Visit of the three museums of the Polish Library in Paris

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  • Bibliothèque polonaise de Paris - musée Adam-Mickiewicz, salon Chopin et musée Boleslas-Biegas

    6 quai d'Orléans 75004 Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France

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Polish Library of Paris - Adam Mickiewicz Museum - Chopin Salon - Biegas Museum
The Polish Library of Paris, a major site of Polish emigration since the mid-19th century, is the largest cultural institution representing Poland outside the borders of this state. It is located on the Ile Saint-Louis, in the heart of Paris, in a magnificent 17th century building, which houses valuable works and archives, as well as an important collection of works of art. Completely renovated and modernized at the beginning of the 21st century, the Polish Library in Paris welcomes readers and researchers wishing to deepen their knowledge of French-Polish relations and Polish history. The Polish Library holds many memorabilia of the greatest Polish romantic poet of the 19th century, Adam Mickiewicz (Museum) and the illustrious composer Frédéric Chopin (Salon). It regularly organizes symposia and conferences, exhibitions and concerts. The documentary heritage of the 19th century was classified in 2013 by UNESCO and entered in the "Memory of the World" register. Enter the site of the Polish Library of Paris and discover its treasures preserved for decades, in an island of “polonity”, in the heart of the City of Light.

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Bibliothèque polonaise de Paris - musée Adam-Mickiewicz, salon Chopin et musée Boleslas-Biegas

  • Localisation

    6 quai d'Orléans 75004 Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France

  • Site internet

    https://ibpp.eu/

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    01 55 42 91 87

  • À propos

    The Polish Library of Paris, the centre of Polish emigration since the mid-19th century, is the largest cultural institution representing Poland outside the borders of this state. It is located on the Île Saint-Louis, in the heart of Paris, in a magnificent 17th century building that houses works and archives of great value, as well as an important collection of works of art. Completely renovated and modernised at the beginning of the 21st century, the Polish Library of Paris welcomes readers and researchers wishing to deepen their knowledge of Franco-Polish relations and the history of Poland. The Polish Library has many memories of the greatest Polish romantic poet of the 19th century, Adam Mickiewicz (Museum) and the illustrious composer Frédéric Chopin (Salon). It regularly organizes conferences and conferences, exhibitions and concerts. Enter the site of the Polish Library of Paris and discover its treasures preserved for decades, in an island of «polonité», in the heart of the Ci

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'It’s our story': photographic collection of the Polish Library in Paris

The Polish Library of Paris invites you to discover an exceptional collection of photographs retracing the life of Poles in France and Europe since the 19th century. Composed of daguerreotypes, portraits, family albums, landscapes, reproductions of works of art and historical documents, it offers a unique testimony to the cultural and artistic wealth of the Polish diaspora.Among the treasures on display are portraits of iconic figures such as Adam Mickiewicz and his family, Władysław Mickiewicz, members of the Gałęzowski and Gronkowski families, as well as images by renowned Polish and European photographers. The photographs allow one to contemplate not only daily life and historical events, but also artistic creations, artists' workshops and urban and industrial architecture of the time.This exhibition is an invitation to travel back in time, to explore the diversity of subjects and photographic techniques, and to appreciate the role of photography as art and as memory. It highlights the creativity and ingenuity of photographers while celebrating the history and culture of Poles in France and elsewhere.

Biegas and the Ukraine

Last day to discover the exhibition Biegas and Ukraine. Immerse yourself in the creative world of Bolesław Biegas, where sculpture, painting and formal experimentation meet to reveal the richness and singularity of his work. The exhibition highlights the diversity of his production and the strength of his artistic vision, offering an immersive journey through his creations.It also highlights the close ties Biegas had with Ukraine, where he stayed regularly and created several works, notably in Masłówka, with his patrons, the Barons Trutschel. Paintings, sculptures, photographs, fabrics and furniture produced during these stays testify to the intercultural dimension of his work and the artistic dialog between France, Poland and Ukraine.Curator: Anna Aurelia Bieniek

Round table "Gender and messianism"

Gender and messianism or how to think today of the romantic Revolution and the Great emigration through the prism of the place of women and other minorities in Slavic literature and in the political spiritualism of the Polish romantic paradigm. A discussion around Hubert Czerepok’s exhibition, “the recomposed past”, presented last year at the Polish Library in Paris and which raised still topical questions about the contemporary reading of great national narratives.Attendance:Agata Araszkiewicz, writer, researcher, art critic, feminist activist and doctor of Letters, attached to LEGS/Paris 8/CNRS and the Université Libre de Bruxelles. She is a member of the Council of the Association of the Congress of Women in Poland and co-organizer and honorary president of the Congress of Women in Belgium.Hubert Czerepok, visual artist, professor at the Experimental Cinema Department of the Academy of Fine Arts in Szczecin.Małgorzata Perigot-Grygielewicz, philosopher, philologist and translator. Professor at the École Européenne Supérieure de l’Image d’Angouleme, member of the Scientific Council and of the Sarah Kofman College of translators. Co-author of the anthology Polish Futurism, 1918–1924. Poetry. Manifests. Statements.Sylwia Szymaniak, art historian and curator. She heads the Foundation for Polish modern Art and the Biuro Wystaw exhibition space in Warsaw.Agnieszka Wiatrzyk, PhD in art history and curator, deputy head of IBPP’s artistic collections.

Piano recital by Étienne Rall

Program:• Chopin: Nocturne n°13 in C minor op. 48 n°1• Schubert: 4 Impromptus, op. 90 D. 899• Beethoven: Sonata No. 23 in F minor op. 57 Appassionata• Chopin: Polonaise n°6 in A flat major op. 53 HeroicÉtienne Rall, born in Gramat, in the Lot, began playing music at the age of 3. The young pianist continues his training at the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse (CNSMD) in Paris, in the class of Marie-Josèphe Jude, where he becomes the first blind student of the establishment. Laureate of numerous international piano competitions. He regularly performs in recital at the Institut national des jeunes aveugles in Paris and more recently at the Université Toulouse-Capitole. He also takes part in several festivals, among which the Musidora Festival or the "Musique dans la rue" Festival of Aix-en-Provence.

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