Held under the slogan “This Is Poland,” the ceremony will take place at the Stara Kopalnia Center for Science, Culture, and Art in Wałbrzych. Alongside the signing, Tusk will participate in a conference of the same name and open an exhibition titled The Architectural Phenomenon of the Western and Northern Territories.
Panels will address the historical, cultural, and economic transformations of the territories Poland acquired after World War II. Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk is scheduled to deliver a lecture as part of the event organized by the Association of Polish Cities.
Wałbrzych Mayor Roman Szełemej highlighted the human aspect of the anniversary, noting that the generation who built postwar Poland is fading.
“The 80th anniversary is likely the last round-number commemoration we can celebrate with living witnesses,” he said.
He described Wałbrzych as a “microcosm” of postwar change, shaped by people relocated from Eastern Borderlands, Holocaust survivors, returnees from Western Europe, and former prisoners of the Gross-Rosen camp. A panel will explore the unique multicultural fabric formed by these groups and the lasting impact of migration on collective memory and identity.
The territories, including Silesia, Western Pomerania, Warmia, and Masuria, were granted to Poland under the 1945 Yalta and Potsdam agreements.
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Source: PAP