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#EXHIBITION
Middle Ages
Visit astounding Medieval Art Gallery in National Museum of Warsaw, for free!
The National Museum in Warsaw’s collection of Medieval art, the richest and most diverse of its kind in Poland, after long refurbishment, is once again open to visitors in a completely new and unique format. Famous works such as the Beautiful Madonna from Wrocław, the Grudziądz Polyptych, the Annunciation with the Unicorn Polyptych, the Triptych with the Legend of Saint Stanislaus the Bishop and the monumental altarpiece from Pruszcz Gdański are presented in a modern arrangement specifically designed to resonate with the modern viewer.
Where: National Museum in Warsaw
Map: click to open
When: Tuesday, 27 May, 10 AM – 6 PM
How much: free on Tuesdays
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#EHXIBITION
the miracles of Faras
The Christian frescoes in the cathedral at Faras (Sudan) were called “the miracles of Faras” by the Polish archaeologists who discovered them during an archaeological rescue mission.
The rising waters of the Assuam Dam threatened to submerge numerous antique buildings located on the banks of the river between the first and second cataract. But international cooperation under the auspices of UNESCO made it possible to dismantle some important buildings and either erect them at a new location, or carry out research before they were finally consigned to the rising waters.
Thus between 1960 and 1964, a team led by Professor Dr Kazimierz Michalowski from the Institute for Mediterranean Archaeology at the University of Warsaw began excavating at the small village of Faras, located upriver near Abu Simbel; this village had once been an important Nubian centre. In the 6th century, Faras – or Pachora, as it was once called – had already boasted a Christian church, and it had been the seat of a bishop since c.625.
What started as a ‘normal’ archaeological salvage excavation ended in an archaeological sensation. In the course of the excavation, a buried cathedral with over 120 wall-paintings, covering the walls of the church in several layers above and next to each other, was discovered. The high quality of these 12th and 13th century frescoes shows that Faras was the most important artistic centre in the north of Christian Nubia (the kingdom of Nobatia).
Apart from the find’s importance in the history of art – particularly for the development of painting – the Polish excavations provide a virtual treasure of historical information.
Since 1964, the National Museum in Warsaw has owned a collection of sixty-seven of these wall-paintings. They are usually called ‘Frescoes from Faras’ though this is not quite correct as they were executed in the al secco and not in the al fresco technique. This unique collection, which consists of half of the pictorial decorations of the former early-Christian cathedral of Faras is now known all over the world.
Where: National Museum in Warsaw
Map: click to open
When: Tuesday, 27 May, 10 AM – 6 PM
How much: free on Tuesdays
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#PARTY
Ladies night
Every Tuesday in Tygmont, one of the best known Warsaw music clubs, there is a Ladies Night. Ladies enter and drink for free.
Where: music club Tygmont, Mazowiecka 6/8
Map: click to open
When: Tuesday, 27 May, from 9 PM
How much: ladies free, men 15 PLN
Details: click here
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If the storm is going to hit Warsaw also on Tuesday we definitely recommend taking shelter in National Museum.