Straight from the oven. Rural pottery.
Temporary exhibition "Straight from the oven. "Rural ceramics"
May 18 (Museum Night) – August 11, 2024
District Museum in Leszno
Street Gabriela Narutowicza 31 (temporary exhibition hall)
Curator: Ewa Tomaszewska
Graphic design: Paulina Pracz
Arrangement elements: Tomasz Sikorski
The temporary exhibition "Straight from the kiln. Rural ceramics" is our latest exhibition proposal. We encourage you to learn more about the exhibition and visit the Museum from May 18 to August 11, 2024.
Description and purpose of the exhibition
The exhibition presents ceramics from the ethnographic collections of the District Museum in Leszno. These are various forms of clay, stoneware, faience and porcelain vessels, dating back to the 17th-20th centuries, used in peasant houses and elsewhere. We present products from local workshops, as well as items made in workshops and factories, both Polish and Western. Among the exhibits you can find examples of Pokutian pottery and even from Morocco. We present pottery craftsmanship, the technique of turning on a potter's wheel and the basic stages of the production process. The topic discussed at the exhibition is also the Greater Poland menu, characteristic products and dishes.
Our goal is to popularize knowledge about pottery crafts, folk culture and its ceramic products, as well as the culinary heritage of the region. We hope that it will become a space for discussion about craft production and the advantages of handicraft. Exhibits from the collections of the District Museum in Leszno and the National Museum of Agriculture and Agri-Food Industry in Szreniawa were presented.
May 18 (Museum Night) – August 11, 2024
District Museum in Leszno
Street Gabriela Narutowicza 31 (temporary exhibition hall)
Curator: Ewa Tomaszewska
Graphic design: Paulina Pracz
Arrangement elements: Tomasz Sikorski
The temporary exhibition "Straight from the kiln. Rural ceramics" is our latest exhibition proposal. We encourage you to learn more about the exhibition and visit the Museum from May 18 to August 11, 2024.
Description and purpose of the exhibition
The exhibition presents ceramics from the ethnographic collections of the District Museum in Leszno. These are various forms of clay, stoneware, faience and porcelain vessels, dating back to the 17th-20th centuries, used in peasant houses and elsewhere. We present products from local workshops, as well as items made in workshops and factories, both Polish and Western. Among the exhibits you can find examples of Pokutian pottery and even from Morocco. We present pottery craftsmanship, the technique of turning on a potter's wheel and the basic stages of the production process. The topic discussed at the exhibition is also the Greater Poland menu, characteristic products and dishes.
Our goal is to popularize knowledge about pottery crafts, folk culture and its ceramic products, as well as the culinary heritage of the region. We hope that it will become a space for discussion about craft production and the advantages of handicraft. Exhibits from the collections of the District Museum in Leszno and the National Museum of Agriculture and Agri-Food Industry in Szreniawa were presented.
Tickets
Entrance ticket price:
sightseeing - PLN 12 / PLN 10 reduced per person
sightseeing with a guide - 1 hour / PLN 50 (+ entry ticket)
educational classes - PLN 7 for schools / PLN 5 for kindergartens per person
sightseeing - PLN 12 / PLN 10 reduced per person
sightseeing with a guide - 1 hour / PLN 50 (+ entry ticket)
educational classes - PLN 7 for schools / PLN 5 for kindergartens per person
Accessibility
It has been prepared in a way that is accessible to a wide audience, divided age groups and people with specific needs. The program includes guided tours for people with no qualifications, issuance of a certificate regarding touch (pot, jug, bowl), preparation of simple texts (ETR), audio description and PJM translation of selected elements. The exhibition folder is in Polish.
Accompanying events
May 18, 2024 - opening during the Night of Museums - guided tour of the exhibition
May 16, 2024 – lecture "The Secrets of Pottery"
May 26, 2024 - curatorial tour
9/06/2024 - Family Integration "Not saints make pots"
11/08/2024 – exhibition finissage – guided tour of the exhibition
Educational program - activities at the exhibition as part of the museum lesson "Ancient crafts, disappearing professions" will include a story about pottery, its products and ancient food
Podcast - a conversation about the specificity of ancient pottery crafts, the advantages of craft production, contemporary ceramics, ancient food and ecology.
Catalog "From the furnace and the miśnik. Ceramics from the ethnographic collections of the District Museum in Leszno. Author: Ewa Tomaszewska, graphic design and typesetting: Paulina Pracz.
May 16, 2024 – lecture "The Secrets of Pottery"
May 26, 2024 - curatorial tour
9/06/2024 - Family Integration "Not saints make pots"
11/08/2024 – exhibition finissage – guided tour of the exhibition
Educational program - activities at the exhibition as part of the museum lesson "Ancient crafts, disappearing professions" will include a story about pottery, its products and ancient food
Podcast - a conversation about the specificity of ancient pottery crafts, the advantages of craft production, contemporary ceramics, ancient food and ecology.
Catalog "From the furnace and the miśnik. Ceramics from the ethnographic collections of the District Museum in Leszno. Author: Ewa Tomaszewska, graphic design and typesetting: Paulina Pracz.
Fragment of the exhibition
Our goal is to popularize knowledge about pottery crafts, folk culture and its ceramic products, as well as the culinary heritage of the region. We hope that it will become a space for discussion about craft production and the advantages of handicraft - Ewa Tomaszewska, curator of the exhibition
