October, 1989 – Selected Photos from the POLARCH (Political Archive)
Chamber Exhibition on the 1st Floor
POLARCH / KAPITÁNY Éva
“I have founded the POLARCH political photo archive in 1987 to compile the documentary photos I was making at the time at events the official press had not published photos about, only manipulative, distorted content at best.
With my pictures, I strived to document the actual happenings, and to accurately mediate them to people isolated from information. This exhibition presents a selection from the period between October 22 and November 4, 1989.” (Éva Kapitány)
The groups of photos are completed with relevant documents from the State Security’s Daily Operative Information Reports, which can be browsed at the Will There Be a 1989? site of the Blinken OSA Archivum at 1989.osaarchivum.org.
The exhibition on the first floor of the Archivum is open from Tuesday to Sunday between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Admission is free of charge.