Timeline
This Blood Is for You
The project This Blood Is for You was initiated by Franciszek Orłowski in 2016. At that time, the artist invited Warsaw residents from different cultural backgrounds to donate blood. The collected blood went to the Polish blood bank. The action was documented. Two years later the artist carried out a similar project as part of a festival organised by the Konstmuseum in Uppsala. The exhibition at MOCAK shows the third, Krakow-based and expanded version of this project.
The Last Swiss Holocaust Survivors
The exhibition presents statements of Holocaust witnesses and their descendants. Fourteen survivors are portrayed, along with excerpts from their personal memories of the Holocaust. The exhibition condemns anti-Semitism, still in evidence in many countries. Its goal is to pass on to the young generation the values of tolerance and openness to the other.
Active Reading: The Princess of the High Seas
On Saturday 2 April at 12 noon children up to the age of 8 are invited along with the adults in charge to the active reading of the fairytale The Princess of the High Seas, by Natasha Faranti.
Szymborska: Continued Meet the Poets
On Sunday 6 March at 6 pm you are invited to an evening reading of the poetry of Wisława Szymborska. The event accompanies the exhibition to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the poet’s death. The event will be conducted in Polish.
Active Reading: Tornado Jumi
On Saturday 26 February at 12 noon children up to the age of 8 are invited along with the adults in charge to the active reading of the book Tornado Jumi. The workshop will be conducted in Polish.
Thursdays with Artists from the MOCAK Collection. Shahar Marcus
In January and February, as part of the project Thursdays with Artists from the MOCAK Collection, we will be presenting an interview with Shahar Marcus, in which, amongst other things, the artist talks about his first experiences with art and explains the philosophy behind his work.
Art of Storytelling Book Club #21: Winter by Ali Smith | #MOCAKonline
On Sunday 20 February at 6 pm MOCAK Library invites you to an online session of the Art of Storytelling Book Club. We will be talking about the book Winter by Ali Smith, translated by Jerzy Kozłowski (Wydawnictwo WAB, 2021). The session will be held in Polish.
Gala project Make Yourself Available! in MOCAK
The event is organised by the Siódmy Zmysł Foundation. A debate will take place between experts on accessibility and the ambassadors of the project. The audience will also be able to join in by asking questions. The event will be held in Polish.
New exhibition about Wisława Szymborska opens at MOCAK
From Tuesday, 1 February, we will present an exhibition devoted to Wisława Szymborska. The exhibition was prepared for the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the poet's death.
On the 10th Anniversary of the Death of Wisława Szymborska
The show includes – alongside the poet’s collages from the MOCAK Collection – copies of Polish editions of Szymborska’s poems, a selection of translations and monographs devoted to her, poetic posters by Ryszard Krynicki, and her private memorabilia – one of them her Nobel Prize medal, and portraits of Szymborska by Beata Stankiewicz, Leszek Sobocki, Edward Dwurnik and Krzysztof M. Bednarski.
