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» Museum of Contemporary Art in Kraków (MOCAK)
Students from the intercultural competence class during courses conducted by a doctoral student from the Jagiellonian University IE, at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCAK) in Krakow have had the opportunity to see cultural heritage and discover art that addressed contemporary topic of memory, culture, and multiculturalism. Special emphasis is placed on becoming familiar with European art and the socio-political image of the contemporary world and its problems, created by painters, photographers, and performers. During the course students learned how to define specific terminology in sociology, philosophy, cultural studies, art history as well as the analyze and interpret works of art.
30th Council of Europe Exhibition- The need for Freedom- European Art after 1945- December 2013
Young people had the opportunity to see the permanent collections, that is, the work of artists, such as Miroslaw Balka, Rafal Bujnowski, Stanislaw Dróżdż, Zofia Kulik, Natalia LL, and several temporary exhibitions, among other things: "The need for freedom. European Art after 1945" (within which 47 artists from different countries participated); "Good boy" by Erwin Wurm, an Austrian artist or "Her hair" by Krystyna Piotrowska.
The purpose of the visit was to teach students how to analyse works of art representing different trends and authors from different countries, moving political and cultural issues, as well as reading the codes of contemporary art. Summary of individual artistic expression has allowed the observation of the reaction of artists to intriguing topics within society. Art has to be read; requires the recipient to a certain preparation and a skill to decipher the spoken language. It should be noted however, that there is no one legitimate interpretation, and sometimes it is desirable to incorporate a little bit of humor into the analysis process. Young people had the opportunity to ask questions regarding viewed objects and the contexts in which they were created.
Course was conducted by: Małgorzata Chęcińska-Głazik, MA
Third year students from the class of intercultural competence took part in the course.
Fot. Krescenty Głazik
» The Historical Museum of the City of Kraków
Students from the intercultural competence class can enjoy the hospitality of the Historical Museum of Krakow. During the lesson, the museum they will have an opportunity to learn the artistic heritage of Europe and undertake various themes of multiculturalism.
EMPTY FIELDS DIRECTED BY JOSEPH Szajna. PLASTICITY of performance, REFLECTIONS, CONTEXTS - December 2013 and January 2014
The purpose of this event was the discovery that the Szajna's language of plasticity is a form of symbolic and poetic visual art that transmits complex historical content, in this case the Holocaust. Students are familiar with various aspects of World War II, which is a reference point in the artist's work, in his reflections on the present and the future. In addition, workshops were aimed at raising awareness on the same subject related to war, and the reception of the complex awareness associated with it.
Just prior to the lesson, the students were acquainted with the biography of the artist. Then they were led to the actual exhibition, which included works of Szajna and Krystyna Skuszanki, and Jerzy Krasowski at the People's Theatre in Cracow in the years 1955-1966. Every 1-2 min. the students were directed to the room with contained the object regarding a given lesson.
The museum-based course was attended by students 2nd and 3rd year of the intercultural competence class.
Fot. Kinga Anna Gajda
» International Culture Centre (MCK)
In collaboration with the International Cultural Centre students from the intercultural competence class and university students became familiar with the mission and strategy of the institution for the protection of the multicultural heritage in Central Europe. Participants learned about the various publications, published by the Centre addressing the issue of multiculturalism. In addition, they also had the opportunity to see various projects organized by the Centre, as well as participate in museum classes and seminars.
All participants receive brochures on the exhibition and an invitation to visit the Centre, both during the next educational event and on a individual basis in order to take advantage of the library, participate in lectures and exhibitions.
Within the framework of the workshops and exploring The Myth of Galicia exhibition, pupils and students have had the opportunity to become acquainted with the multicultural Galicia. They discovered Galicia as complex region complex in terms of ethnic, cultural, religious and linguistic backgrounds. They took part in the four stories: Ukrainian, Jewish, Austrian and Polish; became familiar with the phenomenon of Galician poverty, as well as its eventual progress (the oil boom, the construction of railways); urban development and tourism, as well as its history. They discovered Krakow as the center of national life and as a cultural center. They understood that today's Galicia is a mythical place and imagined space, but also a symbol of multiethnic understanding and coexistence of multiple compliant cultures, and also today the Schengen border and the EU. The exhibition is in fact an attempt to analyze the meaning of "the myth of Galicia" in the context of historical and contemporary conditions generated by geopolitical and cultural landscape of Central Europe. Reviving historical myths and search for the "lost worlds" invariably accompanied by processes of transformation in Central and Eastern Europe. The workshop aimed to strengthen the understanding of the fate of the cultural community in the region and an understanding of the basics differing identities in today's world.
During the workshop, the students had the opportunity to meet a distinguished politician, activist, anti-communist, the ninth and last president of Czechoslovakia and first president of the Czech Republic, as well as a writer and playwright. Havel said this about himself: "I am what I could call an intellectual, but at the same time twist of fate, I found myself - and essentially still am from day to day - in the world called big politics" (speech given at the presentation of the Sonning Prize in 1991). Havel in an interesting and effective way was able to combine his interest in art, culture, and politics. Classes held at the International Culture House in Krakow consisted of a student tour through the exhibition of Václav Havel photographs entitled "Vaclav Havel at your fingertips." The author of the photography was a cinematographer, Oldrich Nals, who accompanied Havel for over 30 years and collected his material which he then was able to transform into a unique portrait of an outstanding personality. Throughout the class, he tried as much as possible to engage students into a dialogue by asking a large number of questions. The following stage consisted of a workshop related to the exhibition, which was comprised of various tasks regarding people and concepts that came across throughout the tour. The last task was to interpret a chosen calligram of Vaclav Havel.
The museum lesson and sightseeing was attended by first and second year high school students participating in the university intercultural competence class, and university students attending Dr K.A. Gajda's class on European drama.
After visiting the building, students were invited to see the exhibition entitled "Memory. Registers and Territories "presented at the Modern Art of Krakow Gallery. Together with a guide, young people were trying to answer the question about the role of individual memory of artists in the historical context of recent decades.
The museum lesson and sightseeing was attended by students from the 1st and 2nd class of intercultural competence and students from the German Studies division of the Institute of European Studies, UJ.
Fot. Monika Eriksen, Lidia Sokołowska.