How to survive in a city affected by heat?Exhibition ”The Cold Days Are Over” looks at the development of Warsaw’s temperature consciousness and our relationship with the Sun so far. It presents a variety of tools for adapting Warsaw, other cities and their communities to changing conditions and preventing an increase in the scale of the climate and thermal crisis.It covers the topic of life in the heat-stricken city from different perspectives – using scientific research, historical documents and art projects by Polish and foreign artists.Find out more about the exhibition: https://muzeumwoli.muzeumwarszawy.pl/en/wystawa/warsaw-u...
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10 (BASEMENT): OLAFUR ELIASSON
Olafur Eliasson is one of the most distinguished and renowned artist on the contemporary art scene. He is the author of spectacular installations in which he reproduces the power o…
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9: GRASSROOTS PRACTICES, CHAPTER 2
“The rising sun brings a promise of a new day. We want to make sure that everyone wakes up in dignity and safety. We strive to put an end to the current crises and to bring about f…
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8: GRASSROOTS PRACTICES, CHAPTER 1
“The rising sun brings a promise of a new day. We want to make sure that everyone wakes up in dignity and safety. We strive to put an end to the current crises and to bring about f…
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7: ARCHITECTURAL SOLUTIONS
Every hot day poses a huge challenge to all the living organisms of Warsaw. Ever more Varsovians die from hyperthermia during heat waves. Rising temperatures lead to higher mortali…
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6: URBAN POLICIES
By 2050, heat will pose an existential risk to over 3.5 billion people. Since more than one-half of mankind lives in cities, multiple urban centres have proclaimed climate emergenc…
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5: ANOMALY = THE NEW NORM, CHAPTER 2
Extreme weather phenomena have for years been considered anomalies. However, their frequency and repetitiveness have made them a new norm. This shift is directly related to the war…
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4: ANOMALY = THE NEW NORM, CHAPTER 1
Extreme weather phenomena have for years been considered anomalies. However, their frequency and repetitiveness have made them a new norm. This shift is directly related to the war…
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3: SUN-RELATED ATTITUDES
At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, sunshine was typically considered to provide benefits to human health. People believed it could enhance medical treatment and improve sa…
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2: SYSTEMATIZATION OF MEASUREMENTS
The earliest air temperature readings using measuring instruments were carried out in Italy. The world's first network of weather stations which took measurements based on a unifor…
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1: EARLY DAYS OF TEMPERATURE
The first half of the 17th century brought a breakthrough in the development of meteorological observations with the invention the first measuring instruments: a liquid thermometer…
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INTRODUCTION
How to survive in a city affected by heat?Exhibition ”The Cold Days Are Over” looks at the development of Warsaw’s temperature consciousness and our relationship with the Sun so fa…