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Meeting with Agnieszka Partridge on the book The power of ornament

Meeting with Agnieszka Partridge on the book Potęga ornamentu. Europejska ceramika artystyczna w budownictwie z lat 1840–1939 i jej przykłady w obiektach architektury Krakowa [The power of ornament. European art ceramics in 1840-1939 buildings with examples of Krakow architecture].

Lwów. The architecture and planning in modernity after modernity – lecture by Prof. Bohdan Cherkes

The architectural landscape of pre-war Lviv was a tangle of many circumstances. Lviv Polytechnic and its teaching staff played an important role in integrating architectural training in the Second Polish Republic. Being one of just two technical schools in Poland it drew in students from all corners of the country.

The Gorgon case – meeting with Cezary Łazarewicz

The link between Mrs Gorgon, a character in one of the biggest crime stories of pre-war Poland, and the subject of the exhibition is Henryk Zaręba – architect and father of the murdered child, Lusia. Łazarewicz’s latest book, Koronkowa robota. Sprawa Gorgonowej [Deft dealing. The Gorgon case] tries to find out not only whether Rita Gorgon was guilty but also what happed to her after she was released from prison on 3 Sep. 1939.

Modernism in Bydgoszcz – lecture by Dr. Agnieszka Wysocka

Before it was back within the Polish borders in January 1920, Bydgoszcz had already had a clearly defined urban layout. Sometimes the planners would adapt their new concepts to the existing architecture on the one hand, and at other times they put forward their own proposals.

Helena Syrkusowa – a forgotten architect of modernism – lecture by Rafał Ochęduszko

Helena Syrkusowa was an outstanding architects of Polish modernism, active both in the interwar period and after WWII. She graduated from Warsaw Polytechnic, where she met Barbara and Stanisław Brukalski, Bohdan Lachert, Józef Szanajca and her future husband Szymon Syrkus.

Speaking and writing about Lviv – meeting with Dr. Katarzyna Kotyńska and Dr. Jagoda Wierzejska

In Lviv, Polish, Ukrainian and Jewish memories are interlacd inseparably, making the city’s literary image an interesting research field. Katarzyna Kotyńska and Jagoda Wierzejska will talk about how the city has been presented in literature and enmeshed in a variety of narrations.

Guided tour in ukrainian

A cycle of guided tours on exhibition Lviv, 24th June 1937.City, architecture, modernism in ukrainian.

To Katowice from Lviv – lecture by Anna Syska

The Katowice architectural community in the interwar period was dominated by graduates of architecture at the Lviv Technical University. The most important among them were Tadeusz Michejda, Karol Schayer, Tadeusz Łobos and Zbigniew Rzepecki. Working for regional and municipal administration, as well as running private design offices, they influenced the architectural shape of the city, building structures with interesting forms and varied functions.

Modernist Thursdays in ICC

The series of lectures about modernism in architecture accompanying the exhibition Lviv, 24 June 1937. City, architecture, modernism.

Between Lviv and Kraków - lecture by Dr Michał Wiśniewski

February 1, Thursday, at 18.00.

Between Lviv and Kraków. The influence of the Lviv Technical University on the architecture of Kraków - lecture by dr. Michał Wiśniewski

Modernism in the city – open day of the exhibition "Lviv, 24 June 1937"

Admission is free, the programme includes: a guided tour of the exhibition, workshops for children and adults. The open day will and at 6 pm.

Lviv fairy tales and legends – workshops for Children

A meeting for children with joint reading of Lviv fairy tales and legends followed by art workshops inspired by these stories.

Mature for Art

The Mature for Art cycle is an offer for those who have a free morning and want to broaden their knowledge of culture and art.

Encounters with art

Join us for Sunday art workshops filled with creativity and new ideas. Inspired by the diversity of exhibitions at the ICC Gallery. This series of meetings is addressed to children between 4 and 8 y.o. During each art workshop we concentrate on a selected notion developed in presently held exhibition – we search for its meanings and create an object related to it.

sMoCzKi – guided tours for parents with children

Due to the closure of the institution, the program was temporarily suspended. After resuming operations, we will give you a new schedule.

The "sMoCzKi" cycle has been specially created to address the needs of the youngest visitors (not older than three years) as well as their caretakers to the ICC Gallery.

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