A series of small painted murals across central Wrocław commemorate the Orange Alternative — the anti-communist underground movement that emerged in the city in the 1980s and used absurdist street theatre to mock the regime. Their most famous tactic was painting dwarves over censored anti-government graffiti; the city's modern bronze dwarves descend directly from this.
The most accessible Orange Alternative dwarf murals are on Świdnicka Street near the Hotel Wrocław. A small information plaque at the Papa Krasnal statue summarises the movement's history.