Creative Tension

Workshops for secondary schools accompanying the exhibition SCULPTURE BEYOND THE SOLID.

Who is it for?

secondary schools

Cost

1 zł per person (minimum 20, maximum 30 people per group)
(1 zł tickets are available as part of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage program #MuzeumZa1zł)

Location

At the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw:
exhibition hall + workshop hall

How do I buy it?

Workshop tickets for groups

A nighttime photo lit by a flash. A person wearing a blue work jumpsuit, now stained white, is climbing onto a classic stone statue, wrapping their arms tightly around it.
In an unstable world, art ceases to pretend to be a lasting foundation, seeking energy in what is fluid, process-oriented, and fragile. We will examine objects that combine organic and mechanical forms and explore how the human body and gestures are imprinted in matter. We will see sculptures entering into a direct dialogue with the museum’s architecture and the viewers.

Workshops: We will translate the exhibition’s theory into action on a macro scale. Working as a team, we’ll create temporary spatial installations using flexible elements. We’ll explore the relationships between movement and the presence of our own bodies, between an object and the surrounding architecture.
 
Sculpture Beyond THE SOLID
The exhibition “Sculpture Beyond Stability” presents contemporary sculpture in a completely new and surprising light. Permanence, closure, and perfection are no longer the primary goals of the artists. In today’s ever-changing world, sculpture is moving away from the form of a heavy, immobile monument. Instead, it is becoming a fascinating arrangement of processes, tensions, and relationships.

The exhibition brings together works by international artists who boldly experiment with materials. The exhibition surprises with its form and—importantly for the dynamics of a group tour—the works are not confined to traditional exhibition halls. The sculptures break out of their frames, “spilling” into the museum’s corridors and common areas.
 
How do we work with students at the exhibition?
Our educational program provides a space for physical and creative activity.
We use these unusual forms as a starting point for:
  • develop spatial imagination and constructive thinking,
  • stimulate sensory awareness (exploring textures, weight, and tension),
  • teach collaboration and attentive observation of ongoing processes.
Buy a group ticket
A Museum for 1 zł
The Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw participates in a program organized by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. As a result, admission tickets for the above educational activities are available for 1 zł per person. #MuzeumZa1zl

The Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw provides a safe and welcoming environment for children and young people. The workshop scenarios comply with the Standards for the Protection of Minors (introduced by Order No. 26/2024 of the Director of the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw dated August 14, 2024)—we adapt the content and teaching methods to the age and developmental needs of the participants.

Some works of art at the Museum may contain content unsuitable for minors or highly sensitive individuals; such works are not included in the educational program scenarios designed for children and young people.

If you have any questions about the educational program, please contact us at: szkola@artmuseum.pl