“I am impressed with the progress of the renovation work that is being carried out in the Church of Peace. We would like to both congratulate and thank all those who care about this unique place”, said Monika Smoleń...

Several documents with music notation have been found by Christian Scheffler, the organ-builder involved in the renovation of the large organs in the Church of Peace. It appears that during one of the earlier renovations some pages had been put into the instrument, probably to seal air ducts. Glue has seriously damaged the musical items, but in the headline of the document the words “Waltz” and “part...

The Christian Scheffler company from Siversdorf, one of the two best organ-building companies in Germany, have undertaken the task of revitalizing the church’s large organs. The baroque wooden console is being renewed, as are the eighteenth and nineteenth-century pipes, together...

There are only few buildings still standing in Miedzianka – a town that was once one of the most beautiful in the Sudetenland. Displaced and ruined – the town became famous couple years ago after the successful release of...

Chimerical, a brown curtain decorated with white flowers, has emerged from under the green oil paint. The surprise was found accidentally on the railing situated in the area for musicians. This discovery is yet another that has been made...

The “Lutheran Enclave” project includes the renovation of the churchyard’s cemetery, which existed from the church’s foundation until the end of the nineteenth century. This is one of the most valuable evangelical cemeteries in Silesia, a beauty that is...

September 23rd 1652, still under the open sky, the Protestants from Świdnica sang chants. They sang: Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr and Nun lob mein Seel ‘den Herrn – words that begin the story of the music...

From biblical scenes to landscapes, characters and buildings – after the restoration of paintings often allegorical items emerged. Only now we can see how much we lack the substantive study of the paintings. Deciphering the meaning of the paintings...

A story about gingerbread – the gift Świdnica’s inhabitants gave to the King of Sweden to show gratefulness for his help creating the Church of Peace, was the main reason for organising last month’s gingerbread workshop. On the 18th of...

Works by John Dowland, Henry Purcell and Johann Sebastian Bach resounded on July 18th at the Church of Peace during a concert played by the Academy of Good Music. This innovative music school is founded by Maciej Bator. A church organist...