The Enigma Cipher Centre is an extraordinary place – a unique exhibition which engages visitors and presents the story of the breaking of the Enigma code and the ways of encrypting messages developed over the centuries. It is mystery and adventure in one.
An open mind and the willingness to test oneself by solving cipher mysteries are important to us. Our visitors will face an intellectual challenge prepared for them at an innovative, multimedia exhibition. It will be an engaging introduction to the tale about the events that changed the course of the Second World War and paved the way for the digital world we live in.
Marynka is an informal name of St Mary Magdalene Gymnasium in Poznań. One of its students was Henryk Zygalski. Was it there that his talent for mathematics was born and cultivated? Or was this talent, which decided about his later success, inborn?
A sense of humour, a tendency to whine and be choosy, but at the same time, a healthy dose of self-mockery were all features of Henryk Zygalski’s character, which stand out when we analyse his photos and their captions from the years after the war.
In this history, the innovative use of a machine against the cipher of another machine, which was the work of the Polish cryptanalysts, is of particular importance.
