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“Polacy na Wschodzie. Historie mówione” (“Poles in the East. An Oral History”) – a meeting on the book by KARTA Center
Led by: Dr. Marcin Jarząbek The stories of Poles living beyond the eastern border of Poland told in their own voices. This book is a montage of excerpts chosen from memoirs recorded during one of the largest documentary projects of oral history ever conducted in Poland: from 2006 until 2011 during trips to Belarus, Kazakhstan, […]
20 for 20 – Guided tour through the Galicia Jewish Museum exhibitions with Katarzyna Suszkiewicz
Since this year is the Galicia Jewish Museum’s 20th anniversary, on the 20th day of each month we would like to invite you to a unique guided tour through our exhibitions: “Traces of Memory. A Contemporary Look at the Jewish Past in Poland”, “An Unfinished Memory: Jewish Heritage and the Holocaust in Eastern Galicia”, “10 […]
“Nazistowskie badania antropologiczne nad Żydami. Tarnów 1942” – a meeting with the author of the book, Prof. Leszek Hońdo
“Nazistowskie badania antropologiczne nad Żydami. Tarnów 1942” (“Nazi Anthropological Examinations on Jews. Tarnów 1942”) – a meeting with the author of the book, Prof. Leszek Hońdo Led by: Jacek Stawiski At the turn of March and April 1942 the Institut für Deutsche Ostarbeit led anthropological examinations on Jews living in Tarnów. These examinations were conducted […]
„Wspomnienia i kamienie. Życie i śmierć polsko-żydowskiego miasta. Tarnów 1918-1956” – meeting with the author of the book, Agnieszka Wierzcholska
„Wspomnienia i kamienie. Życie i śmierć polsko-żydowskiego miasta. Tarnów 1918-1956” (“Memories and Stones. The Life and Death of a Polish-Jewish Town. Tarnów 1918-1956”) – meeting with the author of the book, Agnieszka Wierzcholska Led by: Dr. Edyta Gawron The majority of Jews in prewar Poland lived in the cities. Focusing on a multicultural town opens […]
Guided tour through the exhibition “Kroke. Orthodox Jews in Kraków”
The exhibition “Kroke. Orthodox Jews in Kraków” is the result of a long-term photography project by Agnieszka Traczewska. Agnieszka Traczewska has been documenting the Orthodox Jewish community of Kraków with her camera since 2008. For over 15 years, she has taken hundreds of photos, creating a unique collective portrait of the community captured during Jewish […]
Exhibition opening: “HerStories. In the Footsteps of Jewish Women in Europe”
We would like to invite you to the opening of the new temporary exhibition “HerStories. In the Footsteps of Jewish Women in Europe”. This exhibition, created in the framework of the HerStories project, conveys the multifaceted Jewish history of the 20th century in Europe through the biographies of seven Jewish women from Germany, Poland, Greece, […]
Family Sunday: “Botanical Inspirations” – a workshop in cyanotype Led by: Mr Chlorophyll Art – KaZek Biernat
Cyanotype is one of the genuine photography techniques which uses the light-sensitivity of ferric oxalate. In a darkroom or a poorly lit room, a sheet of paper or fabric is covered with a special solution which creates a light-sensitive yellow-green surface. After drying, it is irradiated in the sun or in lamp light. The pictures […]
Concert: “Mi amor, mi alegria” – Songs of Sephardic Jews. Urszula Makosz with Her Band
We would like to invite you to a concert of Ladino songs, which are typical for the musical culture of Sephardic Jews, the cultural heirs to Jews who were expelled from Spain and Portugal in the 15th century. These songs have a strong influence of Spanish, Arabic, Greek, and Balkan music. They are lively, full […]
