The Museum is open 11:00 – 19:00
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The Museum is open 11:00 – 19:00
Cinema is closed now
Debate
Warsaw Under Construction 18: A New Middle Ages and the End of the Global World? A Discussion
03.09.2026 18:00–20:00
Event as part of the Warsaw Under Construction 18: Sovereign and Well-Fed festival
LOCATION
MSN Auditorium
LANGUAGE
Polish
ADMISSION
Free thanks to the cooperation with Audi Polska
Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Allegory of Good and Bad Government
fresco, 1339
Is the global world entering a phase of fragmentation into smaller, more closely interconnected territories? During the discussion, we will examine the concept of a new Middle Ages as a framework for describing a reality shaped by multiple crises, the weakening of global supply chains, and the growing importance of local self-sufficiency. In today’s world, the city and its surroundings are once again becoming a political territory: an area where disputes over access to basic resources and living conditions are resolved.
The discussion will focus on Warsaw and the question of how to build its food sovereignty by combining local resources, agricultural infrastructure, traditional forms of organization, and modern technologies. Participants in the discussion will include anthropologist Ewa Smuk-Stratenwerth, futurist and new technologies expert Grzegorz Lewicki, and political scientist Michał Kuź. The discussion will be moderated by sociologist Joanna Erbel, co-curator of this year’s edition of the Warsaw Under Construction festival.
