History of the City Department, 14 Kutuzowa Street
An exhibition of works by Janusz Moniatowicz entitled “Several Dozen Photographs,” organized to mark the presentation of the Bronze Medal “Meritorious for Polish Culture Gloria Artis” to the artist. The opening will take place at 6:30 p.m.
The presented collection of works by Janusz Moniatowicz, an outstanding photographer associated with Bolesławiec, is the artist’s selection of works from cycles created between 1985 and 2016, entitled “Nieborów,” “In the Silence of Josef Sudek’s Atelier,” and “Grabarka,” as well as landscapes, portrait photographs, still lifes and photographs of ceramic objects.
The opening of the exhibition will be preceded by a ceremonial gala for presenting the artist with the Bronze Medal “Meritorious for Polish Culture Gloria Artis”, awarded by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage. The ceremony, organized by the Museum of Ceramics with the support of the Municipality of Bolesławiec, will take place at the “Orzeł” Cultural Integration Centre at 5:00 p.m..
Ceramics Department, 13 Mickiewicza Street
- “Around the Polish Table” exhibition
The exhibition will feature several hundred glass products from the “Julia” Crystal Glassworks in Piechowice and the Glassworks in Szklarska Poręba. They include both elegant crystal-glass sets and decorative products made of glass coloured throughout the material. The exhibition will also feature sets from the “Polish Table” collection, awarded at the Łódź Design Festival and created as part of a joint project by three factories: the “Julia” Crystal Glassworks in Piechowice, the Manufaktura Sp. J. Smoleński & Zwierz Stoneware Factory in Bolesławiec and Porcelana Krzysztof in Wałbrzych. Glass products will also be available for purchase during the exhibition. - Glass mosaic workshops
Free glass-mosaic-making workshops will be held at 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.; children are especially welcome.
Evening tour of the District Court’s assembly hall
In addition, the Museum of Ceramics invites visitors to tour the assembly hall of the District Court in Bolesławiec. This splendid building, with an interesting history, rich décor and an intriguing iconographic programme, is normally not open to visitors. During the Night of Museums, the hall can be viewed with a guide. Two entry times are planned, at 9:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. (gathering point in front of the court’s main entrance). Due to the limited number of places (40 people per entry), prior reservation is required by telephone at 75 644 22 00. The organizers thank District Court President Rafał Gruca, Vice-President Zdzisław Patreuha and Court Director Joanna Giza for making the building available.
This year’s Night of Museums in Bolesławiec is being held for the first time under the patronage of the Lower Silesian Branch of the Association of Polish Museologists. Thirteen museums from Lower Silesia have joined the event.
You are cordially invited!
