Temporary exhibition
The Way They See. An Overview of Hungarian Photography
Place: National Museum in Warsaw
Project co-financed by the European Union from the European Regional Development Fund
Project co-financed by the European Union from the European Regional Development Fund
![Robert Capa, [Death of a loyalist militiaman, Córdoba front, Spain], Early September, 1936 © International Center of Photography/Magnum Photos](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mnw.art.pl%2Fgfx%2Fmuzeumnarodowe%2F_thumbs%2Fen%2Fmuzeumwystawy%2F52%2F29%2F1%2Ftak_widza_ropert_capa_smierc_hiszpanskiego_republikanina_international-center-of-photography_magnum_photos_passepartout_2%2CmXR5oa6vrGuYqcOKaaQ.jpg&w=128&q=50)
![Robert Capa, [Pablo Picasso and Françoise Gilot, with the painter’s nephew Javier Vilato, Golfe-Juan, France], August 1948 © International Center of Photography/Magnum Photos](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mnw.art.pl%2Fgfx%2Fmuzeumnarodowe%2F_thumbs%2Fen%2Fmuzeumwystawy%2F52%2F29%2F1%2Ftak_widza_robert_capa_pablo_picassso_i_francoise_gilot__international-center-of-photography_magnum_photos_2%2CmXR5oa6vrGuYqcOKaaQ.jpg&w=128&q=50)
Discover the digital collections of the National Museum in Warsaw and explore thousands of works of art — from painting and sculpture to prints, photography and decorative arts. Browse objects, artists and collections, learning their history through detailed descriptions and high-quality reproductions. Visit the site and see the richness of the MNW collections from anywhere, at any time.
14 May – 25 October 2026 Xawery Dunikowski Museum of Sculpture in Królikarnia
17 April – 13 September 2026 The National Museum in Warsaw
It is not merely that there were a number of prominent and talented Hungarian artists active in this period; it was that the Hungarians determined and shaped the development of visual perception.
Our exhibition focuses on world-renowned artists by showcasing the work of such fundamental names as André Kertész, Robert Capa, Márton Munkácsi, László Moholy-Nagy, György Kepes, Brassaï, Lucien Hervé and Éva Besnyő and more. It places these prominent artists into the – so far – less well-expounded contexts of their ancestors, earlier masters, contemporaries and peers, presenting the factors influencing them in their journeys towards becoming exceptional image-makers. While following a relative chronology, the exhibition concept profoundly builds upon intertextuality, or rather a sense of inter-visuality. It also provides highlights of the aforementioned contextuality by showcasing the generations that followed these masters – which has become ever more possible with the passing of time – in order to provide a comprehensive and in-depth overview of Hungarian photography.
Please be aware that some of the works present in this gallery may cause offense.
