On Friday, November 24, 2023, at 2:43 pm, an exciting journey will begin at Berlin-Lichtenberg station! Krzyzowa will be the guest of the Train to Culture.
We like the idea of a Polish-German cultural train, which is now in its eighth year connecting Berlin and Krzyzowa, and the program's design gives us the opportunity to introduce Krzyzowa and all that it entails, as well as to point out that Krzyzowa can be easily reached by train.
The excursion program will be organized by the staff of our Foundation, the Kreisau-Initiative and the Freya von Moltke Foundation, and there will be, among other things, live music performed by the Smooth Acoustic Duo and a quiz that will provide all passengers with the opportunity to gain knowledge and win prizes.
Read more: Krzyżowa on the TRAIN TO CULTURE from Berlin to Wrocław
The 1st edition of the international Konrad and Paweł Jarodzki Artist In Residence Programme has come to an end. Over the course of 6 weeks, the invited artists: Ulufer Çelik, Daniel Mikulski, Andrea Pichl, Jacek Zachodny were able to focus on research, developing ideas and creating new works. They also worked on workshops with students hosted in Krzyżowa as part of youth exchange programmes. The artists shared the results of their residencies with us during 'open studios'.
Read more: Conclusion of the Konrad and Paweł Jarodzki Artist In Residence Programme
From October 12 to 16, 2023r. Polish-German school exchange Cottbus - Opole took place.
20 students from Poland from PSP No. 7 in Opole and 18 students from Germany from the Schmellwitzer Oberschule school, aged 12 to 14, met at the Krzyżowa Foundation to take part in an intercultural school exchange for the first time.
During three days of talks, workshops and group work, people participating in the Krzyżowa conference 'The future begins today...The new reality of international exchanges with the young in the lead role' tried to diagnose the challenges of the times of change and, above all, to develop solutions that would help optimise international youth meetings.
The diagnosis was helped by a workshop in which the topics of intercultural exchanges were looked at from a psychological, educational, geopolitical or technological perspective by such experts as:
dr Anna Kubiak - Psychologist, works with children and youth and their families in a systemic approach, assistant professor at the SWPS University in Poznań;
Prof. Dr. Jacek Pyżalski - researcher, pedagogue, trainer, professor at the Faculty of Educational Studies of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, works for modern, youth-friendly education;
Prof. Dr. Monika Sus - political scientist, associate professor at the Polish Academy of Sciences and visiting professor at the Centre for International Security at the Hertie School in Berlin, her research focuses on international politics, in particular the foreign, security and defence policy of the European Union;