Meetings

Masłowska and Jude. The beautiful new world

We invite you to a meeting during which the world of literature will meet the world of cinema, and their intersection will be pop culture. Dorota Masłowska and Radu Jude will talk about “Polishness” and “Romanianness” and will consider where culture ends and entertainment begins, and whether one excludes the other. The meeting will be moderated by Dr. Miłosz Stelmach.    

Literary premiere at the ICC: discussion around “Collected Works” by Max Blecher

We invite you to a meeting around the first Polish edition of “Collected Works” by Max Blecher. His works will be discussed by: Joanna Kornaś-Warwas, translator of the book, Grzegorz Jankowicz, Paulina Malochleb and Piotr Paziński. The meeting will be followed by a screening of the film “Scarred Hearts,” directed by Radu Jude.

Meeting with Bogdan de Barbaro and Joanna Hańderek: “Hello, Sadness. Laughter through tears”

We invite you to a meeting where we will discuss the acceptance of despair and examine how the Romanian “râsu'-plânsu'” – laughter through tears – can become a recipe for taming a difficult reality. The discussion will be moderated by Dr. Maciej Kałuża.  

Prof. Erwin Kessler's lecture: “100 years of (re)modernisms of Romanian art”

On April 25 we invite you to an expert lecture by Prof. Erwin Kessler. The expert on avant-garde and modern art from the University of Bucharest will introduce the attendees to the process of changes taking place in Romanian art, mainly in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Romania as a metaphor

The International Cultural Centre invites you to a meeting titled “Romania as a metaphor,” which will combine a reflection on women's rights with an analysis of cultural images of subordination and control over the body. The discussion will be accompanied by a screening of the film “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days,” directed by Cristian Mungiu.

Meeting: The Urban Ground of Culture. Poland and Romania

Cities are not only spaces of everyday life, but also carriers of history, identity and culture. How do urbanization, spatial policy and architectural heritage shape the urban landscape in Poland and Romania? How do historical memory and contemporary modernization processes influence the development of cities in both countries?

Debate: Art more precious than gold. On collecting

What is art collecting – an act of private passion or a form of interpretation of history and the present? Can a collection tell a story of identity and social change? What role does the collector play in shaping the narrative about art?