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”.
Our goal was to gather, preserve, and disseminate knowledge about the communication practices and the creation of their own identity by the Polish demoscene. The same demoscene that we managed to register on the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Fewer and fewer people remember sending letters and distributing demos on floppy disks. Both the method of this correspondence and the practice of enriching envelopes and floppy disks with a creative visual layer are an important element of the demoscene’s intangible heritage.
We invite you to explore the >ALBUM<.
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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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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