This year’s Labyrinth, despite unexpected trouble, was exquisitely successful. We’ve listened to five very interesting lectures on history, dyplomacy and art history. We’ve hosted prof. dr hab. Andrzej Szwarc from the Warsaw University, who told us about the initial assumptions and course of this great event, Florian Kerschbaumer, a historian from Klagenfurt University has described the technical, artistic and organizational infrastructure of the Congress, invoking numerous anecdotes from the palaces and salons of Vienna. Prof. Michał Baczkowski (Jagiellonian University) brilliantly presented Polish perspective, at the same time dissecting the myths born around the contemporary Polish view of the effects of congress decrees. Art historian Anna Franczyk, filling in for Marta Zdańkowska, talked over the characteristicsof the classical style both in architecture and painting as well as in fashion. Dr Wojciech Biliński, who unfortunately was unable to come to the Labyrinth, was filled in for by Marcin Fronia the head of the Norden Centrum Science Foundation, describing the workings of the Scandinavian countries peace policies to the auditorium. Very vivid point of the programme was the debate prepared by students of the 1st Jan Długosz High School and of the SPLOT Social School Complex in Nowy Sącz under supervision of history teachers: mgr Jacek Tomasik, mgr Beata Budzik and mgr Łukasz Połomski. Young people got engaged in presentation of demands of important countries taking part in the Congress, dividing influences and trying for Europe to gain their desired shape. The debate was observed by Mr Marshall Leszek Zegzda, who was able to spare some time to visit the Labyrinth this year. Young people engagement in the X edition of the programme was also strenghtened by a LARP game called “Spy of his imperial majesty”, prepared by Katarzyna Bajka. In the atmospheric rooms of Strauss Kaffee a group of almost 20 got engaged in discovering of political and love affairs from two centuries ago. Our workshops this year – again –were full. Numerous young people under watchful eye of Maja and Konrad Zawada (Jane Austen Dance School) was learning the dances from the time of the Congress. The Labyrinth was concluded with a beautiful concert prepared by Stanisław Welanyk with students of Secondary State Music School in Nowy Sącz, K. u. K. Galizien-Quartett and Piotr Gorodecki (piano) and Timasz Welanyk (percussion). And until 16th October the “Dyplomats of Sądecczyzna and Gorlice region” exhibition prepared specifically for the X, jubilee Labyrinth. Students are welcome to take part in the Personalities of 1815 Congress.

At the bottom of the page you will find a photogallery of this years Labyrinth. Come and see!

PROGRAMME:

Nomina Rosae Foundation Early Culture Garden
together with
SOKÓŁ Lesser-Poland’s Culture Centre in Nowy Sącz invite for the jubilee

X LABYRINTH OF HISTORY
POLITICAL GAMES – CONGRESS OF VIENNA 1815

UNDER HONORARY AUSPICE OF MR MAREK SOWA

MARSHALL OF LESSER POLAND VOIVODSHIP

PROGRAMME:

05.10. /Monday/

• 6.30 PM
MCK SOKÓŁ • foyer of L. Lipińskiego auditorium (1st floor)
opening of exhibition: DYPLOMATS OF SĄDECCZYZNA AND GORLICE REGION
with lecture by mgr Łukasz Połomski (Nomina Rosae Foundation, Nowy Sącz)

06.10. /Tuesday/

• 09.00–10.00 AM
MCK SOKÓŁ • R. Sichrawa auditorium
lecture: FASHION OF THE HOPE PERIOD Art in Poland in the first decade of the 19th century.
mgr Marta ZDAŃKOWSKA (Royal Castle, Warszawa)

• 10.15-13.00 AM
MCK SOKÓŁ • B. Barbackiego auditorium
early dances workshop: THE CONGRESS DANCES – led by: Jane Austen Dance School (Kraków)

07.10. /Wednesday/

• 09.30-11.00 AM
MCK SOKÓŁ • R. Sichrawa auditorium
lecture on the preaprations and course of the congress and its significance for Vienna and Austria

VIENNA 1814/15: MELTING POT OF EUROPEAN NATIONS CULTURAL, SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL VIEW ON THE CONGRESS OF VIENNA

mgr Florian KERSCHBAUMER (Alpen-Adria-Universität, Klagenfurt, Austria)

08.10. /Thursday/

• 10.00-11.00 AM
MCK SOKÓŁ • R. Sichrawa auditorium
lecture: CONGRESS OF VIENNA – POLISH SUCCES OR FAILURE?
prof. dr hab. Michał BACZKOWSKI (Jagiellonian University, Kraków)

09.10. /Friday/

• 09.00–10.00 AM
MCK SOKÓŁ • R. Sichrawa auditorium
lecture: CONGRESS OF VIENNA
prof. dr hab. Andrzej SZWARC (Warsaw University)

• 10.15-11.15 AM
MCK SOKÓŁ • R. Sichrawa auditorium
lecture: CONTEMPORARY PEACEFUL DYPLOMACY ON EXAMPLE OF FOREIGN POLICIES OF SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES.
Marcin FRONIA, head of Norden Centrum Science Foundation

• 11.30–12.30 AM
MCK SOKÓŁ • R. Sichrawa auditorium
POLITICAL GAMES – or congress debate prepared by the students 1st Jan Długosz High School in Nowy Sącz under the direction of mgr Jacek TOMASIK and by students of SPLOT school in Nowy Sącz under the direction of mgr Beata Budzik and mgr Łukasz Połomski.

10.10. /Saturday/

• 10:00 AM
STRAUSS Kaffee, Nowy Sącz
SPY OF HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY
– role-playing game for students
led by mgr Katarzyna BAJKA (Jagiellonian University, Kraków)

10.10. /Saturday/

• 6.00 PM
MCK SOKÓŁ • R. Sichrawa auditorium
CONCERT: MUSIC IN THE TIME OF CONGRESS OF VIENNA
artistic supervision Stanisław WELANYK with participation of Secondary State Music School in Nowy Sącz

During the programme a contest for students will ber announced: Personalities of 1815 Congress.
Results of the contest – October 2015

The goal of the “Personalities of 1815 Congress” contest was to write an essay on the chosen participant of the Congress of Vienna. The results of the contest will be announced in the end of October and the prizes given on 30th October. Prize books will be funded thanks to a grant from the Marshal’s Office of the Lesser Poland Voivodship.

For a longer time in the Małopolskie Centrum Kultury SOKÓŁ a board exhibition DYPLOMATS OF SĄDECCZYZNA AND GORLICE REGION will be shown. The exhibition was prepared by historian Łukasz Połomski and presents in detail the silhouettes of people involved in dyplomacy from the Middle Ages until contemproary times. Among contemporary dyplomats whose silhouettes were presented at the exhibition you’ll see Monika Zuchniak-Pazdan, native born Nowy Sącz citizen, who among others served as Consul General of the Warna Consulate (Bulgaria), served at outposts in Canada, Estonia and Liban and is currently working in the Polish Embassy in Vilnius and also Anna Kurdziel – Deputy Ambassador of Polish Embassy at the Holy See

The programme received financing by:
Marshal’s Office of the Lesser Poland Voivodship
City Hall of Nowy Sącz
Poviat Starosty in Nowy Sącz.

We are giving our thanks to our wonderful Donators: ERBET Company, BESKID HOTEL and Mr ROMAN SŁOWIK

See also the website of the programme at www.labirynthistorii.pl