SIMPLY: guided tours in simple Polish/Secrets of noble materials in the Gallery of Early Art

6 p.m.

Hosted by: Zofia Załęska

Can an old chalice be more expensive than a painting? Is gold always more valuable than silver? And are artificial stones in old objects always a forgery?
We invite you to a tour of the objects from the Silver and Metal Collection presented at the Gallery of Early Art. We will see items made of the most valuable materials: gold, silver, gems and ivory and enamel. We will consider together what makes these monuments so valuable today — expensive ore, masterful craftsmanship or perhaps their extraordinary history.

Deadline: Friday, October 23, 6:00 p.m.

Duration: 80 minutes
Meeting point: Main building MNW/Main Hall
For whom: adults in the course of learning Polish
Rules of participation: admission 5 PLN, [tickets available] (https://bilety.mnw.art.pl/termin.html?idl=1&idg=16&idw=602)[online](http://bilety.mnw.art.pl/rezerwacja/termin.html?y=2024&m=10&back=1&idl=1&idw=602)i at the box office from Tuesday 13 October — two weeks before the event (from 10.00)

Language: simple Polish

Availability of the event: no architectural barriers/induction loop in the education room/possibility to rent sound-absorbing headphones

[Detailed information on the availability of the National Museum in Warsaw can be found in the Museum available tab] (http://www.mnw.art.pl/wizyta/muzeum-dostepne/informacje-dla-osob-z-niepelnosprawnosciami/).

Zofia Załęska — art historian, curator at the Ornamental Art Collections of the National Museum in Warsaw. Her research interests include artistic crafts, especially goldsmithing and ivory of the European circle and late medieval manuscripts

CYCLE “Simply”:

“Simply” is a series of cultural meetings conducted in simple Polish, intended for people who learn Polish. They are a safe space to practice language with other people, exchange thoughts, talk about art, but also get to know each other and spend time in a friendly atmosphere.

[More information about the cycle] (https://www.mnw.art.pl/edukacja/mnw-w-roznych-jezykach/ukr-po-prostu-oprowadzania/)

Illustration: Johannes Köhler, Crown of King Augustus III, 1733. [See the object in the Digital MNW] (https://cyfrowe.mnw.art.pl/pl/zbiory/378235)