The exhibition aims to show the Polish and Norwegian experiences of the Second World War. Both countries were occupied by the Germans, oppressing the civilian population, including especially cruelly the Jewish community. In both Poland and Norway, the spirit of fight for a free homeland was expressed by the resistance. A symbol of their shared history is the Battle of Narvik, in which Polish soldiers and sailors took part on the side of the Allies.

The differences in these histories are also important. Poland experienced a cruel Soviet occupation and finally found itself in a bloc of Soviet influence. Norway became a free country after the war.

The war followed similar mechanisms in these countries, although with different intensity. Casualty figures or statistics of destruction give a fair picture that, on an overall scale, Poland suffered more during the war. However, the fate of individual people, soldiers, civilians, Poles and Norwegians was equally tragic. The remembrance of them is particularly important in the context of the war taking place today in Ukraine, where the civilian population is also suffering.