The exhibition Biografie rzeczy / The Biographies of Things is the result of collecting of souvenirs conducted by the Museum of the History of Polish Jews since 2006 across Poland and in Israel. Thanks to this initiative, the Museum has been able to gather historical artefacts including photographs, postcards, prints, pamphlets, documents, as well as objects of daily use. The Museum’s researchers make efforts to interview their benefactors, and 10 such converstations are available for listening.
Biografie rzeczy / Biographies of Things is the first presentation from the Museum’s own collection. The exhibition on view since the Museum's partial opening in April 2013, Letters to Afar, was based on materials supplied by the YIVO in New York City.