Lessons and workshops
Museum lessons and workshops are part of the permanent offer.
Classes take place at: ul. G. Narutowicza 31, from 10.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m.
Reservations can be made by e-mail or by phone.
phone: 65 529 61 40 extension 3
e-mail: education@muzeum.leszno.pl.
Classes take place at: ul. G. Narutowicza 31, from 10.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m.
Reservations can be made by e-mail or by phone.
phone: 65 529 61 40 extension 3
e-mail: education@muzeum.leszno.pl.
Thematic blocks of museum lessons
Science and knowledge
The aim of the classes is to familiarize participants with various types of historical sources. The classes involve a joint analysis of the presented objects (including ceramics of the Lusatian culture, files created by institutions and offices, correspondence, diaries, provenance notes, postcards, portraits, seals, press), which leads to determining what the sources are and how to use them . Participants evaluate their usefulness for a history researcher and create basic classifications.
Classes inspired by the history of everyday objects, with many curiosities and surprising facts. Taking out subsequent mysterious items from the museum trunk, we talk about their purpose and - often - interesting history.
During the lesson, participants listen to several selected fairy tales and folk tales from the areas of Leszno, Rydzyna, Przemęt, Kościan, and Krobia. Then, the participants look for elements in the paintings presented in the rural-themed gallery that could be illustrations for the songs being told. In the last part of the classes, children independently create illustrations for the most interesting piece, in their opinion.
Who was the hanger? What did the zdun and what did the tinker do? We will try to find answers to these and many other questions related to old professions during the ongoing lesson. Discussing selected crafts, we will go back in time, discovering a not-so-old, but often forgotten world.
Classes on the rules of good behavior at the table and in various other situations, during which participants will learn, among others: who extends their hand first when greeting, what the different cutlery is used for and how to elegantly set the table.
An old building with lots of old, useless items. Are you sure? Where did the name "museum" come from? Who works there and what do they do? Where do the items collected here come from and why are they collected? After dispelling these doubts, the participants of the classes receive several interesting objects and, turning into museum detectives, they will try to decipher their puzzles.
During the classes, we will learn what genealogy is, what its research methods are, and where to look for sources. Together we will try to systematize our family connections and eventually create our own family tree. Perhaps we will be able to reach ancestors descending from Charlemagne or Mieszko I?
During the lesson, participants will learn about the history of clocks from antiquity to the present day and will look at clocks located in churches in Leszno. In the second part of the class, children will make a paper clock.
Ethnography
a/ customs and rituals around Christmas
b/ customs and rituals of Easter
During the lesson, Polish and Greater Poland holiday customs are presented. Classes are combined with art activities. Lessons conducted seasonally.
b/ customs and rituals of Easter
During the lesson, Polish and Greater Poland holiday customs are presented. Classes are combined with art activities. Lessons conducted seasonally.
During classes, students become acquainted with the elements of men's and women's folk costumes presented at the exhibition, consolidating their knowledge through a three-dimensional puzzle with colorfully dressed figures. The culmination of the classes is coloring a template with characters dressed in characteristic Greater Poland costumes.
During the lesson, participants will become acquainted with the traditional image of nature in the lives of our ancestors. They will also learn about the relationship between nature and folk culture. During the classes, we will explain what the words eco and ethno have in common. The summary of the lesson will be a joint discussion on the negative impact of human activity on the natural environment and looking for ways to harmoniously coexist with nature.
Art
The aim of the classes is to present selected issues and monuments from various historical periods based on a multimedia presentation and works of art collected in the museum. Participants expand their knowledge acquired during school education during Polish language, history and art lessons. Choices: antiquity, Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, classicism, romanticism, Polish painting of the second half of the 19th century, Young Poland, 20th anniversary of the interwar period
The aim of the classes is to familiarize participants with the symbolism of Jewish religious art and artistic crafts accompanying Judaic holidays.
Using the figure of Ottomar Anschütz, a famous inventor from Leszno, the classes will present the specificity of film as a creative result of the development of photography. Anschütz – the inventor of the focal plane shutter, recorded objects in motion. The next step was to "revive" them. To better understand the beginnings of the film, the classes are enriched with illustrations and a presentation of Anschütz's old camera.
Do you know who Jan Jonston was and what connects him with the world of animals and plants? Where can we find representations of animals in the urban space of Leszno? Why were motifs related to animal symbolism placed in architecture? If you want to learn more about Jan Jonston's relationship with Leszno, we invite you to follow the footsteps of creatures - real and fantastic - for a walk around the city.
History
The lesson involves the group participating in a picture board game, during which participants will learn, among other things: who founded Leszno and why? What did the old city look like, who lived in it, what did its inhabitants do centuries ago? Who was the most important in the city and why? The lesson teaches the history of the city through play.
During the lesson we will answer the following questions: What is a coat of arms? Who had the right to use it? Where was he placed? A legend related to the coat of arms of the Leszczyński family will be presented, and it will be made more attractive by the opportunity for each class participant to try on elements of clothing referring to the characters appearing in the legend (the armor of the knight Wieniawa, the veil and diadem of Princess Dobrawa). The lesson is concluded with art classes - the task of composing your own coat of arms.
A lesson in the form of a board game, during which students gain knowledge about the two most important families of Leszno. Together we will try to answer, among others: to the questions: what male name was most frequently repeated in the Leszczyński family, which representatives of the family were royal courtiers and where did Aleksander Józef Sułkowski make his political career?
During the lesson, participants will learn about the political situation in Europe in 1918 and the causes of the outbreak of the Greater Poland Uprising in the Leszno region. The lesson is accompanied by a multimedia presentation and a worksheet.
During the lesson, Leszno's path to independence will be discussed. The conditions that led Leszno to return to the reborn Polish state only at the beginning of 1920 will be presented. We will follow the course of the celebrations announcing the takeover of the city by the Polish authorities after the partition period. Moreover, we will see how the city and its inhabitants functioned in the first years of freedom.
The aim of the classes is to present the spatial development of the city and its most important buildings based on plans, drawings and postcards. The classes are complemented by a walk around the city, aimed at noticing the changes that have occurred in Leszno over the course of 100-150 years and drawing attention to the beauty of the architecture - sometimes passed unknowingly.
The lesson presents the history of the Leszno Jewish community from the 17th to the 20th century and the most important buildings in the district formerly inhabited by Jews. The classes are combined with a trip around the district to outline the topography of former Leszno.
When did the idea of sending a postcard come about? Who came up with its popular name? What did postcards look like in the past? Students will find answers to these questions during the lesson entitled: "History of Leszno in pictures". Participants will make an original postcard with views of Leszno using the collage technique.
During the classes, the term Holocaust/Holocaust/Shoah and concepts related to it (labor camp, concentration camp, extermination camp, Endlösung...) will be explained. The causes, course and effects of the Holocaust will be presented, which may become the beginning of a discussion about the realities of war or tolerance.
Types of workshops
Weaving workshop
Workshop classes during which participants learn about the history of weaving in ancient Poland and discover what a loom, warp and weft are. Each child will make their own rug or bookmark using different materials and yarns. Number of participants: up to 20 people.
History in pictures - comic book workshops
By learning about the history of comics, children learn that its roots go back to very ancient times. Once they understand what is unique about this popular art, children will be able to design their own short comic forms. Workshops intended for children over 10 years of age.
