Free activities will take place on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, both at the Ceramics Department at 13 Mickiewicza Street and at the City History Department at 14 Kutuzowa Street.
Museum of Ceramics, Ceramics Department, 13 Mickiewicza Street
- 20 January 2014 (Tuesday), 10:00–12:00
- 27 January 2014 (Tuesday), 10:00–12:00
- Long Live the Ball! An art workshop on creating masks and carnival headwear, intended for preschoolers and early-school-age children. The activities organised every year have already become a tradition. During the workshops, the youngest participants can make colourful masks and interesting headwear from paper and tissue paper, ideal for a fancy-dress ball, and decorate them according to their own ideas with colourful sequins, paints or glitter. At the end of the workshop, a competition will be held in which the best works will be selected and awarded. The workshop will be led by Bożena Jędrzejczyk.
- 21 January 2014 (Wednesday), 11:00–12:30
- 28 January 2014 (Wednesday), 11:00–12:30
- A Colourful Procession – Today’s Shrovetide Traditions. These art workshops, incorporating educational elements, are intended mainly for early-school-age children. During the activities, participants will learn about interesting traditions associated with New Year carolling. Based on the knowledge they gain, the examples presented and their own imaginations, they will be able to design a modern caroller’s costume or an item of clothing. The most interesting works will receive awards. Children will also be able to present a scene in which they take part as carollers. The workshop will be led by ethnographer Beata Tymińska.
The workshops A Colourful Procession – Today’s Shrovetide Traditions and Long Live the Ball! accompany the exhibition “There Was a Ball – Fashion for Carnival”.
The exhibition will feature original costumes and ball accessories from different eras, as well as prints showing interesting designs for 19th-century masquerade costumes.
Costume balls held during Carnival were initially intended exclusively for members of the aristocracy. In the 19th century, they became popular among broader sections of society, which led to the emergence of new trends in carnival fashion.
Much time and attention was devoted to sewing costumes, and appearing in an original outfit was considered a point of honour. Fashion magazines published numerous designs that could serve as inspiration for masquerade participants; special brochures and guidebooks also appeared on the market.
Turkish and Venetian motifs, elements of historic court fashion and pastoral costumes often appeared in the outfits. New elements in carnival fashion emerged after a period of intensified exploration and archaeological discoveries, as well as as distant civilisations became better known, including ancient Mesopotamia, India and Japan. Costumes often reflected a fascination with historical figures and the heroes of literary and stage works. Current events, and even inventions and technological achievements, also provided inspiration, as can be seen in the examples presented at the Museum of Ceramics. The exhibition was prepared from the collections of the National Museum in Wrocław
Museum of Ceramics, City History Department, 14 Kutuzowa Street
- 22 January 2014 (Thursday), 10:00–12:00
- 29 January 12014 (Thursday), 10:00–12:00
- My New Home… A practical art workshop during which participants will be able to make a house for their pet—a dog or cat. The workshop leader, Adam Faltyn from the Museum of Ceramics, will show how an ordinary cardboard box can be transformed into a comfortable yet attractive bed for domestic animals. The activities are open to everyone, regardless of age. The most inventive works will receive awards.
Admission to all activities, as well as visits to the permanent and temporary exhibitions during the winter holidays, is free of charge; art materials are provided by the Museum of Ceramics. Those interested are asked to register in advance by telephone at 75 644 22 00 or by email at poczta@muzeum.boleslawiec.net.