History Meeting House
DSH (History Meeting House) is a municipal culture institution of the City of Warsaw, founded in 2006 at the initiative of the KARTA Center. It focuses on 20th-century history, especially of Central and Eastern Europe, through exhibitions, documentary photography, film screenings, and public discussions. Its Oral History Archive holds Poland's largest collection of biographical interview recordings. DSH is based in the former Bank of the Sugar Industry building on Karowa Street.
Now on view
5 exhibitions
DSH ON TOUR | “Warszawa od nowa” in Berlin
“Warszawa od nowa” in Berlin: huge interest from Berliners in the exhibition on the first years of Warsaw’s reconstruction.
DSH ON TOUR | exhibition ALL INCLUSIVE. THE ODYSSEY OF LIEUTENANT ANDRES 1939-1947
The DSH outdoor exhibition “ALL INCLUSIVE. THE ODYSSEY OF LIEUTENANT ANDRES 1939-1947”, first presented in 2025, will be on show from 1 June to 31 October 2026 at the Centralne Muzeum Jeńców Wojennych w Opolu.
The ‘80s Look at Us
Monika Rudaś-Grodzka, Łucja Iwanczewska, Katarzyna Stańczak-Wiślicz
DSH celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2026. To mark this occasion, together with The Women’s Archive, we invite you for a new autumn exhibition: ‘THE ’80s LOOK AT US’ curated by Monika Rudaś-Grodzka, Łucja Iwanczewska,…
MELUSINES FROM THE BLOCKS
Karolina Sulej
DSH celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2026. To mark this occasion, we invite you for a new autumn exhibition: ‘MELUSINES FROM THE BLOCKS. Fashion and Music in the 1980s’ curated by Karolina Sulej.
Warsaw Rising. Yearning for freedom | permanent exhibition
Our building in Długa Street has served as a meeting place for veteran Warsaw insurgents for over 30 years. It now hosts an updated version of the version of the permanent exhibition Warsaw Rising: Yearning for Freedom.…
