Institute at Meet the Good Food picnic
The Meet the Good Food Picnic was held on Sunday, May 26, 2023, at the Sluzewiec Racecourse in Warsaw. The weather was good and Warsaw residents thronged the event area, which began at 11:00 a.m. and lasted until 6:00 p.m. During the Picnic, guests could taste excellent food, take part in demonstrations of vintage [...]
NIKiDW at Children's Day in the gardens of the Prime Minister's Office
W sobotę 1 czerwca, z okazji Dnia Dziecka tereny zielone wokół Kancelarii Prezesa Rady Ministrów zamienią się w „Bajkowy Ogród”. Pośród wielu atrakcji będzie również stanowisko Narodowego Instytutu Kultury i Dziedzictwa Wsi, a w nim konkursy, warsztaty, gry i niespodzianki. Niebieskie namioty z białym logo NIKiDW dość łatwo będzie można odnaleźć w zielonym ogrodzie […]
For every mother pleasing her children
A mother is the most important person in a child's life, regardless of age. Her inner goodness, peace, love, acceptance and appreciation are irreplaceable. The word mother is usually the first one uttered by an infant as it learns about the world and enters its first social interactions. The bond between a woman and her child is unique and one of a kind. And although the role of the mother has changed its nature over the centuries, it still remains very important and is the most important life foundation for a growing person.
May Day in the rhythm of traditional dances
In Zwierzyniec Pierwszy in the municipality of Opatów (Kłobuck county), a Dancing Party was held at the fire station of the Voluntary Fire Brigade on May 18, 2024, prepared by the NIKiDW Regional Office in Częstochowa. Numerous residents of the surrounding villages enjoyed themselves to the sounds of traditional Polish music until well past midnight. Among the participants were also representatives of the Song and Dance Ensemble "Ziemia Klobucka" from the neighboring municipality.
61st Beskid Culture Week
This year's festival of folklore and highland culture, according to tradition, will last nine days. From July 27 to August 4, nearly 100 ensembles from Poland and around the world will dance in Wisła, Szczyrk, Żywiec, Maków Podhalański, Oświęcim, as well as Ujsoły, Jabłonków and Istebna. This is one of the largest and at the same time oldest such events in
Europe!
58th National Festival of Folk Bands and Singers
The purpose of the Festival is to review, preserve and document the traditions of authentic repertoire, style of musicianship and folk singing, as well as to popularize and revive these traditions in society. The festival has the character of a competition.
Peasant community in church estates in the 16th-18th centuries
Between the 16th and 18th centuries there were towns and villages that belonged to church institutions. At the time, church villages accounted for about a fifth of the rural settlements in the Polish lands. Among peasants living in church estates, the community was quite diverse. The villages belonging to the clergy were inhabited by artisans, fishermen and gardeners, and mainly by peasants engaged in farming.
Village Dances
Narodowy Instytut Kultury i Dziedzictwa Wsi zaprasza do udziału w kolejnej edycji Programu Potańcówki Wiejskie, którego celem jest wspieranie
i upowszechnianie idei organizowania tanecznych spotkań społeczności lokalnych, dla których osią jest kultura ludowa pochodzenia lokalnego.
The results of the 3rd edition of the Master-Student Scholarship Program!
Z przyjemnością informujemy, że nabór do 3. edycji Programu Stypendialnego Narodowego Instytutu Kultury i Dziedzictwa Wsi „Mistrz – Uczeń” dobiegł końca. Do Programu zgłaszali się twórcy ludowi, artyści, rzemieślnicy, muzycy i rękodzielnicy oraz adepci różnych dziedzin, którzy pod okiem mistrzów chcieli doskonalić swoje umiejętności. Po szczegółowym zapoznaniu się z nadesłanymi wnioskami Komisja wyłoniła stypendystów.
62 Wanda Szkulmowska's Pałuki Folk Art Competition Spring in Pałuki.
On Saturday, May 18, a ceremony was held to sum up the oldest folk art competition in Poland. It has been held in Szubin since 1963. The 62nd Wanda Szkulmowska Pałuki Spring Folk Art Competition was an opportunity for artists and those taking their first steps in the fields of embroidery, ornamentation and sculpture to undergo the evaluation of a jury chaired by Kinga Turska-Skowronek of the Ethnographic Museum in Toruń.
