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Culture in Białystok

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Bialystok is a rather small city in terms of size, considering its big population - it is the second most densely populated city in Poland after Lodz. Most of the sights worth visiting are in the strict centre of the town, so you will not be likely to use the public transport a lot. The exception is the south-eastern district of Dojlidy with a couple of palaces worth visiting.

In Bialystok operates more than 570 non-governmental organizations (including 56 companies and associations such as Bialystok Scientific Society, Belarusian Socio-Cultural Association).

Bialystok in 2010, was on the short-list, but ultimately lost the competition to become a finalist for European Capital of Culture in 2016.

Bialystok Village Museum
Bialystok Historical Museum

Museums and galleries

Bialystok is the largest cultural center in the north-eastern Poland. It works in the Museum of the largest in the province of Podlaskie, with branches in Białystok (Historical Museum, the Museum of Sculpture Alfons Karny, Bialystok Village Museum). In Bialystok, there are also: Army Museum and the Museum of Natural History, University of Bialystok. There 's also one of the best Polish contemporary art gallery - Gallery Arsenal. The second gallery is a municipal gallery to them. Sleńdzińskich, Poland has the largest collection of art and memorabilia archive Polish family of artists from Vilnius. In addition, working here 19 private art galleries.

In Bialystok operates several libraries. The biggest of these is Książnica Podlaska and University Library. The elderly and the disabled free use of the Library Foundation for Education and Creativity, which offer the service "phone book" dedicated to those who are not able to reach out personally to hire. Other cultural institutions include the Białostocki Cultural Centre, Cultural Centre Orthodox, the Center for Esperanto. Ludwik Zamenhof, the House of Culture "Downtown", Provincial Center of Cultural Animation and Youth Culture

Wegierko Drama Theatre
Opera and Philharmonic

Performing Arts

Puppet Theatre With Białostockiemu and Department of Puppetry Art Theatre Academy in Warsaw has been called Bialystok Polish puppetry arts center. In addition to the BTL-u, there are also the Wegierko Drama Theatre as well as several private theaters (including the Suprasla Wierszalin Theatre and Theatre K3 from Bialystok). The city also has a philharmonic. City Marshal's Office along with the planned construction of the European Centre for Music and Art, which shall consist of are: Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic, an extensive puppetry and cinema.

Events

A number of recurring cultural events happen every month in Białystok. The list includes, but is not limited to:

  • Presentation of nativity scenes (January)
  • Carnival - A Voivodeship Review of Dancing Companies (January)
  • Szorty - the independent film festival (February)
  • National Festival of Belarussian Song (February)
  • Białystok Music Spring (March)
  • Documentary Film Festival (March)
  • Golden Shoes Ballroom Dancing Tournament (March - April)
  • KOPYŚĆ Festival of Sailor Songs (March - April)
  • Easter Festival (Easter)
  • The International Festival of Orthodox Church Music (May)
  • Days of Contemporary Art (May - June)
  • Juvenalia Students Festival (May - June)
  • Summer Divertimento, Sunday Chamber Music (May, September)
  • Jazz Deptak, jazz concerts (May, September)
  • Days of Białystok (June)
  • Jarmark na Jana - the craft fair (June)
  • Cathedral Organ Concerts (July - August)
  • Białystok Orthodox Music Days (September)
  • The Podlaskie Trade Fairs of folk sculpture, double warp textiles and folk smithing (September)
  • European Cinema Forum (September)
  • Białystok Summer Film Festival (August)
  • Russian Culture Days (October)
  • Papal Days (October)
  • Białystok Folk Songs (September - October)
  • Festival of Ukrainian Culture - the Podlasie Autumn (October)
  • All Saints Day with the Blues (November)
  • Autumn with the Blues festival (December)
  • KRESY - Poetry reciting contest for Poles living abroad (December)
  • Quo vadis - festival of Christian art

Parks and Gardens

Approximately 32% of the city is occupied by green areas. Parks and squares and 1,779 ha of forest are located within the city which creates a unique and healthy climate. Within Bialystok, there are two nature reserves with a total area of 105 ha, that are part of the Knyszyn Forest. Such a location of nature reserves in the immediate vicinity of the city is unique. Because of these advantages in 1993 as the first city of Bialystok in Poland, was admitted to the International Network of Healthy Cities project conducted by the World Health Organization.[1]

Within the town there are three nature reserves; Zwierzyniecki Forest Nature Reserve, Reserve Antoniuk, Swamp Nature Reserve

Monuments

The monument of Polish Armed Forces in the West

References

  1. ^ Zielone Płuca Polski
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