Stary Opatów | Old Opatów opens in Poland, June 28, 2008 | Talks at the Krakow Jewish Culture Festival

The Museum of the History of Polish Jews, Opatów District Office, and Geodesic Museum invite you to the opening of Old Opatów, an exhibition of Mayer's paintings. Featured are beautiful digital prints of 50 paintings.

Opening is on June 28 at noon at the County District Office,ul. Sienkiewicza 17, Opatów

12.00 – Welcoming address by the Prefect of the Opatów District

12.15 – Speeches by Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett and Mayer Kirshenblatt

12.45 – Special lectures:

‘Jews in Opatów in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1538-1795)’, Artur Lis, PhD. The John Paul II Lublin Catholic University

‘Discovering the history of the Jews as a theme in contemporary museums’, Jerzy Halbersztadt, Director of the Museum of the History of Polish Jews

13.45 – Official opening and visiting the exhibition

14.30 – Coffee and tea break

We head from Opatów to the Krakow Jewish Culture Festival on Monday June 30. Mayer and Barbara will give a powerpoint talk at 2:00 (Kupa Synagogue). Barbara will lecture on Jewish food and cookbooks on Tuesday and Wednesday at 2:00 (Kupa synagogue), Friday at noon on the Museum of the History of Polish Jews at the Galicia Museum. We will also do a book presentation on Saturday at 2:00 (Galicia Museum).