Out of Frame. Wilanów Herstories: Maria Klementyna Sobieska

Does history always have to revolve around kings and battles? Definitely not! In the “Out of Frame” series we explore female threads connected to Wilanów. This time we look at the fate of Maria Klementyna Sobieska — the granddaughter of Jan III, who married the “Old Pretender” to the English throne. Sounds like a period-drama plot? A bit — her life was full of drama, politics and great emotions.

During the meeting we will see what women's everyday life looked like in the 18th century, search for hidden stories in portraits and letters, and above all give the floor to a heroine who for years remained in the shadows.

• Host: Agnieszka Palińska
• When: 14 March 2026, 11:00
• Meeting point: palace cloakroom
• Tickets: 30 and 60 PLN (available online: https://wilanow-palac.pl/wydarzenia/indywidualne/termin/68/1290/370428 and at the museum ticket office); the ticket includes admission to the exhibition “Sobiescy i Stuartowie – blask i widmo korony”: https://wilanow-palac.pl/wystawy/sobiescy-i-stuartowie-blask-i-widmo-korony
• For: youth and adults

Agnieszka Palińska — art historian, illustrator, painter. For over 15 years she has worked as an educator at the Museum of King Jan III's Palace at Wilanów and at the Royal Łazienki Museum. She also cooperated with the Museum of Modern Art for the “Warszawa w Budowie” festival. She teaches art history to painting students at Uczelnia Łukasiewski. She is a member of the Matki Twórczynie collective, which deals with issues related to combining creative work and motherhood. She runs the Instagram profile papierowe_historie_w_pracowni. Together with Zosia Zaccaria she created illustrations for the picture book “Muzeum Zachwytów” and also illustrated the series “Zapamiętniki architektoniczne.”