Award ceremony for the second edition of the "Roots and Wings" competition
On April 26, 2023, at 12:00 pm, a ceremony was held at the Institute's building, 66 Krakowskie Przedmieście Street, to present awards in the "Roots and Wings" competition for the best master's thesis on the culture and heritage of rural areas in Poland. During the ceremony we recognized the authors of the best master's thesis on the culture and heritage of rural areas in Poland, submitted [...]
Illustrator's contest "Storytelling in Folk" settled!
The number of entries in the second edition of the Illustrator Contest "To Tale in Folklore", although the first of a nationwide nature, exceeded our wildest expectations. And most importantly, not only in terms of quantity, but also in strictly qualitative categories. Of the nearly five hundred works submitted, the competition commission - composed of: Jolanta Richter-Magnuszewska - illustrator, Justyna Bednarek - author of fairy tales for children, Lidia [...]
Contest "Spiritual testimonies of roadside shrines" - prizes distributed!
21 maja 2022 roku podczas wydarzenia inaugurującego pierwszą edycję Sceny Letniej organizowanego przez Narodowy Instytut Kultury i Dziedzictwa Wsi oficjalnie ogłosiliśmy wyniki Konkursu dla twórców ludowych „Duchowe świadectwa kapliczek przydrożnych”. Podczas wręczenia nagród Pani Dyrektor przybliżyła zebranym ideę Konkursu. – Uczestnicy mieli za zadanie przeanalizować charakterystykę estetyczną trzech obiektów zlokalizowanych na terenie Archidiecezji Częstochowskiej i na […]
Award ceremony for the "Roots and Wings" competition
On April 5, 2022, at 3:00 pm, the award ceremony for the "Roots and Wings" competition for the best master's and doctoral thesis on culture and heritage of rural areas in Poland took place at the Institute's building, 66 Krakowskie Przedmieście Street. On April 5 we recognized the authors of the best master's and doctoral theses on culture and heritage [...]
Illustrator Contest "Tale in Folk" - settled!!!
Polish fairy tales, fables and legends turned out to be a very graceful subject for children and young people from Czestochowa and surrounding counties. They were a source of wonderful inspiration, which resulted in the submission of as many as 58 works in both categories. It is with great pleasure that we announce the results of the illustrator's contest "Fairy Tale in Folklore". On May 31, 2021, a meeting of the Competition Jury chaired by Mr. Jack [...]
We already know the winners in the competition "History Goes Around the Housewives' Circle"
The "History Goes by the Circle of Housewives" contest has come to an end. We have received many interesting submissions containing descriptions of the activities of Rural Housewives' Circles throughout Poland. We would like to thank you for all of them. "History Goes Round by the Housewives' Circle" is a contest that showed how much can be achieved by joint efforts. They change the village from the inside, thanks to them it is always up to date, they help, they bring [...]
The competition "Water for the mill of Polish agriculture - tradition and prospects of water management in the Polish countryside" is resolved!
The competition "Water for the mill of Polish agriculture - tradition and prospects of water management in the Polish countryside" has come to an end. We have received many interesting submissions containing detailed documentation of cultural and natural heritage related to water management in rural areas. We would like to thank you for all of them. Water has a very important function in the environment It is essential for agricultural production, affects [...]
Fruits - treasures of the summer pantry
Summer is a true paradise for fruit lovers. Strawberries, raspberries, cherries, cherries, plums, gooseberries, currants, apples, pears pile up on the stalls, encouraging people to buy them. It's worth the temptation, because they contain plenty of vitamins and nutrients, and at the same time are very tasty and can be used in many ways. On July 1 we celebrated International Fruit Day.
The "Easter Revue of Palms and Baskets" Contest is resolved!
April 9, 2021 was the deadline for submitting entries to the "Easter Revue of Palms and Baskets" contest. We received a lot of photos documenting the palms and holly made by you. All accompanied by comprehensive descriptions of the technique of their making and the symbolism of the products used. We are pleased that the beautiful Polish tradition of creating Easter decorations is still alive and, as you can see, enjoys [...]
We already know the winners in the "Zero food waste - I don't waste food" Contest!
The Contest entitled "Zero food waste - I don't waste food", which encourages the implementation of the idea of a creative approach to the culinary arts using wholesome food that languishes in our refrigerators or pantries, has just come to an end. The jury was very pleased to emphasize the enormous interest in the Competition. Recipes were sent in by both Rural Housewives' Associations, local communities and individuals. New to this Competition [...]
