The exhibit “The Power of the Avant-Garde” is a collection of works by classic artists like Fernand Léger, Edvard Munch and Kazimir Malevich, which have never been displayed in Poland before. There are works created in the first decades of the 20th century along with contemporary works that have historic links. Questions concerning the inspirations and meanings of the avant-garde arise. Works by Polish artists like Leon Chwistek and Katarzyna Kobro, who are inspired by the classic avant-garde, will also be on display. Avant-garde works from the beginning of the 20th century are filled with emotions, intellectualism and some social-political themes, along with optimism and the belief of being able to fix the world. Two world wars and the mark of totalitarian Europe changed this approach, which is why pieces from the second half of the 20th century rarely draw from authentic avant-garde, rather focusing on postmodernism or aesthetics.