The 5th World Festival of Youth and Students took place between 31 July and 15 August 1955, drawing nearly 170,000 young people from Poland and from all over the world to Warsaw. There was a propaganda goal behind the slogan “for Peace and Friendship”—to prove the superiority of socialism over capitalism. And yet, the Festival turned into a carnival of multiculturalism that anticipated political and social change and, above all, served as a formative experience for a generation. The exhibition The Summer that Changed It All: The Festival of 1955 tells the story of the event itself while sketching the social and cultural backdrop of the 195...
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ROOM 6: THE THAW
The 5th World Festival of Youth and Students took place between 31 July and 15 August 1955, drawing nearly 170,000 young people from Poland and from all over the world to Warsaw. T…
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ROOM 5: DE-COLONISATION
The 5th World Festival of Youth and Students took place between 31 July and 15 August 1955, drawing nearly 170,000 young people from Poland and from all over the world to Warsaw. T…
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ROOM 4: THE ARSENAL
The 5th World Festival of Youth and Students took place between 31 July and 15 August 1955, drawing nearly 170,000 young people from Poland and from all over the world to Warsaw. T…
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ROOM 3: THE FESTIVAL
The 5th World Festival of Youth and Students took place between 31 July and 15 August 1955, drawing nearly 170,000 young people from Poland and from all over the world to Warsaw. T…
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ROOM 2: THE PREPARATIONS
The 5th World Festival of Youth and Students took place between 31 July and 15 August 1955, drawing nearly 170,000 young people from Poland and from all over the world to Warsaw. T…
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ROOM 1: THE YOUTH
The 5th World Festival of Youth and Students took place between 31 July and 15 August 1955, drawing nearly 170,000 young people from Poland and from all over the world to Warsaw. T…
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INTRODUCTION
The 5th World Festival of Youth and Students took place between 31 July and 15 August 1955, drawing nearly 170,000 young people from Poland and from all over the world to Warsaw. T…