On October 8, 2026, COST Action GRADE – Grassroots of Digital Europe – held its final in-person meeting in Warsaw. Titled Bits Behind the Curtain and organized by the Foundation for the History of Home Computer, the event brought together researchers, practitioners and people involved in grassroots digital communities to discuss the history, preservation and exhibition of Europe’s digital heritage.
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On 8 October, we were in Warsaw for the finale of COST GRADE — Grassroots of Digital Europe. A conference, workshops and the “Bits Behind the Curtain” exhibition, plus a chance to meet people working on the history of computers and digital cultures. We had a great time!
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Thanks to the support of the National Heritage Institute within the “Intangible – Pass It On” program, and in collaboration with the distinguished sociologist Dr. Patryk Wasiak, we released an album titled “Polish Demoscene as a Community. Informal Practices of Polish Demoscene Contacts”.
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Our representation, consisting of Andrzej “angelo” Lichnerowicz and Łukasz “zenial” Szałankiewicz, was invited to The Celebration of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Festival in Zakopane.
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The creativity of our demoscene now belongs to the digital heritage of Polish culture. And now, buckle up because it’s going to be classy. Thanks to the involvement of the Polish demoscene community, Andrzej Lichnerowicz and Kaja Mikoszewska of Chronicle of Polish Demoscene Committee created and submitted an application for entry into the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Today, a signed document has reached us. The application was accepted.
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This weekend, a lecture by Andrzej “unjello” Lichnerowicz titled “Demoscene: UNESCO Digital Heritage” took place at a multi-platform demoparty, organized by the Polish demoscene Xenium 2021.
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