opened a series of individual meetings visit Institute Polish (Poland institutet ) in Stockholm. were present Director Ms Catherine Tubylewicz, Deputy Director Anna Tomaszewska and Claudia Krzepicka, responsible for PR .
At first we were shown around all areas Institute, which moved to this place in 2009 with the historic villa in the upscale Östermalm to the office bohemian district of Södermalm. The whole interior is designed by the Polish ch designers and links elements of the Polish and Swedish folklore, minimalism and functionalism . Approximate Polish history we have been Institutes - once dealt mainly with the animation Polonia , today - the promotion of culture and science, dissemination of knowledge about Polish,-building contacts within the artistic and opinion leaders. Polish Institutes are the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who after 1989 began to see the importance of diplomacy cultural the Polish border. From four years at the Institute of Polish in Stockholm can see big changes - including was new page Internet and corporate identity. Institute engaged in cultural projects in cooperation with Swedish partners.
is a key initiative of the Institute including Year Chopin, Cinematheque Film Festival, Year Gombrowicz. One of the latest projects of the Institute was designed to help organizations premiere art Dorothy Masłowska "Between us it is" . Although the specific language Masłowska, thanks to a very good translation of the play is very well received in Sztokhlomie, organized sent also visit the author in Sweden.
priority Institute in is an attempt to change stereotypical notion of Pol sce that in Sweden is mainly associated with Polish cleaning woman, a conservative Catholic and a gray popeerelowską reality. It is important to overcome the conviction that Polish literature is only Wislawa Szymborska, and nothing more, putting on new names, as well as making difficult subjects. Polish Institute organizes study visits to Poland as curatorial, museum directors who view exhibitions, and if one they like - hold it in Sweden.
9th March was a day rich in various events. All participants leave had scheduled individual meetings, but as a group Gos ciliśmy in Consular Division Embassy . They welcomed us there Radomir Wojciechowski, head of the department, and Catherine Molęda, Counsellor - Consul. The hosts learned about us closely with the activities of this institution. Madam Consul highlighted low awareness of the issue to both Poles in their responsibilities as people coming to Sweden (n see the need to register if you stay in Sweden is longer than three months, and involving the need obtain the so-called "bone. Personalnummret) , and the rights that they enjoy, such as to receive parental benefit, even for the wife and dependent children in the country. The duties of the consulate should also provide information nationals atelom Polish legal affairs.
During the meeting, acquainted with the history of the Consular Section of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Sweden. Departments Consular originally functioned as a so-called. consulates general, was founded in the 50s XX century in order to invigilation Polish diaspora. Faculty staff stressed that the Consulates PRL were unique or ganizmem, unprecedented anywhere else in Europe.
now the task of the institutions should also work with the Polish community and the organization of cultural and social life for the Poles. According to official statistics in Sweden are about 70 thousand. our people, their real number is estimated, however, about 100 thousand. Constitute a significant part of the emigration of Solidarity activists who are forced to you to leave the country in the 80s We're doing so. new emigration, which began after the accession Polish the European Union. Represent it primarily workers (often nieposługujący the Swedish language), but also doctors and nurses who came to Sweden with their families. This group of Polish features, unfortunately the lack of interest in ydarzeniami for the entire Polish community.
After visiting the Consular Section of the time has come to "meet with the culture" - in the evening we saw the famous Dramaten art of Ingmar Bergman "Autumn Sonata" directed by Stefan Larsson. The presentation has had real success in Sweden. Contributed to it at full NCE daring creations Goranzon Marie (Charlotte) and Maria Bonnevie (Eva).
long day ended the exchange of experience with a mug of hot chocolate at one of the tiny pubs in Gamla Stan.
can be safely regarded as an appropriate beginning of our scientific endeavors. After a bit looser weekend, the time has come for official meetings and implementation of individual projects.
In the morning we went to the Swedish Institute , where we undertake further by Charlotte Johansson, Eva Jernstrom and a warm welcome by the other employees of the organization. The traditional "Fice" has been presented so far the activities of our academic circles, as also presented plans for the future including an ongoing project, "From a Swedish perspective, a publication of the May conference, and expertise.
staff were impressed SKON activity. After the presentation of individual projects, we learned a bit about the activities of the Swedish Institute and the popularity of the Swedish language abroad - it turned out that Poland is the fifth place in the world in terms of the number of students studying the language. The ensuing discussion on the position of English in Sweden and Poland. At the end we feast on free books - Each nalazł something for everyone.
Another point of Monday's schedule was the University of Stockholm, where we had two meetings. The first place we visited was Institute of Slavic Studies. The professor valid E-Hellman Teodorowicz organized for us a meeting with Polish female students, who are currently on an Erasmus exchange student in Stockholm. Story was presented in Stockholm Slavic Studies, which is the largest in Scandinavia.
Circle members also presented its operations and planned projects. After the official part, it's time to meet with Swedish students learning the Polish language. The Institute of Slavic Studies gave us a number of bibliographical entries.
The last meeting took place at the Institute of Literature and History of Ideas, where we undertake further by Sellberga and Erland and Elisabeth. With coffee and specially purchased for us the cake marzipan learned a bit about the activities of the Institute of History of Ideas and its staff. Then was presented the scientific and business circles, each told us about his research project.
Topics to be covered is worth mentioning Swedish regionalism. The meeting proceeded in a very relaxed atmosphere, the Swedish humor went on fertile ground among the participants of the meeting and so we learned that the best thing for göteborczyka in Stockholm on the train to Gothenburg.
Sunday as a day of rest compulsory for all - except us. extremely zdyscy plinowana project group refocused on the wake in the morning, so Zeb y have a 9 to begin to participate actively in the life of cities. Of course, given the atmosphere on Sunday mornings many of the us and therefore in great rush at about 10: 30 in the end we left the hostel.
Before entering were asked to answer the important question - What to see? Stockholm is the city where at least one month p Residence Permit can be given only to museums - we mieliś us one day.
There was so przeg rupowanie - some of us, particularly with political aspirations, she went on a trip to Riksdag - the Swedish parliament. While others began to walk around the island of museums - S keppsholmen . This thematic island is almost entirely devoted to art. Located at the Museum of Oriental and Moderna Museet . Only bridge divides the island from the next focal point for every connoisseur Art - National museet. In addition, right on the shore of the lake, with beautiful views of the adjacent coast, has its headquarters Stockholm Academy of Fine Arts, or Kungliga Konsthögskolan-hard to imagine better conditions for studying, especially items related to art.
In a remarkable density of such sites should be prioritized so-best start since the end of history - that is, from the Moderna Museet. Even the building of the museum invites you to visit - a characteristic Scandinavian minimalism combined with a warm atmosphere inside, which makes visitors want to simply stay in the premises of the museum. Judging by the number of visitors - the strategy is working. The museum was a lot of visitors, including many young couples with small children, who watched with interest the paintings and sculptures. Swedes make them sensitive to art from an early age.
both at the Moderna Museet and in other places we visited that day, threw themselves into the eyes of big groups of children, often with their parents, who ran the museum, or have had classes in specially prepared for this purpose halls.
And at the Moderna Museet is much to admire - not just for kids. Huge collection of a cross section of key trends in the art of the twentieth century - both continental Europe and Ska n dynawii. Collections include, inter alia, some of the most famous works of artists such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Henri Matisse , Robert Rauschenberg, Oskar Kokoschka , Georges Braque , Marcel Duchamp, Edward Munch, and Vassily Kandinsky . among Swedish artists works occupy an important place Hjertén och Sigrid Siri Derkert.
After far too short a visit to the museum of modern art, now the whole group went to walk to the next sztokholmiskiej attractions - Vasa museet . Unusual collections of the museum's limited to one - but how spektaktularnego - monument. this is a huge monument wachtowiec the early seventeenth century.
In 1620, Sweden was at war with the Polish. So in 1625 the Swedish King Gustav II Adolf commissioned the building of new vessels. One of them was named Vasa. August 10, 1628 the ship sailed on its maiden voyage. It is scheduled for Sunday - so that as many people could accumulate on the waterfront and admire the majesty of the new fleet, and thus enjoy the power of the state. Among the dignitaries were many from abroad - the ship was to be a propaganda tool serving selected an outstanding position among the European countries of Sweden.
But even today we can admire this monument of the art of war almost intact. This does not mean that the Catholic enemies - Poles - failed to even scratch the giant wachtowca. So what happened? Just-ship following the departure from the port at Salwach cannon oklasakch all the inhabitants of Stockholm and with the blessing of the king .... Sunk. Right on the shore. A narrow construction of the vessel caused that, it had to be extremely fast, but also had a feedback is a technical fault - he was unstable. The rate had no one to see instability as it has proved to be very dramatic consequences. The ship just off the coast bent to such an extent that he has gained huge amounts of water and majestically began to sink to the bottom. And with the dreams King of the conquest of its neighbors. Paradoxically - Today the ship is a great pride. This is probably the world's only copy the structure of the seventeenth wielku which 90% is authentic. The silt at the bottom of the waterfront was a wonderful preservative material and thanks to him not only excavated the hull of the ship, but also everyday objects and the bones of the dead. This allowed the accuracy nizwykłą recreate the living conditions of people from that era, which gives great exposure in a museum.
Although the Vasa Museum is another a place where you can spend at least several hours, and soon it was necessary to carry out further points of the program. Fortunately, our next destination was near, to be exact - in front. few minutes later, so we went to the Nordiska museet . rustic collections were also fascinating, especially for us - skandynawistów. The first exposure that we have come across was an exhibition ... washing machines. It turned out that by showing the evolution of these devices can also provide the evolution of Swedish society, anecdotes related to human habits and changing habits. It is worth mentioning that for the Swedes washing machine is not only a simple utility function - it is also an element that integrates whole community, a meeting place for laundry neighbors and friends. It may seem strange, but not when we realize that the characteristic feature of the Swedish housing is ... no machine. These units are located in a specially designated for this purpose part of the basement, which is carrying the laundry. And there, connected to the spirit of community, meet Swedes to talk, meet, hang out ads, and by the way - to wash.
Other exhibitions are no less interesting, and - typical for the Nordic Museum - interactive. We analyzed the conversion of existing costumes depending on the prevailing ideology within the framework of the exhibition Modemakt - 300 år av kläder , we observed a common immigrant community project carried out in collaboration with the museum - Livstycket på Nordiska museet , which resulted in amazing fabrics which blend of minimalism and Eastern skandynawksiego taste for ornament.
All items can be dotnkąć, to feel, to commune with them. Equally interesting from the perspective of exposure to people interested in Sweden was the exposure on national holidays in Sweden and the Swedish toys.
