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#ART
Body (in) art
From curator’s notes: “Corpus” is an exhibition of works relating to the body inspired by the booksCorpus (2002) and Corpus II. Writings on Sexuality (2013) by Jean-Luc Nancy, one of the most important contemporary French philosophers. His work extends well beyond the well-worn paradigms of philosophical thought: really these books can be read as philosophical poems on the theme of corporeality. Nancy underlines the role that the body plays in religion, especially in Christianity, where the body of God becomes a real element of the religion’s rites and faith. Holy bodies, our own bodies, divine and secular bodies, bodies suffering, but also those enjoying pleasure: in art we find many such representations in the spirit of Nancy’s philosophy.
The exhibition features some of the world’s most famous artists, but also many Poles, including Dominik Lejman, Zbigniew Libera, Marek Konieczny, Jacek Malinowski, Magdalena Moskwa, Adam Rzepecki and Alina Szapocznikow
Where: Zachęta National Gallery of Art, pl.Małachowskiego 3
Map: click to open
When: Tuesday–Sunday 12 PM – 20 AM
How much: free admission on Thursdays, 15/10 PLN otherwise
Details: click here
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#FOOD
A lunch in the park
Zielony Niedźwiedź (“ The Green Bear”) is an upscale Polish restaurant tucked away in the Karol Beyer park. It’s also one of the five restaurants nominated for the title “restaurant of the year” by Gazeta Wyborcza, the biggest daily newspaper. Trust us (and them) and go for their daily special, which at 32 PLN gets you soup, main course and dessert. You can also pay 25PLN for lunch without dessert. And if you like what you eat, check out their deli, so you can get some goodies for back home!
To get there, you need to head downstairs from Al.Jerozolimskie by the bridge and voila – it seems like you’ve been transported to the countryside. Peaceful, green and pleasantly minimal in décor
Where: Zielony Niedźwiedź (“The Green Bear”), ul. Smolna 6
Map: click to open
When: lunch served daily between 12 and 4PM
How much: lunch at 25/32 PLN without/with dessert
Details: click here
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# PARK
Łazienki – a park that’s actually a museum (or vice versa)
You should not miss one of Warsaw’s greatest attractions: Łazienki Royal Park and Residence. One of the biggest city parks in Europe hides a true pearl of Warsaw neo-classicism: Palace on the Island, a former bathing pavilion redesigned as a summer residence of the last of Polish kings.See the neoclassical summer palace of the last king of Poland, visit his theatre in the Old Orangery and don’t forget to bring bread for the coyfish and nuts for the (red) squirrels and the peacocks! The entry to all historical buildings in the park is free of charge on Thursday!
Where: Łazienki (Royal Baths) park, ul.Agrykoli 1
Map: click to open
When: 9am-8pm every day
How much: free admission to the park every day, free admission to all museum buildings on Thursdays
Details: click here
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It’s going to be 22 degrees and sunny this Thursday! Here’s what we think you should do on such a lovely day