We cordially invite you to the next edition of the family meeting series. This time, together with the friendly creature Wawelak, we will try to answer the question: 'Who built the castle?'. During our meetings, we will transport ourselves to the times of the reconstruction of the medieval castle into a Renaissance residence, as well as to the events that caused the construction work to be prolonged or undergo other changes.
We also have something exceptional in store! Each participant, as part of the purchased pass – at the first meeting of the series – will receive certain wooden items. They will be useful for creating a fragment of the model of the Royal Castle on Wawel, and the castle architecture will serve as a kind of instruction. In short: everyone will create their own Wawel, which they will be able to take home.
In this edition of the series, we are introducing an additional element. Two meetings will also be dedicated to adults. While the children will have activities with the educator, the guardians nearby will be able to try their hand at assembling a model of the castle. They will also get to know Wawel architecture more closely. At the next meeting, we will discuss kurdybans. After listening to a short lecture, the guardians will be able to try their hand at embossing fancy patterns on ecological leather.
👉passes are required – price: 320 PLN, with the purchase of a ticket for one child, free entry for two adults is granted; online sales:
10:00 https://bilety.wawel.krakow.pl/repertoire/show?id=149767
11:30 https://bilety.wawel.krakow.pl/repertoire/show?id=149768
14:00 https://bilety.wawel.krakow.pl/repertoire/show?id=149769
the pass entitles you to enter the meeting at a specific designated time: 10:00, 11:30, or 14:00.
duration of the meeting: 60 minutes
plan for each meeting:
🔹museum part: the educator introduces children to fascinating Wawel stories, immersing them in a world full of adventures and curiosities
🔹workshop part: animation, music, and art activities
SCHEDULE🪀
September 14, 2024 Who built the castle?
meeting point: at the entrance to the 'Castle II' exhibition
We cordially invite you to the first meeting after the holidays in the Wawelaki series. This time, the history from the times of Sigismund I the Old will be discussed, and Wawelak will take us to the time when the decision to expand the castle was made. In the form of a living theater, children will be invited to jointly perform a task – the reconstruction of the castle in the Renaissance style.
Workshops (for adult guardians): assembling a wooden model of the castle, while children will participate in animation workshops related to castle construction.
September 28, 2024 What is the name of the magical passage?
meeting point: at the entrance to the 'Castle I' exhibition
Have you ever seen a magical portal? Or maybe someone among you has passed through it? We cordially invite you on a journey through the Wawel portals that adorn the passages between the rooms of the Royal Castle on Wawel. Together with Wawelak, we will get to know the characters that appear on them and learn what function the portals and passages served for the royal family. In the end, we will try to build our own magical passages.
October 12, 2024 Where can you hear birds?
meeting point: at the entrance to the 'Castle II' exhibition
Have you ever wondered if birds were kept at Wawel? And if so, was there a special place designated for that? In the castle records, there is a certain incredible chamber where a huge number of birds flew under its ceiling. Does it still exist? Will we be able to find it?
We cordially invite you to workshops during which we will learn where the name 'Room Under the Birds' came from.
October 19, 2024 Who breathes water?
meeting point: at the entrance to the 'Wawel Underground. Lapidarium' exhibition
Each of us associates the legend of the dragon. Can it still be seen at Wawel? Of course! Throughout the Wawel Hill, numerous references to the legend of the Wawel dragon can be found hidden in various corners of the castle. Some of them even refer to the characteristic functions of this creature. However, remember that no fire can appear on the hill. We cordially invite you to workshops related to transporting water from Wawel Hill.
November 16, 2024 Can you draw on the walls?
meeting point: at the entrance to the 'Castle I' exhibition
Have you ever drawn on the walls? Surely no adult approves of such actions. However, Wawel is full of beautiful works of art created right on the walls. Join us on a journey to the times and places that depict the castle's polychromes. Besides listening to wonderful stories, we will also try to paint a wall ourselves!
November 30, 2024 What lies on the walls?
meeting point: at the entrance to the 'Castle II' exhibition
During the activities, we will refer to the fires that ravaged the Royal Castle on Wawel, which also occurred during its reconstruction. However, this story will focus primarily on the fire that broke out in the castle during the reign of Sigismund III Vasa, and the reconstruction of some castle chambers that took place after this tragic event. We cordially invite you to workshops related to Baroque architecture. Their main goal will be to create our own wallpapers for our little 'Wawel'.
Workshops (for adult guardians): creating kurdybans from eco-leather.
December 7, 2024 Did fantastic animals live in the castle?
meeting point: at the entrance to the 'Castle I' exhibition
Did you know that in the rooms of the Royal Castle on Wawel, you could encounter giraffes, panthers, and even dragons? And did unicorns really exist, and did they also hide in the Wawel rooms? We invite you on a royal search for incredible creatures. Who knows, maybe we will manage to take one of them home with us?
December 14, 2024 What is up there?
meeting point: at the entrance to the 'Castle I' exhibition
Every house has nooks, and in them, various secrets are hidden. We invite you on an adventure to places that tourists can only enter on special occasions. Are there hidden chambers or staircases in the castle? We cordially invite you on a journey through the little-known nooks of Wawel. During the meeting, we will explore one of the hidden staircases and also go up to the attic.
Conductors:
Blanka Błaszczak-Rozenbaum – anthropologist, ethnographer, and museum educator. Author of museum workshops at the Royal Castle in Warsaw, the Photography Museum in Krakow, and the Royal Castle on Wawel. Specialist in education at the Laboratory of Actions for Peace Association, where she deals with the topic of multiculturalism.
Aleksandra Król (Witkowska) – museum educator, historian who makes the past fascinating even for the youngest. Her deep knowledge combines with the ability to convey information in a way that is understandable and captivating for children. As an animator with an extraordinary talent, she can engage the youngest in the world of history, making it an adventure full of curiosities. Aleksandra is also a culinary history enthusiast, and her interests include dishes and culinary customs of past eras.
Onufry Damek – theater scholar, lover of theater history, especially the works of Stanisław Wyspiański, Tadeusz Kantor, and Sarah Kane. For over a year, an educator at the Royal Castle on Wawel and an employee of the Krakow Variété Theater.
Karolina Motyka – museum educator, historian who loves to convey knowledge in an innovative way. Since 2021, she has been associated with the Royal Castle on Wawel, currently collaborating with the Education Department. Initiator of the Wawelaki series. She works at the Intelligent Małopolska Foundation and also runs the social archive foundation 'Museum of the Simple Person'.
Association Grupa PDK – artists, psychologists, and educators. The organization conducts activities in the field of cultural and psychosocial education aimed primarily at children and youth. Members of the Association conduct attractive workshops in artistic crafts and activities focused on expanding participants' social skills repertoire. The PDK Group emphasizes the therapeutic action of art: creative work builds a sense of self-worth and agency in individuals. To enhance the beneficial effect, artistic activities must present a challenge for participants: that is why the Association focuses on unique activities such as felting, noble photographic techniques, ceramics, and metalworking. Creative activities are also accompanied by psychosocial ones, so that the creative experience results in a long-term improvement in the well-being of meeting participants.