How to Become a Viking? An Invitation to Workshops at the Museum of Ceramics

The Museum of Ceramics invites you to free workshops connected with an archaeological exhibition presenting one of the most famous Viking settlements – Truso. For centuries, this settlement was a legend of the Baltic Sea – a mysterious sunken city compared with Atlantis or ancient Troy.

The workshops will take place on 16, 17 and 18 January 2018, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., in the History of the City Department of the Bolesławiec museum. Classes will begin on the hour and last approximately 45 minutes. The last class will begin at 1:00 p.m.

The workshops will be preceded by a short tour of the exhibition, with particular attention paid to topics such as shipbuilding and Viking expansion, the weapons of a Viking warrior, and jewellery associated with the Scandinavian peoples. After viewing the exhibition, children will make Viking shields based on preserved designs or jewellery inspired by beads and amulets discovered in Truso. Participants will be able to follow a map of Viking conquests and make schematic models of famous Viking ships – drakkars, which made this expansion so effective and far-reaching.

Groups interested in participating are asked to register by phone: 75 644 22 00 or by email: poczta@muzeum.boleslawiec.net. The workshop topic will be selected in consultation with the group supervisor and adapted to the children’s age. We warmly invite you to learn and have fun together!

Winter Holidays – An Invitation to Workshops at the Museum of Ceramics: Carnival Masks and Costumes

During the winter holidays, the Museum of Ceramics has prepared a special workshop programme. This year’s classes will focus on making carnival masks and costumes. The workshops will be held from 23 to 26 January 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., in the History of the City Department of the Bolesławiec Museum at 14 Kutuzowa Street.

Individual workshop blocks will begin on the hour. The workshops will consist of art classes. Participants can create colourful masks for social gatherings and fancy-dress parties. Various templates and art materials will be available, including paper, tissue paper, fabrics, sequins, beads and feathers.

Activities of this kind stimulate the imagination, develop creative thinking and artistic abilities, and foster a sense of aesthetics and beauty. They will be held as part of the Czech-Polish project Bolesławiec-Vrchlabi – Active Cross-Border Cooperation between Museums, co-financed by European Union funds through the European Regional Development Fund.

Groups and individuals interested in participating are asked to register by phone: 75 644 22 00 or by email: poczta@muzeum.boleslawiec.net. We warmly invite you to have fun together!

Winter Holidays with BOK-MCC

It is worth spending your free time during the winter holidays at the Bolesławiec Cultural Centre – International Ceramics Centre. We have prepared a rich and attractive programme for children and young people. There is plenty to choose from! Experienced instructors await participants in well-equipped studios in the BOK – MCC building on Piłsudskiego Square. The Forum cinema also offers a rich film programme. During the holidays, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, tickets for the 12:00 screenings cost only PLN 10. All films are being shown for the first time!

Participation in the workshops is free! The number of places is limited. Registration begins on 2 January 2018 at the BOK – MCC office, tel. 75 644 21 45. We invite you to explore the programme!

15–20 January 2018, 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Ceramics and Sculpture Workshop “The Happy Tree” – making ceramic elements on plaster moulds, painting with ceramic paints and glazes. (On 1 June 2018, the workshop finale and presentation of works on a metal tree.) Instructors: Katarzyna Zarówny and Mateusz Grobelny. Classes for ages 10 and up.

15–20 January 2018, 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Guitar Workshop – lessons in playing classical, acoustic and electric guitar (participants must bring their own guitar). Instructor: Mirosław Kuc. Classes for ages 9 and up.

15 and 17 January 2018, 5:00–6:00 p.m. Flamenco Dance Workshop – technique and choreography. Instructor: Magdalena Zientara. Classes for children and young people aged 5 to 15.

15–19 January 2018, 1:00–3:00 p.m. Breakdance Basics. Instructor: Paweł Klimek. Classes for children and young people aged 7 to 14.

22–24 January 2018, 9:00–10:00 a.m. Hip-Hop Dance Workshop. Instructor: Katarzyna Tomczyk-Jakubowska. Classes for children and young people aged 6 to 15.

22–24 January 2018, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Art Workshop Inspired by Cubist Art “Picasso & Guitar”. Instructor: Magdalena Konieczna. Classes for children and young people aged 7 to 10.

22–24 January 2018, 12:00–2:00 p.m. Interdisciplinary Art Workshop Inspired by Gothic Art “Stained Glass in Architecture”. Instructor: Magdalena Konieczna. Classes for people over 10.

Workshop Meetings for Regular BOK – MCC Participants:
15, 16 and 18 January 2018, 1:00–3:00 p.m. Song and Dance Ensemble “Bolesławiec”. Instructor: Agnieszka Podłaszczyk
17 and 19 January 2018, 1:00–3:00 p.m. Majorettes. Instructor: Agnieszka Podłaszczyk
15–16 January and 26 January, 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Contemporary Dance Studio. Instructor: Halina Bałacka-Kłak
15 and 17 January 2018, 6:00–7:00 p.m. Flamenco Dance Studio. Instructor: Magdalena Zientara
15 and 18 January 2018 and 22 and 25 January 2018, 5:00–8:00 p.m. Breakdance Studio. Instructor: Paweł Klimek.

The remaining studios of BOK – MCC’s Amateur Artistic Movement will hold classes during the holidays according to the schedule. Classes take place in the building on Piłsudskiego Square and at the “Orzeł” Cultural Integration Centre, 17 Chopina Street.

During the holidays, the Forum cinema offers a whirlwind of films. Screenings for children and young people take place on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 12:00; tickets cost only PLN 10. All titles are being shown for the first time!

15 January “Santa & Cie” /comedy, family film, 2017, France, 102 min/. Christmas presents will not deliver themselves! So what can be done when Santa’s helpers fall ill? The best thing is to set off to save Christmas with the whole family! A magical, elf-filled, fairy-filled and fireworks-filled madcap family comedy.

17 January “Bamse and the City of Thieves” /animation, 2016, Sweden, 66 min/. Bamse must protect his grandmother from the evil fox Reynard. Unfortunately, she is kidnapped, preventing her from making the honey that makes Bamse the strongest bear in the world. He therefore sets out with his friends – a turtle and a little rabbit – on a dangerous journey to the Forest of Thieves. This adventure-filled expedition will show them how great the power of friendship is.

19 January “Wiplala” /family film, adventure, 2014, Netherlands, 93 min/. Wiplala unexpectedly appears in the Blom family’s kitchen, looking like a 10-centimetre-tall person. Wiplala has magical powers, but is not very good at controlling them, so he accidentally shrinks the entire family. An exciting adventure begins for little people in a big world.

22 January “Spark: A Space Tail” /animation, 2017, Canada, South Korea, 90 min/. Spark and his friends plan to reclaim their planet, which has been taken over by the evil Zhong.

24 January “The New Adventures of Aladdin” /comedy, 2016, Belgium, France, 107 min/. Two petty thieves fleeing pursuit find refuge in the children’s department of a large department store, where children force them to tell fairy tales…

26 January “The Golden Horse” /animation, 2014, Denmark, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Latvia, 75 min/. A powerful witch casts a spell of eternal sleep on the king’s daughter and locks her in a glass coffin. The king announces that he will give his daughter’s hand to whoever frees her.

In the regular programme during the first week of the holidays, 12–18 January, the animation “Moomins and the Winter Wonderland” will be shown, while during the second week, 19–25 January, the animation “Ferdinand” and the feature film “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” will be screened. Details and reservations at kino.boleslawiec.pl.

Winter Holidays with the Municipal Sports and Recreation Centre

We invite you to spend your time actively at the ice rink in Bolesławiec. The rink is open from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Technical break from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.

We invite you to organised activities from Monday to Friday:

  • 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Ice recreation (admission is free for the first 20 people; admission for everyone else is PLN 2);
  • 12:00–1:00 p.m. Skating ABC (free admission for schoolchildren);
  • 1:00–2:00 p.m. Ice hockey (admission is free for the first 20 people; admission for everyone else is PLN 2).

We also invite you to “Winter Holidays at the Salt Baths in Bolesławiec”. From Monday to Friday, between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., admission is PLN 4 per hour. The offer is for students upon presentation of a school ID.

Winter Holidays at the Library

The Municipal Public Library invites you to holiday activities: “Learning with Fun” and “Ahoy, Sea Adventure”.

16 January – 12:00–2:00 p.m. – Children’s Department Reading Room, Mediateka Municipal Public Library, 8 Sądowa Street: “Polar Workshop with Writer Magda Podbylska” – by activating our imagination, the author will “take” us to the North Pole, where we will take part in a scientific expedition... Holiday activities under the shared title “Learning with Fun” – unusual holidays because they are experimental.

16 January – 12:00–2:00 p.m. – Branch No. 1, Municipal Public Library, 6 Staroszkolna Street: “Eight Tentacles, One Head – You’d Better Hide from It – the Octopus”. We will learn about strange sea creatures from the book “Monsters of the Deep”. We will make an octopus from leftover yarn. Holiday activities titled “Ahoy, Sea Adventure”.

17 January – 12:00–2:00 p.m. – Children’s Department Reading Room, Mediateka Municipal Public Library, 8 Sądowa Street: “How to Build a Periscope” – we will show how to make this simple optical device ourselves. Holiday activities under the shared title “Learning with Fun” – unusual holidays because they are experimental.

17 January – 12:00–2:00 p.m. – Branch No. 1, Municipal Public Library, 6 Staroszkolna Street: “It Dispels the Darkness of Night with Light and Brings Ships Safely to Shore – the Lighthouse”. We will learn about the history and purpose of lighthouses. We will make a lighthouse from yoghurt containers. Holiday activities titled “Ahoy, Sea Adventure”.

18 January – 12:00–2:00 p.m. – Children’s Department Reading Room, Mediateka Municipal Public Library, 8 Sądowa Street: “Camera Obscura – How Does It Work?”. Pinhole photography workshop led by Grzegorz Sidorowicz. Holiday activities under the shared title “Learning with Fun” – unusual holidays because they are experimental.

18 January – 12:00–2:00 p.m. – Branch No. 1, Municipal Public Library, 6 Staroszkolna Street: “Masts, Sails, Black Flag – When You See It, You’ll Be Scared – the Pirate Ship”. We will learn about pirates, the heroes of various fairy tales. We will make pirate ships from egg cartons. Holiday activities titled “Ahoy, Sea Adventure”.

19 January – 12:00–2:00 p.m. – Children’s Department Reading Room, Mediateka Municipal Public Library, 8 Sądowa Street: “A Fairy-Tale Fairy-Tale Festival”.

19 January – 12:00–2:00 p.m. – Branch No. 1, Municipal Public Library, 6 Staroszkolna Street: “Treasure Hunting Is Fun; Becoming a Pirate Is Great Fun – Searching for the Pirates’ Treasure”. We will learn about books featuring treasure hunts. We will make pirate accessories: a hat with a pirate logo and an eyepatch. A library-based outdoor game – searching for treasure. Holiday activities titled “Ahoy, Sea Adventure”.

23 January – 12:00–2:00 p.m. Children’s Department Reading Room, Mediateka Municipal Public Library, 8 Sądowa Street: “Zeotrope, or Praxinoscope”. What is an optical illusion? Holiday activities under the shared title “Learning with Fun” – unusual holidays because they are experimental.

24 January – 12:00–3:00 p.m. – Children’s Department Reading Room, Mediateka Municipal Public Library, 8 Sądowa Street: Zbigniew Masternak – comic-book workshop. Holiday activities under the shared title “Learning with Fun” – unusual holidays because they are experimental.

25 January – 12:00–2:00 p.m. – Children’s Department Reading Room, Mediateka Municipal Public Library, 8 Sądowa Street: “Shadow Laboratory – a Play of Light”. Holiday activities under the shared title “Learning with Fun” – unusual holidays because they are experimental.

26 January – 12:00–2:00 p.m. – Children’s Department Reading Room, Mediateka Municipal Public Library, 8 Sądowa Street: The performance “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” by the Klap group from Ruszów.