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From the Boulevard to the museum exhibition in Torun

The first phase of archaeological work at the Holy Spirit complex on Philadelphia Avenue is coming to an end. What has been found so far has been documented and will be displayed in a photographic exhibition at the Regional Museum.

The photographs will present the architectural hypotheses discovered, the technical solutions used primarily for protection against floods, and the wooden structures at the Monastery Gate, most likely related to the earliest phase of the foundation of the church, monastery and hospital.

– Besides the sacred complex of the Holy Spirit, the discovered ruins of the use of this place in the 18th and 19th centuries (the so-called Little Fishermen) will be presented. We plan to display in showcases many of the moving monuments obtained during the research; for example, stone slabs from the hypocaust, shaped bricks, ceramic vessels, everyday objects. We will present the history of this place based on the “Chronicle of the Benedictine nuns of Toruń” against the background of the turbulent history of the Benedictine nuns. – explains Leszek Kucharski from the Department of Archeology at the Regional Museum in Toruń.

The exhibition opening is planned to be held in September/October 2025.

Post-plein-air exhibition 16. “Art Park” in Boleslawiec

The 16th Painting Plein Air “Art Park” was once again lucky enough to be held in the Kliczków Castle hotel complex near Bolesławiec.

Thanks to the cooperation and support of the Culture and Art Center in Wrocław, the Cultural Institution of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, the Pro Culturae Bono Foundation and the Bolesławiec Cultural Center, the International Ceramics Centre.

10 artists from Lower Silesia and beyond were invited to participate. Artists who traditionally live and produce in the complex belonging to the Kliczków Castle Conference and Recreation Center benefited from the charm of the green areas of the Lower Silesian Forests and had the opportunity to visit the picturesque surroundings of the city of Bolesławiec. Learn about the history of the place and enjoy the charm of nature.

Plein Air is a place where you can have 10 artists, 10 representatives of different generations, 10 days of accommodation, 10 evenings, and long conversations about art and life. These days allowed you to gradually open up to each other, get to know each other, talk, be silent, observe “with impunity” and freely confront other artists. Working in the studio, as you can imagine, is about observing yourself at the level of your personal horizon. Meeting with 10 artists in a space outside the comfort zone of your own studio (not necessarily) allows for a broader exchange of perspectives, thoughts, images and experiences. A synergy is created between the group and the community. The curator of Plein Air is Krystyna Szczepaniak.

The culmination of plein air is an exhibition at the Bolesławiec Cultural Center – International Ceramics Centre, to the opening of which we cordially invite you on November 8, 2024 at 18:00. The works can be watched on “W sam”. You can visit the “raz” gallery during FORUM Cinema opening hours until 24 November 2024.

Polish Independence Day at US Army Installations

Grandchild:

The 106th anniversary of Poland’s independence is approaching. On November 11, 2024, there will be a ceremonial march through the streets of Toruń, a joint anthem will be sung and a historical picnic will be held.

The program of Independence Day celebrations in Toruń is as follows:

November 11, 2024

09.50 – Laying flowers under the obelisk in memory of those who died between 1918-1921 at Municipal Cemetery No. 1

10:15 – Laying flowers at the monument of General Józef Haller

10:30 – St. Divine Liturgy for the Fatherland in the Garrison Church on Catherine Square

11:30 – Walking through the streets of the Old Town

11:50 – Patriotic ceremony in Old Town Square

• Receipt of the report by Toruń Garrison Commander
• Raising the flag and playing the Polish national anthem as part of the March for an Independent Poland campaign
• occasional conversations
• Commemoration and Honor Guard Roll Call
• Polish Army Representative Song
• parade exercise and subunit parade

After the ceremony, organizers will lay flowers at the monument of Marshal Józef Piłsudski on behalf of all residents

Accompanying events:

8-12 November 2024 – Unveiling of FREEDOM Airship in Old Town Square

November 11, 2024

10:00-11:30 – Art workshops for children (Gallery and Center for Children’s Artistic Creativity, Rynek Nowomiejski 17, registration required, tel. 56 62 275 34)

11:00-16:00 – Historical picnic in Old Town Square

• demonstrations of reenactment groups: vehicles and uniforms
• demonstration of uniformed service vehicles
• scouts independence field game
• patriotic songs concert
• Display of the Hussar Banner of the Kuvian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Boleslawiec

We cordially invite you to the ceremonial celebration of the 106TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF POLAND, organized by the Bolesławiec District together with the 23rd Silesian Artillery Regiment.

Detailed program of the celebrations:

• 11:00 – Marian Basilica of Bolesławiec: grand mass for the homeland.
• 12:00 – 100th Anniversary Memorial of the Restoration of Independence: Independence Commemoration List.
• 12:45 – Market Square: Parade of the 23rd Silesian Artillery Regiment and the US Army Honor Guard, cavalcade of the mounted patrol of the 6th Kaniv Uhlans Regiment Reconstruction Group.
• 13:15 – 15:00 – Father Jerzy Popiełuszko Square: Horse drill demonstration of the 6th Kaniv Uhlan Regiment Reconstruction Group, horse rides for children.
• 13:30 – 15:30 – Józef Piłsudski Square – military pea soup, exhibitions of equipment of the 23rd Silesian Artillery Regiment and the US Army.
• 17.00 – INDEPENDENCE CONCERT at the Old Theater with the participation of the State Primary Music School Bolesławiec The vocal studio of the Youth Cultural Center in Bolesławiec, the Synkopa 2 Choir of the 1st General Secondary School in Bolesławiec and the scouts from the Szare Szeregi Scout Troop of the Polish Scouting and Guidance Association.

Zagan

Join us on November 11 for a celebration of National Independence Day. This is one of the most important national holidays. It is celebrated every year on November 11, in memory of Poland regaining its independence after 123 years of division. Żagań celebrations will start at 9.00 in the morning with a mass in the garrison church of the Polish Soldier Hetman Virgin Mary. The Independence Run for children and young people will start from the Arena stadium at 09.45. A commemoration poll will be held at 10:00 in the Tankers’ Square in front of the military unit. The celebrations will be crowned with the start of the 11th Independence Run at 11.11 at the Arena stadium.

The route of the run will take participants through city streets, so there will be a temporary change in traffic organization that will be valid from 10:30 to 13:00 on November 11. Depending on the stages of the race, it is planned to close all or part of the streets to vehicle and pedestrian traffic. Please be careful. Partial road and street closures do not apply to emergency services, fire brigade, ambulance, police and gendarmerie. The Independence Run route includes the following streets: Kochanowskiego, Okulowa, Żelazna, city park, Szprotawska, Słowiański Square, Bracka, Rynek, Ratuszowa, Wolności Square, Jana Pawła II, Świętej Cecylii, Adam Mickiewicza, Wolności Square, Kilińskiego Square, Księżnej Ża ganny, Żarska and Marii Konopnickiej.