White, green and topped with a crowning glory is the tiled stove – the first element of rectory equipment that has regained its beauty. The Nineteenth-century stove, produced by the Weissenberg company from Swidnica, had to be carefully dismantled. During the process, the smooth and decorative damaged tiles were supplemented and old layers were removed, in turn placing a new glaze on the refreshed...
After almost two years, the Partnership program entitled “Preserving Historic Wood and Paper – a Polish-Norwegian Interdisciplinary Discussion” has come to its completion. As part of the activities, a series of meetings were held both in Poland and Norway, together with our partners from Vest-Agder and Levanger. Our cooporation focused on issues relating to the preservation of historical archives and wooden objects. We would like...
In the lodges, on the large organ and emporas, on the altar and pulpit … most parts of the church are decorated with angels – an attribute that is very pleasing for a Baroque environment. The angels run rampant...
Bożena Pytal has been awarded by Świdnickie Forum Kobiet (Świdnica’s Women’s Forum), in the category of art and culture. The jury honoured her for her effective promotion of one of the most valuable monuments in the Lower Silesia region...
Polish professionals specialised in wood conservation, together with representatives of the Church of Peace, visited Levanger in Norway from November 23-25. Whilst sightseeing we saw wooden buildings and discussed issues concerning the maintenance of the wooden historic city centre....
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, websites or TV spots – there are a whole range of possibilities when it comes to presenting historical collections. These mediums allow works to be made available to everyone, not only for specialists, says Sandrine Decoux....
“Gold Havana” and “zickel” are types of the highest quality of sheepskin, which in recent times the membranes (bellows) in large organs were made from. The aforementioned parts are being renovated by Christian Scheffler’s organ masters company from Siversdorf.
“Poles know how to appreciate unusual and little-known places in Poland”, said Martyna Wojciechowska, the editor-in-chief of National Geographic Traveler, during a gala of The Seven Wonders of Poland. At a trade fair in Poznań on October the 9th,...
Theological seminaries, cooperation within the framework of the activities of choirs and diaconate, the exchange of groups of children and youths, scientific exchanges concerning religious buildings – these are some of the points of the agreement that the parish...
An extremely current issue – the assimilation of new people in a foreign environment – has become a canvas for a drama called “Sami Swoi, Sami Obcy “(All Friends Here, All Alien) written by Mariola Mackiewicz from Świdnica. Not...
