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Beautiful Christmas cards of yesteryear tell fascinating story of defiance to communist-era censorship

This Christmas scene by Hanna Balicka-Fribes shows the Star of Bethlehem, a religious symbol overlooked by the communist authorities. Gdynia City Museum

The beautiful cards depict what today we would consider fairly traditional seasonal scenes. But within the context of their times, depicting religious themes and symbols was revolutionary.

Postcard showing side-burned sailor is named Gdańsk’s oldest – but experts baffled by series of ‘mysteries’

Sent on February 29th, 1888, the postcard depicts a side-burned sailor puffing on a pipe, as well as the iconic crane building standing on the city’s quayside. The postcard’s recipient was a company director called Berhard Lahs who lived in the Silesian town now known as Kamieniec Ząbkowicki.

Hunt is on for Gdańsk’s oldest postcard – and the owner could win 1,000 PLN

Launching the initiative through an exhibition called ‘Wanted’, the organisers are hoping people both in Gdańsk and elsewhere will be encouraged to ‘search their homes and ask their friends’.

Artist travels from Świnoujście to Gdańsk to shine a light on Poland’s lighthouses with series of beautifully illustrated posters and map

To draw attention to their beauty and promote them as worthwhile tourist attractions, Sabina Strzelecka set out to discover all of the country’s 17 lighthouses after being inspired during a beachside evening where she caught a glimpse of a distant flashing light.​​

Recorded delivery: postcards from artists document life under lockdown

The project run by Warsaw’s fine art academy provides a unique insight into how people have coped with the pandemic.

Wish you were here: Tychy museum makes a splash by sending out postcards of old photos of town to help keep spirits up

Aimed at people without the internet and the elderly, the postcards also allow the museum to keep in touch with the local population.

Beautiful Christmas cards of yesteryear tell fascinating story of defiance to communist-era censorship

EXCLUSIVE: The simplistically beautiful cards were created by some of Poland’s leading illustrators who became known as the Polish School of Illustration.

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