The Hansens' House in Szumin

The Hansens\' House in Szumin

In May 2014, the house of Zofia and Oskar Hansens in Szumin will be opened to the general public. Due to conservation works the house will bo closed from July 1st until November 30th, 2022.

The wooden house is located in a picturesque area of an oxbow lake of the River Bug in Mazovia; it is a spatial manifesto of the Open Form, which was the centre of Oskar Hansen's (a Polish member of Team 10) architectural work. The Open Form was first presented during the CIAM Congress in Otterlo in 1959. Its assumption was to make architecture open to its users so that they can participate in its creation and to make architecture an "perceptive background" emphasising every-day events. Being oriented at participation, process and change of hierarchy between the artist and the spectator, it has become the key premise of Hansen's architecture-related activities and an inspiring reference point for creative activities of his students from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw.

The house, whose construction commenced in 1968, fully expressed these ideas and became one of very few Hansens' works that were made in accordance with their vision, without any limitations imposed by the socialist construction industry. Spaciotemporal architecture, being easy to adapt to changeable needs of its users, seamlessly blended the interior with the exterior and contained an element of change. Constructed as a framework of life, it comes to life with the presence of people. The unique atmosphere of the house stems from traces of activities and passion of its inhabitants, such as didactic instruments used for learning the fundamentals of composition, a steel structure from a biennale in Venice that took place in 1977 covered in grapevine and a wooden dovecote, which, as Zofia Hansen claimed, was the perfect work of her husband.

Since 2014, the house has been under the care of the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw.

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Curator: Tomasz Fudala

Conservation: arch. Jarosław Grzegory, arch. Marcin Urbanek

Inventory care: Małgorzata Kuciewicz, Simone de Iacobis

Cooperation: Wanda Chróścicka

Guides: Marta Bielska, Wanda Chróścicka, Tomasz Fudala, Aleksandra Górecka, Marta Przasnek, Marta Przybył

With special thanks to Igor, Karolina i Wanda Hansen, Ryszard Kulina, Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Szumina

The task of carrying out the Project of construction design, conservation, renovation and adaptation of the House of Hansens, the outbuildings and garden in Szumin for the needs of the Museum of Modern Art in 2019 was financed from a subsidy granted by the Conservator of Monuments of the Masovian Voivodship.

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Archive Events connected with the exhibition:

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10:00 Workshops Visiting the HansensWorkshops for children in the Hansen family house in Szumin
In cycle „Szumin: season 2015”
Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, Emilia Pavilion
ul. Emilii Plater 51, Warsaw
10:00 Excursion Szumin Excursion to Hansens' Summer House
In cycle „Szumin: season 2015”
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ul. Mlekicie 4, Szumin
10:00 Excursion Szumin Excursion to Hansens' Summer House
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ul. Mlekicie 4, Szumin
10:00 Excursion Szumin Excursion to Hansens' Summer House
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ul. Mlekicie 4, Szumin
10:00 Excursion Szumin Excursion to Hansens' Summer House
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ul. Mlekicie 4, Szumin
10:00 Excursion Szumin Excursion to Hansens' Summer House
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ul. Mlekicie 4, Szumin
10:00 Excursion Szumin Excursion to Hansens' Summer House
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10:00 Excursion Szumin Excursion to Hansens' Summer House
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10:00 Excursion Children's Day at the Hansens’Workshops for children
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The Hansens' House in Szumin
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10:00 Excursion Szumin Excursion to Hansens' Summer House
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The Hansens' House in Szumin
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10:00 Excursion Szumin Excursion to Hansens' Summer House
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The Hansens' House in Szumin
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10:00 Excursion Szumin Excursion to Hansens' Summer House
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The Hansens' House in Szumin
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10:00 Excursion Szumin Excursion to Hansens' Summer House
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10:00 Excursion Szumin Excursion to Hansens' Summer House
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10:00 Workshops Szumin - Family Excursionto Hansens' Summer House
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10:00 Excursion Szumin Excursion to Hansens' Summer House
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10:00 Excursion Szumin Excursion to Hansens' Summer House
In cycle „Szumin: season 2017”
The Hansens' House in Szumin
ul. Mlekicie 4, Szumin
10:00 Excursion Szumin Excursion to Hansens' Summer House
In cycle „Szumin: season 2017”
The Hansens' House in Szumin
ul. Mlekicie 4, Szumin
10:00 Excursion Szumin Excursion to Hansens' Summer House
In cycle „Szumin: season 2017”
The Hansens' House in Szumin
ul. Mlekicie 4, Szumin
10:00 Workshops Szumin - Family Excursionto Hansens' Summer House
In cycle „Szumin: season 2017”
The Hansens' House in Szumin
ul. Mlekicie 4, Szumin
10:00 Excursion Szumin Excursion to Hansens' Summer House
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The Hansens' House in Szumin
ul. Mlekicie 4, Szumin
10:00 Excursion SzuminBus trip to the house of Zofia and Oskar Hansen
In cycle „Szumin: 2019 Season”
The Hansens' House in Szumin
ul. Mlekicie 4, Szumin
10:00 Excursion SzuminOpen day at the home of Zofia and Oskar Hansen
In cycle „Szumin: 2019 Season”
The Hansens' House in Szumin
ul. Mlekicie 4, Szumin
10:00 Excursion SzuminOpen day at the home of Zofia and Oskar Hansen
In cycle „Szumin: 2019 Season”
The Hansens' House in Szumin
ul. Mlekicie 4, Szumin
10:00 Excursion SzuminOpen day at the home of Zofia and Oskar Hansen
In cycle „Szumin: 2019 Season”
The Hansens' House in Szumin
ul. Mlekicie 4, Szumin
10:00 Excursion SzuminOpen day at the home of Zofia and Oskar Hansen
In cycle „Szumin: 2019 Season”
The Hansens' House in Szumin
ul. Mlekicie 4, Szumin
10:00 Excursion SzuminOpen day at the home of Zofia and Oskar Hansen
In cycle „Szumin: 2019 Season”
The Hansens' House in Szumin
ul. Mlekicie 4, Szumin
10:00 Excursion SzuminOpen day at the home of Zofia and Oskar Hansen
In cycle „Szumin: 2019 Season”
The Hansens' House in Szumin
ul. Mlekicie 4, Szumin
10:00 Excursion SzuminOpen day at the home of Zofia and Oskar Hansen
In cycle „Szumin: 2019 Season”
The Hansens' House in Szumin
ul. Mlekicie 4, Szumin
10:00 Excursion SzuminOpen day at the home of Zofia and Oskar Hansen
In cycle „Szumin: 2019 Season”
The Hansens' House in Szumin
ul. Mlekicie 4, Szumin
10:00 Excursion SzuminOpen day at the home of Zofia and Oskar Hansen
In cycle „Szumin: 2019 Season”
The Hansens' House in Szumin
ul. Mlekicie 4, Szumin
10:00 Excursion SzuminOpen day at the home of Zofia and Oskar Hansen
In cycle „Szumin: 2019 Season”
The Hansens' House in Szumin
ul. Mlekicie 4, Szumin
10:00 Excursion SzuminOpen day at the home of Zofia and Oskar Hansen
In cycle „Szumin: 2019 Season”
The Hansens' House in Szumin
ul. Mlekicie 4, Szumin
10:00 Excursion SzuminBus trip to the house of Zofia and Oskar Hansen
In cycle „Szumin: 2019 Season”
The Hansens' House in Szumin
ul. Mlekicie 4, Szumin
10:00 Excursion SzuminOpen day at the home of Zofia and Oskar Hansen
In cycle „Szumin: 2019 Season”
The Hansens' House in Szumin
ul. Mlekicie 4, Szumin
10:00 Excursion SzuminBus trip to the house of Zofia and Oskar Hansen
In cycle „Szumin: 2019 Season”
The Hansens' House in Szumin
ul. Mlekicie 4, Szumin
10:00 Excursion SzuminOpen day at the home of Zofia and Oskar Hansen
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The Hansens' House in Szumin
ul. Mlekicie 4, Szumin
12:00 Excursion SzuminIn cycle „SZUMIN 2020” The Hansens' House in Szumin
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12:00 Neighbourly guided tour EXCURSION TO THE HANSENS’ HOUSEIn cycle „The Hansens' House in Szumin” The Hansens' House in Szumin
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ul. Mlekicie 4, Szumin
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ul. Mlekicie 4, Szumin
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