March at Hangar Czyżyny

March at Hangar Czyżyny

Place: Hangar Czyżyny, os. 2 Pułku Lotniczego 26a, Kraków

Event schedule (March):

• 1 March | Sunday
  
  
  • 10:00 — Weekend workshop – "How it works: Parachute"
    Description: We will learn about Leonardo da Vinci’s parachute (pyramid shape), build our own parachute and perform test flights.
    Capacity: 15 people. Workshops for families with children aged 7–12.
  
  
  
  • 11:00, 13:00, 15:00, 17:00 — Guided tour of the exhibition "Leonardo da Vinci’s Machines"
    Capacity: 20 people per hour. Tours included with the exhibition ticket.
  
  
  
  • 12:00–14:00 — Family game: "Become a Renaissance person"
    A game in the exhibition space; participation included with the ticket. Limit: 20 teams.



• 7 March | Saturday
  
  
  • 10:00 — Weekend workshop – "Little Leonardo: Leonardo’s Portrait"
    Description: We will create a portrait of Leonardo using paints in brown shades, inspired by the master’s old drawings.
    Capacity: 15 people. Workshops for families with preschool children.
  
  
  
  • 11:00, 13:00, 15:00, 17:00 — Guided exhibition tours (limit 20 people/hour)
  
  
  
  • 12:00–14:00 — Family game: "Become a Renaissance person"
    Participants answer 6 questions; solutions hidden in the exhibits; upon completion a symbolic prize. Limit: 20 teams.
  
  
  
  • 16:00 — Workshop "Draw like a master: Robotic arm"
    Series for teens and adults: drawing from life, proportions, depth, contrast; elements of technical drawing. Goal: understand segments and joints and create a simple arm schematic. Capacity: 15 people. For ages 13+.



• 8 March | Sunday
  
  
  • 10:00 — Weekend workshop – "How it works: Levers and weights – Catapult"
    Children will learn the principle of levers and build a catapult from wooden sticks.
    Capacity: 15 people. Workshops for families with children aged 7–12.
  
  
  
  • 11:00, 13:00, 15:00, 17:00 — Guided exhibition tours (limit 20 people/hour)
  
  
  
  • 12:00–14:00 — Family game: "Become a Renaissance person" (limit 20 teams).



• 14 March | Saturday
  
  
  • 10:00 — Weekend workshop – "Little Leonardo: Leonardo da Vinci’s Card"
    Creating a card using scrapbooking; a surprise connected with discovering a mysterious painting/portrait of the master.
    Capacity: 15 people. Workshops for families with preschool children.
  
  
  
  • 15:00 and 17:00 — Guided exhibition tours (limit 20 people/hour)
  
  
  
  • 12:00–14:00 — Family game: "Become a Renaissance person" (limit 20 teams).



• 15 March | Sunday
  
  
  • 10:00 — Weekend workshop – "How it works: Glider"
    We will learn about Leonardo’s glider design and build a small model glider.
    Capacity: 15 people. Workshops for families with children aged 7–12.
  
  
  
  • 15:00 and 17:00 — Guided exhibition tours (limit 20 people/hour)
  
  
  
  • 12:00–14:00 — Family game: "Become a Renaissance person" (limit 20 teams).



• 21 March | Saturday
  
  
  • 10:00 — Weekend workshop – "Little Leonardo: Tank"
    Creating a pop-up card showing Leonardo’s tank. Capacity: 15 children. For families with preschool children.
  
  
  
  • 11:00, 13:00, 15:00, 17:00 — Guided exhibition tours (limit 20 people/hour)
  
  
  
  • 12:00–14:00 — Family game: "Become a Renaissance person" (limit 20 teams).
  
  
  
  • 16:00 — Historical meeting: "People and times of the Renaissance: Medicine"
    Lecture with a workshop element: herbal medicine, fragrant mixtures, designing Renaissance medicine labels. Capacity: 15 people. For ages 13+.
  
  
  
  • 17:00 — Opening of the photo-poetry exhibition by Agnieszka Wiktorowska‑Chmielewska “Codes and Ciphers” (from the series “Between the Blocks”)
    Event as part of the Krakow Women’s Month; meeting with the poet and visual artist.



• 22 March | Sunday
  
  
  • 10:00 — Weekend workshop – "How it works: Gears and gearwheels"
    Building a mechanism, demonstration of how gears change motion.
    Capacity: 15 children. Workshops for families with children aged 7–12.
  
  
  
  • 11:00, 13:00, 15:00, 17:00 — Guided exhibition tours (limit 20 people/hour)
  
  
  
  • 12:00–14:00 — Family game: "Become a Renaissance person" (limit 20 teams).



• 28 March | Saturday
  
  
  • 10:00 — Weekend workshop – "Little Leonardo: Mini Leonardo’s Workshop"
    Workshops for families with preschool children; creating a model of a workshop inspired by Leonardo’s work. Capacity: 15 children.
  
  
  
  • 11:00, 13:00, 15:00, 17:00 — Guided exhibition tours (limit 20 people/hour)
  
  
  
  • 12:00–14:00 — Family game: "Become a Renaissance person" (limit 20 teams).
  
  
  
  • 16:00 — Workshop "Draw like a master: Leonardo’s Obsession"
    For teens and adults: drawing techniques, light and shadow; charcoal and chalk drawings. Capacity: 15 people. For ages 13+.



• 29 March | Sunday
  
  
  • 10:00 — Weekend workshop – "How it works: Tension and motion – Ballista"
    Discussion of the ballista and torsion energy; building and testing a small crossbow.
    Capacity: 15 children. Workshops for families with children aged 7–12.
  
  
  
  • 11:00, 13:00, 15:00, 17:00 — Guided exhibition tours (limit 20 people/hour)
  
  
  
  • 12:00–14:00 — Family game: "Become a Renaissance person" (limit 20 teams).

Additional information:

- Guided tours and participation in the Family Game are included in the exhibition entrance ticket. Tickets can be purchased at the box office or online.
- Capacity limits: most workshops — 15 people; tours — 20 people per hour; Family Game — 20 teams.

We invite you to participate!