CITY WALK: In Public Service – the Sculptures of Wola and Ochota
Which sculptress hailing from Lviv ran an open house in Ochota? What was the name of Prof. Breyer’s disciple who would ship his sculptures to New York City. How did artists lend a helping hand to the Polish State in the 1920s and 1930s? We will explore these questions during a tour devoted to the sculptures of Wola and Ochota.
Meeting: 30th July (Thursday), 5 pm, Narutowicza Square, in front of the memorial | The tour is available also on 27th September (Sunday) at noon, meeting in the same place.
Please have your public transport tickets with you.
The cycle was created by Hanna Dzielińska – journalist, Warsaw guide, awarded 2nd prize in the competition for the commemoration of the Great Synagogue in Warsaw (May 2013).
The tour accompanies the exhibition Figures of Speech. The Architectural Sculpture of Warsaw 1918-1970
Other events this month
EXHIBITION: Maria Papa Rostkowska "La passion de la sculpture"
The exhibition at the Polish Library in Paris, an institution with a grand Polish-French tradition, comes as another step of the quest for analysing and propagating Maria Papa...
EDUCATION PROGRAMME around the Exhibition “Figures of Speech”
The Exhibition “Figures of Speech. The Architectural Sculpture of Warsaw 1918 – 1970” is accompanied by an extensive education programme that responds to various...
CITY WALK: Great Fame is a Joke – the Sculptures of the Southern Areas of...
How did artists struggle with the builders of the Marshal’s Residential District (MDM) to push their creative visions through to completion? What kind of bold mission did...
CITY WALK: Gold Fever – the sculptures of Mokotów
How did famous artists try to trick Warsaw people into buying a luxury apartment? Which sculpture gave the Mermaid of Warsaw a tomboy hairstyle? What do Egyptian scarabs have in...
FOUND SCULPTURE: Auction of works by Jan Cykowski
The Xawery Dunikowski Museum of Sculpture at the Królikarnia Palace, the Museum of Warsaw and Fenix Group are happy to invite you to an auction of a body of sculptures by...
CITY WALK: To the Garden by Rail – the History of the Sculptures of Praga
When did the prestigious seat of the Polish State Railways become the hub of the country’s political life? When did a genuine artists’ colony operate in Saska Kępa?...
CITY WALK: In Public Service – the Sculptures of Wola and Ochota
Which sculptress hailing from Lviv ran an open house in Ochota? What was the name of Prof. Breyer’s disciple who would ship his sculptures to New York City. How did artists...