Stefan and Franciszka Themerson screenings & exhibitions
1933
Zespół Praesens: International Viewing of New Films, Kino Adria Palace, Warsaw, 22 January (Europa).
Pokaz Twórczości Polskiej Awangardy Filmowej, Kino Sztuka, Kraków, 3 June, (Europa).
START (Society of Enthusiasts of Art Cinema), Film Polski 1916 – 1933, Kino Splendid, Warsaw, 5 November, (Apteka).
1934
START,‘Szturmowa brygada’, Kino Colosseum, Warsaw, 5-7 January, (Moment Musical).
1936
Instytut Spraw Społecznych, Short Films about Safety at Work, Kino Europa, Warsaw, 10 January, (Short Circuit).
Film Polonais d’avant-garde, Ciné-Club de Paris, Paris, (Apteka).
1938
Spółdzielnia Autorow Filmowych, (S.A.F.), Kino Europa, Warsaw, 31 March, touring to: Kraków, Lwów, Łódź, Poznań, and Wilno, (The Adventure of a Good Citizen).
1943
A Show of Polish Films, Polish Film Unit, The Gaumont British Private Theatre, London, 5 October, (Calling Mr. Smith).
Edinburgh Film Guild, Calley Picture House, Edinburgh, 12 December, (Calling Mr. Smith).
1969
II Przegląd Filmów o Sztuce, Filmos, Kraków, 23 March, (The Adventure of a Good Citizen).
The First Three Days, The Gate House, Ingatestone, Essex, 10, 11, 12 April.
1977
Film as Film: 1910-Today, Kunstverein, Cologne, November-January; Akademie der Künste, Berlin, February-March; Museum Folkwang, Essen, April-May; Württembergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart, June-July.
1979
Film as Film, Hayward Gallery, London, 5, 17, 21 May, 5, 12 June (The Adventure of a Good Citizen, The Eye & The Ear).
1980
Fotografia Polska: A History of Photography in Poland, 1839–1979, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, September-October, (The Adventure of a Good Citizen).
1981
Archive Night screening, National Film Theatre, London, 30 July, (Calling Mr Smith).
1981-82
Stefan i Franciszka Themerson― Poszukiwania wizualne (Visual Researches), Muzeum Sztuki, Łódź, December 1981 - January 1982, 14 February, followed by a lecture by Urszula Czartoryska; Galeria Zachęta, Warsaw, March 1982; Muzeum Narodowe, Wrocław, April 1982.
1983
Polish Cultural Institute, London, 14 April, (The Adventure of a Good Citizen).
Illustrated talk by Stefan Themerson, Polish Utopia, part of Constructivism in Poland 1923 – 1936, Riverside Studios, London, 28 April.
Image and Sound, Arts Council Film Programme, London, introduced by Chris Garratt, (The Eye & The Ear).
Stefan et Franciszka Themerson, Presences Polonaises, Polish Constructivism 1923 –1936 from the Collection of the Muzeum Sztuki, Cinéma du Musée, Centre Pompidou, Paris, 14 & 15 September; touring to Riverside Studios, London, April-May 1984; Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge, 1984.
Retrospective of the Film Work of Stefan and Franciszka Themerson, London Film-makers’ Co-operative, introduced by A. L. Rees, 21 May.
Screening and Presentation by the Themersons, Royal College of Art, London, (including Stefan and Franciszka, a documentary by Tomasz Pobóg-Malinowski).
1984
Daily Video Screenings as part of Polish Constructivism 1923 – 1936 from the Collection of the Muzeum Sztuki, Łódź, Kettle’s Yard. (The Eye & The Ear, Calling Mr Smith, The Adventure of a Good Citizen, Europa tape-slide presentation).
The Urge to Create Visions: Films by Avant-Garde Film-makers Stefan and Franciszka Themerson, Torriano Meeting House, London, introduced by Tomasz Pobóg-Malinowski, 24 July.
Themerson Film Programme, Pacific Film Archive, University of California, Berkeley, introduced by Tomasz Pobóg-Malinowski, October.
1987
Week of Animated Films, Cinéma Métropole, Brussels, March, (Calling Mr. Smith).
Struggles for Poland, National Film Theatre, London, 1 July (Calling Mr. Smith).
Art in Cinema: Films by the Themersons, National Film Theatre, London, introduced by A. L. Rees, 30 September.
1988
In Memory of The Themersons, London Film-makers’ Co-operative Cinema, London, 5 October.
1989
A Special Evening Commemorating Franciszka and Stefan Themerson, Polish Cultural Institute, London, introduced by Nick Wadley, 14 February, (Calling Mr. Smith).
1989
Minnesutställning: Themersons, Stefan and Franciszka — Marionetteatern, Stockholm, May-June.
1990
Franciszka Themerson + Stefan Themerson, from the collection of Muzeum Sztuki in Łódź — Galeria Stara, Lublin, 14 December 1990 - January 1991.
1992
Oeuvres de Themerson, Muzeum Stuki w Łodzi 1931-1992, La Collection du Musée de Łodz, Musée d’Art Contemporain, ELAC, Lyon.
1993
A Tribute to Stefan & Franciszka Themerson, London Film-makers’ Co-operative Cinema, introduced by Jasia Reichardt, 20 February.
The World According to the Themersons: A Festival. Festival Centre ‘ŹAK’, Gdańsk, 26-29 May.
Stefan and Franciszka Themerson, ICA, London, 22-23 September.
Oko i Ucho — ksiąźki, fotogramy, filmy Franciszki i Stefana Themersonów 1928-1988 (The Eye & The Ear — books, fotograms, films by Franciszka and Stefan Themerson 1928-1988), Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej, Zamek Ujazdowski, Warsaw, 22 November - 8 January 1994.
1994
Films of Stefan and Franciszka Themerson, Watarium, Tokyo, introduced by Nick Wadley, 29 July.
1995
Stefan Themerson 1910-1988 — rysunki filmy wiersze (drawings, films, poems) — Galeria a.r.t., Dom Kultury w Płocku, Płock, 20 May - 30 June 1995.
The Urge to Create Visions: The Films of Stefan and Franciszka Themerson, Netherlands Film Museum, Amsterdam, 22 November.
1997
Spotkanie z Kinem Stefana i Franciszki Themersonów — Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej Zamek Ujazdowski, Warsaw, introduced by Klara Kopcińska, 4 November.
Avant-Garde Music on Film, National Film Theatre, (The Eye & The Ear).
1998
Przygoda Człowieka Poczciwego and The Eye & The Ear, Poland Programme 1, Avant Garde Film and Video from Central Europe, The Lux Centre, London, 12 July, (The Adventure of a Good Citizen, The Eye & The Ear).
Stefan & Franciszka Themerson, Galerie Signe, Heerlen, The Netherlands, 29 August – 27 September.
2001
Calling Mr Smith, Imperial War Museum, London, 27 September.
Film—Jesteśmy, Iluzjon, Warsaw, 21 October.
2002
The Themersons' Essential Cinema, The Urge to Create Visions: Stefan and Franciszka Themerson, (screening and panel discussion), Hull International Short Film Festival 2002, 17 & 18 October.
Shadow and Magic: Early Films of Franciszka and Stefan Themerson, Cleveland International Film Festival, 19 March.
2003
Polish Avant-Garde Film Before 1945, Pacific Film Archive, 18 March. Tour to Los Angeles Film Forum; Ontario; Chicago; MOMA, New York. March-October.
Eye Music programme, A Century of Artists Film in Britain, Tate Britain, 19 May – 10 August, (The Eye & The Ear).
Society programme, A Century of Artists' Film in Britain, Tate Britain, 11 August – 2 November, (Calling Mr. Smith).
A Short History of Polish Avant-Garde and Experimental Film — Museum of Modern Art, New York, 25 October – 1 November.
2004
Cinema d’Avant-Garde, Swiss Cultural Centre, Paris, 1 July, (The Adventure of a Good Citizen).
Wyspy Franciszki i Stefana Themersonów w Poznaniu — CK Zamek, Poznań, 21 October – 14 November.
2006
Polska Awangarda Filmowa, Lata trzydzieste (Polish Film Avant-garde of The Thirties), Polski Instytut, Vilnius, 3 February.
2007
The Echo of Things — Museum of Modern Art (Rupertinum), Salzburg, 27 January 2007. (The Adventure of a Good Citizen and The Eye and the Ear)