Night of Museums 2025 at the ICC

On May 16 we invite you to a Night of Museums at the ICC Gallery with Romanian art and thrillers! At our exhibition, risk-takers will be able to look for works inspired by Count Dracula, laugh with the magical “Satans” (“Biała drużyna”) of Ioana Nemeș, or come face to face with the fantastic characters of Lea Rașovszky native to the aesthetics of “manele”, the Romanian version of pop.

The ICC gallery will be open from 4 p.m. to midnight.

Ticket admission to the exhibition "One eye laughs, the other cries. Art from Romania in the Collection of Ovidiu Şandor" at the price of PLN 5.

In addition to the tour – workshops

In addition to visiting the exhibition at the ICC on the trail of absurdities, horror and surreal references, we also invite you to creative workshops. There will be opportunities to sculpt and reflect patterns on fabrics, as well as to play with cubist forms and create your own paintings from various materials. Admission is free.

May 16, 7 p.m. - Workshop: “Ornament eternally alive?”

Modern Romanian art is deeply connected with history, tradition and mentality, which were shaped by the landscape and geography. Many of these elements have their counterparts in Poland, especially in its southern part. During the workshop, we will look at the similarities that link our customs and language, and consider how ornamentation has evolved over the years. We will carve wood and reflect patterns on textiles.

• The workshop is intended for adult audiences.
• Participation in the workshop is free of charge.
• Registration at Evenea website is required.

Presenters:

Bartłomiej Pochopień – architect, designer, graduate of the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning at the Cracow University of Technology. He co-founded the author's design studio “Studio Styczna”, which in 2017 received the “Architecture of the Year of the Silesian Voivodeship” award, and Bartłomiej Pochopień was awarded as “Young Creator of Silesian Architecture”. In 2014-2015, he was the creator responsible for creating the conceptual design of the “New Main Exhibition” at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum. Involved in the mission of architectural education (Academy of Architecture).

May 16, 9 p.m. - Workshop: “Deconstruction”

The Cubists viewed the world as a collection of geometric solids. In their works, they sought to show objects from multiple perspectives simultaneously, creating a sense of movement. During the workshop, participants will pursue deconstruction by combining different materials and fragments of paintings to create compositions that convey dynamism and multiple perspectives. They will undertake experiments with form to reflect a Cubist vision of the world through the use of seemingly simple elements.

• The workshop is intended for adult audiences.
• Participation in the workshop is free of charge.
• Registration at Evenea website is required

Moderator:

Olka Barczak – architect, color designer, founder of the CollageBlog blog. She is the author of many educational materials for designers and popular books: “#kolor”, “100 kolorów z lamusa – czyli jak działa kolor”. Together with her husband Peter (an interior designer), within the framework of CollageCollege, she has been teaching courses, trainings and workshops on various fields of creativity and teaching the language of colors for more than a dozen years. They love art, design, architecture and travel. They live in Krakow.

The workshops will be held in Polish

More information: Agata Klejzerowicz, e-mail: a.klejzerowicz@mck.krakow.pl, tel: +48 12 42 42 860

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.