Exhibition/Brochure Design for Aik Saath.
‘17,000 Reasons to Remember’ highlighted the heroism of Polish airmen in WW2 designed in conjunction with an historian and volunteer young volunteers from Aik Saath.
On the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, young people in Slough led a poignant heritage project to record and commemorate the stories of Polish aircrew and their contribution to securing British and Allied victory during the Second World War. Through undertaking oral history interviews with Polish veterans and their families, and visiting important Museums and heritage sites, young people have recorded the stories of a people that fled over a thousand miles to ‘The Island of Last Hope’, and while coming to terms with their exile, fought for the freedom of the country they had left behind and the country they now resided in. The stories of twelve interviewees and their families have been integrated into an exhibition and a booklet which gives insight into the experiences of the 17,000 people whose stories this project commemorates and remembers.
The project was designed by Perks Willis Design, delivered by Aik Saath – Together as One, Mapis Project CIC and Bentley Priory Museum and was supported by a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
The exhibition and brochure were launched at Bentley Priory Museum in August 2015 and has been travelling around war museums in UK and Europe since. It is available for free hire.
