New lecture series: "Mehrzahl Moderne. An Introduction to the Intertwined Histories of Central and Eastern Europe” Fourth event: lecture titled. „Warsaw 1905: Making history and leading the way into the modern age” Dr. Clara Frysztacka followed by a commentary from Dr...

New lecture series: Mehrzahl Moderne. An Introduction to the Intertwined Histories of Central and Eastern Europe” Third event: lecture titled "Polish-Jewish-Prussian Heritage. Poznań as a Contested Space" PD Dr. Agnieszka Pufelska (Nordost-Institut Lüneburg) followed by...

Lecture (Un)realized Utopia: Parks of Culture and Recreation in Poland by Anna Helena Przybyła is a presentation of a project carried out as part of the Exercising Modernity fellowship program at the Pileckie-Institut Berlin. 12 May 2026, 18.00 Pilecki-Institut...

New lecture series: Mehrzahl Moderne. An Introduction to the Intertwined Histories of Central and Eastern Europe” Second event: Book presentation "Dnipro. Re-thinking Modern European history on the Dnipro shores". Prof. Andrii Portnov (Instytut Pileckiego Warszawa)...

New lecture series: Mehrzahl Moderne. An Introduction to the Intertwined Histories of Central and Eastern Europe” First event: “Between Singular and Plural. The Historical Dynamics of Polish Modernity in the 20th and 21st Centuries” Lecture by Prof. Przemysław...

This exhibition explores the resilience and vulnerability of architectural networks in turbulent times. It revisits the history of the International Congresses of Modern Architecture (CIAM) milieu, viewing it from the perspective of its Central European female protagonists,...

Some may ask: what is a sound walk? It is a form of attentive engagement with space through listening. This practice cultivates conscious awareness of one’s surroundings: the relationships between sounds, the rhythms of a place, its acoustic qualities, and its moments of...

Panel discussion: ‘Architecture as a tool of violence: research on Central and Eastern Europe from a postcolonial perspective’ Participants in the discussion: Prof. Dr. phil. habil. Max Welch Guerra - Bauhaus Universität Weimar dr Mykola Riabchuk - Deutsches...

November 27, 2025, 18:30 Dr. Jakub Bródka, architect, lecturer at the Chair of Theory, Design, and Architectural History at the Faculty of Architecture of the Silesian University of Technology Dr. Łukasz Galusek, architectural historian, cultural manager, director of the...

Landscape, light, architecture and space – all these elements come together in the work of Aurélie Pertusot. The French artist engages in a dialogue with them, creating installations and paintings inspired by place, its materiality and forms, but also by the fleeting...

Panel discussion featuring: Dr. Jakub Gołębiewski, West Pomeranian University of Technology Dr. Justyna Borucka, Gdańsk University of Technology Prof. Uta Pottgiesser, Delft University of Technology 22.05.2025, 18:30 Pilecki-Institut Berlin, Pariser Platz 4a ...

Premiering at the Architecture Weekend in Gdynia in 2024, the exhibition "Plantstoria", by Barbara Nawrocka, will be shown at the Museum of Architecture in Wrocław. The exhibition tells the story of a housing estate in Ciechanów, designed and built by the Third Reich during...

Architecture is much more than just designing and building spaces – it reflects our history, shapes our cultural heritage and expresses visions for the future. One such visionary work was the Villa Wolf in Gubin, created in 1927 by world-famous architect Ludwig Mies van der...

Created at the end of the 19th century by Ebenezer Howard, the utopian vision of "garden cities" lived to see numerous, albeit non-ideal realizations, interpretations and distortions. At times, it also served as a tool for colonizing conquered territories. Barbara Nawrocka,...

Orphan Memory: Between Vanishing and Forgetting in Eastern Europe Ruined graveyards, repurposed temples, toppled monuments, abandoned village – all of these are common sites across Eastern Europe. A history of imperial upheaval, forced population transfers,...

The event will discuss the contributions of modernist women architects, focusing on their role within avant-garde architectural networks. Drawing mainly on examples from Eastern Europe and the Bauhaus, the panel will reflect on the complex relationships between society, gender...

Barbara Nawrocka wystawa Plantstoria | 14 Weekend Architektury w Gdyni Utopijna wizja Ebenezera Howarda z końca XIX wieku doczekała się licznych, choć nieidealnych realizacji, interpretacji i wypaczeń. Niekiedy stanowiła również narzędzie kolonizacji podbitych...

Sculpture is spatial compositionˈ - the essence of Katarzyna Kobro's work can be summarised briefly and precisely with this artistic motto. Our lecture offers a much deeper insight: Dr Małgorzata Jędrzejczyk, curator and co-director of the Exercising Modernity programme, takes...