to draw the view from her bedroom window for homework, Anna Odi couldn’t decide whether to draw the crematorium or the gallows where Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Hoess was executed. She told TFN: “I think I am a hostage to the stories of people who experienced this hell. I am continuing what my parents started, to be a witness. Like my parents, I owe it to the victims.”

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