IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF SIENNA. A Walk Along the Borders of the Warsaw Ghetto

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Today's Warsaw hides a city that no longer exists. One of the places that allows you to discover traces of the pre-war topography is the area of the new Central Square. Walking through this area, you can see how the city's past is still present in the modern space of the capital. Sienna Street in 1940 was within the boundaries of the Warsaw Ghetto. After the war, it underwent further transformations – part of its route was demolished to make way for the construction of the Palace of Culture and Science. The only tangible 'landmark' of Sienna Street is the tenement houses preserved among contemporary skyscrapers. Unlike Rome, where history has been preserved in the form of visible ruins, in Warsaw, the past has survived in the form of traces and testimonies of memory. Streets, fragments of tenement houses create an 'archeology of memory,' requiring careful observation and interpretation. Prof. Jacek Leociak, co-author of 'The Warsaw Ghetto. A Guide to a Nonexistent City,' will lead participants along a route where history reveals itself in walls, street layouts, and remnants of old buildings. 📅 Practical information: - Walks start: in front of Studio Theater at 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM - Prior registration required: [email protected] - Duration: approximately 1.5–2 hours Event funded by the City of Warsaw