Journeys in time – photography and more | The Jagiellonian Fair

Maciejówka cap, photography studio from a century ago and  guided tours – registrations begin for Jagiellonian Fair events with a limited number of places.  English-language tours do not require registration.

Beautiful photos taken with an ancient camera, using noble photography techniques – such things can happen only during the Jagiellonian Fair. In po Farze square we will see a mobile photography studio resembling those of centuries past. Behind the camera we will see Roman Kravchenko – the supervisor of the Photography Studio in the Hartwig Alley. The participants of the Jagiellonian Fair will be able to take a photo wearing folk costumes, most of all in maciejówka caom the symbol if the fight for freedom, They were worn by the marshal Józef Piłsudski and made them the official cao of riflemen’s associations, and then the soldiers of Brigade I of the Polish Legions. Folk costumes have been borrowed from the Lublin Village Museum and the private collections of Paweł Warowny, and the maciejówka cap was made in collaboration with “Nomad Service” manufactory. This is how we are going to celebrate the centenary of Poland regaining independence, celebrated in Lublin under the motto: “Lublin 1918-2018. Inspired by freedom”. The commemorative photo, made using the talbotype technique on a photographic paper 9×12 cm, can be taken home to recall the time at the Jagiellonian Fair.

When: 17-19.08, between 11:00-13:30, 15:00-18:00
Where: Po Farze Square
Registration: by phone at 81 533 08 18 until such time as all places have been filled (25 per day), Monday-Friday from 10:00-16:00. The applications are processed in the order they are received. The event is free.

After taking the photo, you can go on a guided tour. Biuro Turystyki Kulturowej Krajka has prepared three themed tours for the Jagiellonian Fair. There are tours for children and guests from abroad will be able to go on English language tours.

Tour of the Old Town and the Jagiellonian Fair – Polish language

The route runs from Cracow Gate towards the Castle Hill. Along the way, the participants will see the most characteristic monuments and places in Lublin, surrounded by colorful stalls of the Jagiellonian Fair.  During the walk, we will hear stories about the folk artists who offer their products on this year’s Jagiellonian Fair.

When: 17-19.08 | 12.00, 13.00, 14.00, 15.00
Assembly: Łokietka Square – the stall of Biuro Turystyki Kulturowej Krajka

English-language tour:  17-19.08 | 16.00 -17.30
Assembly: Łokietka Square –  the stall of Biuro turystyki Kulturowej Krajka
The English-language tour does not require registration.

Travels in time – Independent Lublin tours for children

This year, the centenary of Poland regaining independence, children will travel back in time to the interwar period. They will get to know places related to important events, buildings which in 1918 were home to important figures, now of historic significance.  They will discover what everyday life was like in the old, multicultural city and what the childhood of those born in the significant year 1918 looked like.

When: 17-19.08 | 11.00-12.30
Assembly: Łokietka Square –  the stall of Biuro Turystyki Kulturowej Krajka

Trade and crafts in the multicultural city
Bustling fairs…Town criers and huckstresses, potters, coopers, bell founders, goldsmiths, barbers…stallholders, spice merchants and traders in items measured by ell, excellent tailors… Biuro Turystyki Kulturowej Krajka invites you on a tour presenting the history of old trade and Lublin crafts in the old multicultural Lublin.

When: 17-19.08 | 11.30-13.00
Assembly: Łokietka Square – the stall of Biuro Turystyki Kulturowej Krajka

Registration:

•  Until 16 August only via e-mail: biuro@krajka-lublin.pl. When registering, please give the name of the tour, date and tour and the number of people you are registering.
• 17-19.08 at the stall of biuro Turystyki Kulturowej Krajka, from 10.00 to 16.00

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All events are free.

The festival is organized by Workshops of Culture in Lublin and the City of Lublin.
The project is co-funded by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.

Partners: Lubella, Woda Bystra, Stowarzyszenie Twórców Ludowych, Fundacja Kultura Enter, Dominican Monastery in Lublin, National Ethnographic Museum, Cultural Centre in Istebna commune, Ivan Honchar museum (Ukraine), Ústredie ľudovej umeleckej výroby (Slovakia) and Instytut Słowacki in Warsaw.

Media Patronage: TVP Kultura, TVP3 Lublin Polskie Radio Lublin, Weranda Country, kulturaludowa.pl, muzykatradycyjna.pl, ONET