ADULT WORKSHOPS/ Prints. Traces of work — dry needling workshops

3:00 p.m.

workshops accompanying the temporary exhibition [Adolph Menzel (1815—1905). The Tireless Observer] (https://www.mnw.art.pl/wystawy/adolph-menzel-18151905-niestrudzony-obserwator,277.html)
Hosted by: Maciej Cholewa

What does work do to a person?” It is possible that a similar question also bothered Adolph Menzl. In his late work, an important place was occupied by the innovative portrayal of work and changing reality at the time. The artist depicted workers, tools, machines and daily activities, paying attention not only to the subject itself, but also to the gesture, effort, matter and conditions in which the work takes place. During the workshop, we will look together at the traces that work leaves in our bodies, memory, way of thinking and environment — because, no matter what activity we take, doing it always shapes us in some way. The dry needle technique has a lot in common with work: it requires the use of tools, pressure, repetitive gestures, patience and gradual elaboration of the surface. During the workshop, each participant will prepare their own matrix, learn the basics of gravure printing and make a print on the press. It is not necessary to have any experience. All you need is curiosity, the desire to leave a mark and a willingness to get dirty with paint.

[tickets for PLN 40 available online] (https://bilety.mnw.art.pl/termin.html?y=2026&m=10&back=1&idl=1&idw=1043&idg=11) and at the box office from 13 October

Deadline: Saturday, October 24, 3 p.m.
Duration: approx. 180 min

Meeting place: MNW Main Building — Main Hall

Rules of participation: [tickets at the price of 40 zł available online] (https://bilety.mnw.art.pl/termin.html?y=2026&m=10&back=1&idl=1&idw=1043&idg=11) and at the box office from 13 October/number of seats limited
For whom: Youth, adults, seniors

Availability of the event: no architectural barriers (elevators, lap platforms), our induction loop (inform the guide about the need to use the loop).

[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/).

Maciek Cholewa — visual artist. Graduate and lecturer at the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice. Author of installations, drawings and photographs. In her practice, she combines artistic, research and literary activities, creating embedded works in local socio-cultural contexts. It focuses on topics related to the periphery, local identity and vernacular aesthetics. It is based on short narrative forms and processing of heard stories. He comes from Radzionkow, a small town that he treats as an important source of references and inspiration

[Check out the full programme of events accompanying the exhibition.] (https://www.mnw.art.pl/edukacja/programy-do-wystaw-czasowych/adolph-menzel-18151905-niestrudzony-obserwator/)

Coordination:/Department of Education