Prof. Gliński continued to stress that the exhibition Silent Rebels is a festival of the greatest and most Polish art in its expression. He also pointed out that the exhibition is presented at a special time, when the recent Russian aggression against Ukraine has made culture and identity issues take on a new dimension.
Munich’s most prestigious art institution, the Kunsthalle München, will feature works by some of the greatest Polish artists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including Olga Boznanska, Jacek Malczewski, Jan Matejko, Józef Mehoffer, Władysław Podkowiński, Ferdynand Ruszczyc, Kazimierz Sichulski, Wojciech Weiss, Witold Wojtkiewicz and Leon Wyczółkowski. The works come from the collections of the National Museum in Warsaw, the National Museum in Krakow, the National Museum in Poznań, the Raczyński Collection and many others.
‘The language of art has become the universal speech of humanity. It connects countries and currents of thought, ties together personal stories. It allows us to understand both the context and and the situation of people, which is particularly important now during the tragic war in Ukraine,’ observed Barbara Schabowska, director of the Adam Mickiewicz Institute. ‘We invite everyone interested in the art of Polish symbolism, the literature of that period and silent cinema to participate in the numerous initiatives of the Adam Mickiewicz Institute in Munich, which started in mid-March.’
Tomasz Łęcki, director of the National Museum in Poznań, added: