An archive of several tens of thousands of photographs representing the life’s work of one of the most acclaimed Polish photographers – Tadeusz Rolke. It comprises photoreports on the everyday and cultural life in Warsaw, fashion photography and documentation of avant-garde events from the mid-1950s until 1970, as well as photos depicting Polish society during the “carnival” of “Solidarity” in 1980, during the martial law, the transformation in 1989, and the alternative culture of the 1980s.
Trasa W-Z Archive includes over 900 hours of Polish rock recording from the 1980s, with predominance of punk bands performing on the famous Jarocin festival. It also contains photographs, fanzines, leaflets, and posters. Thanks to the activities of its owner (Robert Jarosz), the collection reaches wider public through exhibitions, books and record releases.
