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#CLASSICAL MUSIC
18th Ludvig van Beethoven Easter Festival
The festival is named in honour of the grat German composer and his music is the core of the programme , the repertoir however is very diverse and includes pieces of other great artists like Wagner, Pendrercki or Verdi. In order to ensure the best quality some greatest performers from all over the globe were invited to Warsaw. Thus on Tuesday evening before listening to Beethoven’s “Eroica” You can hear violin concertos of two renowned polish composers : Penderecki and Panufnik. Each concert is under honorary patronage of one foreign embassy. This time it is Finland’s turn. So head to the Warsaw philharmonic enjoy music and see if finnish ambassador ,Mr. Jiri Vilen will honour the audience with his presence :).
Where: National Philharmonic Concert Hall, ul. Sienkiewicza 10
Map: click to open
When: Tuesday April 15, 7:30pm
How much: 150/120/80/50/30 PLN; stnading tickets 10 PLN
Details: click here
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#FOOD
Milk bar 2.0
If you’ve already been to our free walking tour, you know that milk bars are those mysterious and exciting eateries where time stopped around 20-30 years ago. Still, they’re becoming more and more popular and on the wave of ‘milk bar revival’ some of them are reopened in a formula that combines the best of what they used to be and what they may be now. That’s what we called milk bars 2.0:) The ultimate example is Prasowy, a bar that has worked since 1954 in Marszałkowska St. It was closed a couple of years ago but now has come back with modern (but still vintage) interior design, complimentary wifi and toilet (something you can’t even think of in most milk bars!) and same low prices (tomato soup at 1.5 zł, anyone?:) The present form of Prasowy is a result of a battle fought by city activists who managed to convince the authorities to keep the place a milk bar instead of renting it to banks or chain shops. So don’t be surprised to see pensioners sitting next to hipsters with their macs just next to each other.
Where: Bar mleczny Prasowy (the Press milk bar)
Map: click to open
When: Mon-Fri: 09am-8pm, Sat-Sun: 11am-7pm
How much: 1.5 zł – 10 zł per dish
Details: click here
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#EXHIBITION
Delve into past by art
Recently reorganised, the National Museum of Warsaw exhibits an array of works of art dating from ancient Egypt times to 21st century. You can admire there Polish classics like Matejko (don’t miss his immense ‘Battle of Grunwald’!), Malczewski or Wyspiański. But what truly fascinates us there is the section of European medieval religious art (one of the biggest in the world). This part of the exposition has been just re-opened after the renovation. We still remember how impressive it was for us when we were kids-2.5 meters tall wooden crucifixes, with all the details of the suffering Christ presented right in our faces…long corridors with silent, mysterious yet beautiful Madonnas and dozens of angels starring at us all the way..both amazing and frightening a bit it was then. Who said that museums are boring?
Apart from that U can visit a temporary exposition presenting the works of one of the most important Polish painters of XIX century – Aleksander Gierymski. He is famous for his very accurate portraits full of sensisbilty towards his models and depicting everyday life of Poland, particularly in Warsaw.. The jewel iin the crown at this exhibition is a painting which has recently came back to museum after had been stolen during the World War II – “The old orange seller”
Where: The National Museum
Map: click to open
When: 10am -6pm
How much:free admission to the permanent exhibition, 20pln to visit temporary exhibitions
Details: click here
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Travel in time by looking at art masterpieces, try some typical polish dishes and spend an elegant evening with Beethoven!