Those who read my texts or attend my lectures know that I often say: “well, everything already happened in the Middle Ages!” This time I will tell you about medieval dislike towards Mondays. Apparently already in the Middle Ages nobody liked Mondays, and it was especially true for the souls…
Classes at the Academy of Heritage
The Academy of Heritage is two-semester postgraduate course on managing and promoting cultural heritage. In 2001 the ~International Cutural Centre in Cracow and the Economy University in Cracow created the first Polish study on managing and protecting cultural heritage. I have just joined the team of this course’s teachers and I…
Winter lectures for Seniors
In January and February 2018 I am having three lectures for Seniors at various Third Age Universities. The plan is following: On Monday January 15th: a lecture on the Art Forgeries, at the Monday Senior’s Club in Wieliczka. On Thursday January 17th: a lecture on the Art Forgeries, at the Third Age Univeristy…
Put your heads together
It seems to be a good idea to start New Year with a page from a calendar; let’s take a look at a certain interesting motif which appeared in medieval calendar pages dedicated to January. Medieval books of prayers, psalters and books of hours, started with calendar, which included a list…