Museum opens at 11:00
Cinema is closed now
Museum opens at 11:00
Cinema is closed now
Workshops for adults
What do we carry with us?
workshops for adults
06.11.2026 17:00
This event is part of the “ART-Bridge (Art, Resilience & Togetherness – Bridging Cultures Through Contemporary Art)” project
LOCATION
Meet at the designated spot by the main staircase (across from the Auditorium).
LANGUAGE
Polish
ADMISSION
Free thanks to a partnership with Audi Polska
What stays with us permanently, even when our surroundings change radically? From what small, everyday elements do we weave a sense of security in a new place? We especially invite adults with experience of migration—including from Ukraine, Belarus, and other countries, as well as Polish women and men who have experienced migration, re-emigration, or rebuilding their lives from scratch—and anyone for whom the topic of adapting to a new space and finding oneself within it resonates.
Migration is not a one-time event, but an ongoing process. Memory does not disappear in this process, but constantly negotiates with the new reality. During this three-hour painting workshop, we invite you to create a collective painting in the form of a diptych. The two canvases will serve as a space to reconstruct our visions of the past and present, which we’ll further enrich with handwritten, personal notes.
We will focus on the sensory and emotional dimensions of memory. On one canvas, we’ll try to capture what shaped our home in the past—it could be the smell of a favorite dish prepared by our grandmother, a view from the window, or morning coffee enjoyed in a beloved spot. On the second canvas, we’ll examine what grounds us now—like a new plant on the windowsill after moving, the distinctive sound of the city, or a favorite tree in a nearby park. By moving physically and creatively between the canvases, we’ll connect the stories of our past and present lives, building a symbolic bridge between them.
The result of the workshop will be a collaborative, polyphonic work about finding one’s place, which will be hung in the Auditorium of the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw that very same weekend.
The workshop is tailored to participants’ varying levels of experience—you don’t need to know how to paint to take part.
Event concept: Liubov Malygina, Liza Yedelieva, Anna Naumova (ART-Bridge group)
Lyubov Malygina
Anna Naumova
Liza Yedelieva
ART-Bridge (Art, Resilience & Togetherness – Bridging Cultures Through Contemporary Art)
This event is part of the “ART-Bridge (Art, Resilience & Togetherness – Bridging Cultures Through Contemporary Art)” project (grant agreement no.: 2025-1-PL01-KA122-ADU-000328966), co-funded by the European Union under the Erasmus+ program (Adult Education sector).
The ART-Bridge (Art, Resilience & Togetherness – Bridging Cultures Through Contemporary Art) is an initiative of the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw (MSN), built on the museum’s experience in working with marginalized and migrant communities (including through the “Słonecznik” Solidarity Cultural Center). The program’s main goal is to transition from short-term assistance to long-term integration, professional development, and social inclusion. The ART-Bridge group consists of adult residents of Warsaw with migration experiences from Ukraine and Belarus who are co-creating this program.
ART-Bridge participants: Sviatlana Bayeva, Yaraslau Kirvel, Liubov Malygina, Lizaveta Maslionchanka, Anna Naumova, Volha Safranova, Dzymitry Shulhin, Varvara Sudnik, Mykyta Vasyliev, Yelyzaveta Yedelieva.
