On Friday, 6 May, the Foundation was visited by special guests. Federal, European and Regional Development Minister Birgit Honé and Lower Saxony Minister of Culture Grant Hendrik Tonne came to Krzyżowa accompanied by the German Consul General in Wrocław, Hans Jörg Neumann. The visit was connected with a tour through Lower Silesia by representatives of the Lower Saxony government on 5 and 6 May.
Managing Directors Dorota Krajdocha and Dr. Robert Żurek, accompanied by representatives of the Foundation's team, showed the guests around the building and presented the history of the place as well as the current activities of the Krzyżowa Foundation. An important aspect of the discussions held during the visit was the challenges currently facing Europe and the possibilities for closer cooperation between the Foundation and Lower Saxony.
Read more: Visit of government ministers of Lower Saxony and the German Consul General - Krzyżowa, 6.05.2022
Spring means that there is more and more going on outside at the Foundation, and everyone would most like to be outside enjoying the sunshine. And just this week there were several opportunities to do so.
On Earth Day, our Polish-Ukrainian preschool group took part in a neighborhood clean-up campaign. The children and their teachers made sure that no trash was left on the nearby hill. During the walk, the youngest delighted in nature, which enchants everyone with its beauty in its May appearance.
In spring, all our surroundings bloom, including the ecological educational garden. Work related to the maintenance of the garden is regularly carried out by the Foundation's employees, and last week, our guests from Ukraine also joined in. It was a good opportunity to get to know each other better and to take our minds off our worries and problems.
Read more: Krzyżowa for Ukraine. Spring activities – 6.05.2022
Dear Guests from Ukraine!
We would like to invite you to a special free guided tour through the premises of the "Krzyżowa" Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe. During a 1,5 hour walk you will get to know the history of this unusual place, which holds a very important place in Polish-German relations and is now a vibrant international educational centre for young people and a space open to art and culture. It was here that the German opposition group "Kreisau Circle" was active during the Second World War, and in 1989 the famous Reconciliation Mass took place in the courtyard of the ruined manor. Today, Krzyżowa is home to Europe's largest International Youth Meeting Centre.
We invite you to listen to the story of the exceptional people who created the Foundation and to take a tour of our historic centre.
The guided tour will take place on 14 May, at 11.30 am!
Read more: ||INVITATION|| Free guided tour in Ukrainian - Krzyżowa, 14.05.2022, 11:30 AM
The current issue of "Kulturkorrespondenz" of the German Cultural Forum Eastern Europe e.V. is devoted to Ukraine. It includes articles on history, voices of Ukrainians on the current war, as well as an article on the aid activities of cultural institutions, which mentions the involvement of the Krzyzowa Foundation for European Understanding.
"War changes everything. Both inside and outside Ukraine. It changes people's behaviour, as well as initiatives or institutions. This also applies to organisations that previously did not deal with humanitarian issues, but with culture in the broadest sense, and even to those for which Ukraine was only a marginal part of their work. Cultural organisations are becoming aid organisations'.
Journalist Jan Opielka spoke to Anna Kudarewska, director of the International Youth Meeting Centre of the Krzyżowa Foundation. We recommend reading this article as well as the entire issue.
Read more: ||MEDIA|| "Culture helps" - article about Krzyzowa's help for Ukraine in Kulturkorrespondenz
