It is our genuine pleasure to invite you to the 14th “Labyrinth of History” entitled “The Golden Age – The Jagiellon Era”, which will take place on 21.10–26.10.2019!The time when the last two kings of the Jagiellon dynasty – Sigismund I and Sigismund Augustus – ruled was an incredibly significant period also called the golden age. In 1569 the union between Poland and Lithuania was signed, which created the dual state of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. “The Polish Kingdom and the Great Lithuanian Duchy is one inseparable and indiscrete body and also an indiscrete but one and solid Commonwealth that from two states and nations was made and molded into one people“. The Polish-Lithuanian state covered over 1 million square kilometers and become one of the biggest countries in Europe.

In that time the executionist movement of the Polish nobility tried to push through important reforms of the state. It was also the time of Reformation and later of Counter-Reformation, with both currents strongly influencing the religion of the Polish society. The foreign policy had no shortage of tensions and conflicts. The Jagiellonians had to negotiate with the Habsburgs and stand up to Moscow.
The field of art and culture saw the expansion of the Renaissance style, and with it numerous artistic and cultural foundations, that resulted in creation of exquisite works of art including the glorious Sigismund’s chapel in the Wawel Cathedral. Also the literature saw a great influx with such names as Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski, Jan Kochanowski, Mikołaj Rej, Łukasz Górnicki.

The Labyrinth of History is financially supported by the Marshal’s Office of the Lesser Poland Voivodship and the City of Nowy Sącz. The programme is organized by the Nomina Rosae Foundation, SOKÓŁ Lesser-Poland’s Culture Centre and the Voivodship Pedagogical Library in Nowy Sącz.

P R O G R A M M E
• 21.10.2019 /MONDAY/
MCK SOKÓŁ – R. Sichrawa Auditorium

10.00–11.00
lecture: SĄCZ REGION IN THE TIMES OF THE JAGIELLONIANS
dr Sławomir Wróblewski (Nowy Sącz)

11.00–12.00
lecture: HOW DID THE UNION OF LUBLIN COME TO BE SIGNED
prof. dr hab. Marek Ferenc (Jagiellonian University)

• 22.10.2019 /TUESDAY/
MCK SOKÓŁ – R. Sichrawa Auditorium

9.00–10.00
lecture: THE SIGISMUND’S CHAPEL – THE MOST IMPORTANT WORK OF SIGISMUNDS I’S PATRONAGE
Krzysztof Czyżewski (Wawel Royal Castle – National Art Collections)

10.15 – ok. 15.00
THE RENAISSANCE POLAND OF THE TWO LAST JAGIELLONIANS
a joint conference of students and history teachers – detailed programme soon

• 23.10.2019 /WEDNESDAY/
MCK SOKÓŁ – R. Sichrawa Auditorium

11.00–12.00
lecture: THE LAST JAGIELLONIANS – POLITICIANS AND PERSONALITIES
dr hab. Marek JANICKI (Warsaw University)

15.00–19.00
workshops: ARTISTIC PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY INSPIRED BY RENAISSANCE PORTRAITS
hosted by: Katarzyna WIDMAŃSKA

• 24.10.2019 /THURSDAY/
MCK SOKÓŁ – R. Sichrawa Auditorium

09.00-10.00
lecture: WOMEN ON THE THRONE. THE JAGIELLONIAN’S WIVES IN THE 16TH CENTURY
dr hab. Agnieszka JANUSZEK-SIERADZKA (John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin)

10.00–11.00
lecture: APPRENTICESHIP OF POWER: EDUCATING ROYAL DAUGHTERS
Anna BRZEZIŃSKA (Wydawnictwo Literackie Publishing House)
MCK SOKÓŁ / SOKÓŁ Cinema – Zofia Rysiówna Auditorium – Studio

17.30
film screening: THE EPITAPH FOR BARBARA RADZIWIŁŁ (Epitafium dla Barbary Radziwiłłówny)/ dir. Janusz Majewski
introduction: Anna BRZEZIŃSKA, dr hab. Agnieszka JANUSZEK-SIERADZKA, dr Maria MOLENDA

• 25.10.2019 /FRIDAY/
MCK SOKÓŁ – R. Sichrawa Auditorium

9.00–10.00
lecture: THE GOLDEN AGE OF POLAND – THE TIME OF THE TWO LAST JAGIELLONS
prof. Marcin STARZYŃSKI (Jagiellonian University)

MCK SOKÓŁ – B. Barbacki auditorium – Dance Room

11.00–13.00
workshops: RENAISSANCE PERIOD DANCES
Maja ZAWADA (Jane Austen Dance School, Kraków)

• 26.10.2019 /SATURDAY/
MCK SOKÓŁ – R. Sichrawa Auditorium

18.00
artistic event
THE QUEEN’S PORTRAIT – FASHION, MUSIC, DANCE IN RENAISSANCE POLAND
performed by: Nomina Rosae Foundation, FLORIPARI Wawel Musicians Early Music Ensemble, Jane Austen Dance School

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ADMISSION AND BOOKING:
— lectures and workshops on 21–25.10 – admission free – RESERVATIONS required beforehand,
via phone: +48 18 4482656 (Mondya to Friday between 8.00 and16.00) or via e-mail at: m.mikulska@mcksokol.pl
— film screening on 25.10 – tickets 1,00 PLN – available in the MCK SOKÓŁ box office from 1st October
– artistic event on 26.10 – admission free, with seats numbered and tickets availalble in the MCK SOKÓŁ box office from 1st October