Accessible Sunday at the International Cultural Centre

On July 6, the ICC invites you to a holiday Accessible Sunday as part of the exhibition “One eye laughs, the other cries. Art from Romania in the Collection of Ovidiu Şandor”. This time we have prepared a tour of the Romanian exhibition in plain language and a unique city walk – with Galician stories in the background and with translation into Polish Sign Language. Let's discover Romanian art and the city of Krakow anew!

Accessible Sundays at the ICC foster integration and enable broad cultural participation for all visitors. Regardless of their needs and abilities, everyone has the chance to fully experience the exhibitions and events organized by our institution.

Schedule:

July 6, 2025

11.00 am – City walk “Galician Ring of Krakow” translated into PJM

In 1772, news of the first partition of Poland falls on the citizens of Krakow. Under the partition treaty signed by Catherine the Great, Frederick the Great and Maria Theresa, all of today's southern Poland and western Ukraine are annexed to the multinational Habsburg monarchy. During the walk we will tell you how the city changed under the rule of the partitioners, what happened to schools, universities and businesses, and what the cultural life of the former capital was like. We will move on the trail of Galician edifices, monuments and figures of that period.

• The walk will be translated into Polish Sign Language,
• meeting place: Market Square 25, “Pod Kruki” tenement house,
• the event is free of charge,
• registration on Evenea website is required,
• additional information and enrollment: Daniel Krawczyk, accessibility coordinator, e mail: d.krawczyk@mck.krakow.pl
• event accessibility: there will be an FM system with headphones or an induction loop during the walk,
• for additional information, a PJM interpreter can be used online

Moderator:

Joanna Majewska-Grabowska – Interpreter, lecturer at the Jagiellonian University, and educator in Krakow institutions: MCK, MOCAK and MuFo. Hosts webinars and guest lectures on Ukrainian culture and identity. She is the co-author of the “To Ukraine in 20 Minutes” podcast. As a translator, she has collaborated with, among others, “Herito”, “Dwutygodnik”, the Batory Foundation, the Institute of Reportage, KBF or Culture.pl magazine.

Translator:

Jakub Studzinski – Deaf PJM interpreter, graduate of history with a specialization in teaching and postgraduate studies in museum studies and surdopedagogy. He works with the Między Uszami Foundation, the Migawka Foundation and the Siódmy Zmysł Foundation, as well as many cultural institutions. As an interpreter, he is listed in the register of PJM, SJK, SKOGN interpreters, maintained by the Governor of Małopolska.

Subsidized by funds from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage from the Fund for Promotion of Culture - a state purpose fund.

13.00 pm – Guided tour of the exhibition “One eye laughs, the other cries. Art from Romania in the Collection of Ovidiu Şandor” in plain language.

The exhibition will feature a variety of artworks from Romania. Some of them are strange and surprising, some are abstract, and some are full of emotion and commitment. In them, the artists talked about the difficult times in which they lived. They looked for ways to speak the truth, but in such a way as not to be silenced. They did it in different ways: sometimes directly, sometimes with humor, and sometimes with symbols. The exhibition is a story about the history of Romania and the power of artists who were able to speak with their own voice despite limitations.

• Guided tour in plain language,
• free participation,
• registration on Evenea website is required,
• possibility to book by phone or text message: Daniel Krawczyk, availability coordinator, tel. 784 032 228.

Leader:

Regina Mynarska – Graduate of the Jagiellonian University. Audiodescriptor with many years of experience, coordinator of accessible events, accessibility trainer, author of ETR (Easy to read) texts.

Subsidized by funds from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage from the Fund for Promotion of Culture - a state purpose fund.

Practical information:

• Venue: the International Cultural Center in Cracow, Market Square 25.
• The event venue is free of architectural barriers.
• Full information about accessibility during the current exhibition at the ICC: HERE.
• Contact with the ICC accessibility coordinator: Daniel Krawczyk, e-mail: d.krawczyk@mck.krakow.pl, tel. 784 032 228
• participation in events is free. Visiting the exhibition during Accessible Sunday - PLN 5.

The exhibition “One eye laughs, the other cries. Art from Romania in the Collection of Ovidiu Şandor” is co-organized by the International Cultural Centre in Krakow and the Romanian Cultural Institute in Warsaw.

Event within the framework of the Romania-Poland Cultural Season 2024-2025

The Romania-Poland Cultural Season 2024-2025 is organized by the Romanian Ministry of Culture and the Romanian Institute of Culture, on the Romanian side, and by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage and the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, in cooperation with the Polish Institute in Bucharest, on the Polish side.

The exhibition contains content that may be inappropriate for some audiences.

Please be advised that photographs may be taken during the event for the purposes of the International Cultural Centre in Krakow (including, but not limited to, documentation and information on the ICC's website and on the ICC's Facebook and Instagram profiles). If you do not agree to this, please inform us in advance. Photos may include images of people participating in the event. Lack of information provided in writing or verbally to an employee of the ICC before the start of the event is tantamount to consent for the International Cultural Centre in Cracow to use the photos mentioned above.