Thedisplay will present part of a collection belonging to MarekWysoczynski – director of the Bureau for the Promotion of Culture ofGdansk City, Poland.
Wysoczynski is also the initiator anddirector of Project Smile, which aims to put a smile on the faces andinside the hearts of disabled children and people who have sufferedthroughout their lives.
Pursuing this purpose, Wysoczynski hasbeen collecting the autographs of famous people for many years. Smilingis just a simple act but, according to Wysoczynski, it can have a majorpositive impact on people in everyday life.
His enthusiasm hasbeen shared by many celebrities such as Jim Carrey, Michael Jackson andDiego Maradona, who have supported his cause by donating their smileautographs to his project.
Before travelling to Vietnam, these"smiles" have been displayed in different countries, including Poland,Austria, Spain, France, Hungary, Egypt, China and Mexico, drawing asignificant number of viewers.
Project Smile mainly targetsunderprivileged children, so the smile autographs were also brought tohospitals like the Children's Cancer Hospital in Cairo and a pediatricshospital in China.
Wysoczynski said the smiles could help to reduce the pain and give children more energy and confidence.
Theweek-long exhibition in Vietnam is hosted by the Polish Embassy on theoccasion of the 10th anniversary of Poland's accession to the EU.
Alongsidethe show, Wysoczynski will be accompanied by singer Ngoc Khue on avisit to the SOS Children's Village where, together with the children,he will draw their own smiles.
He will also meet students of the Vietnam-Poland High School.-VNA