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Museum of Copper in Legnica

Copper Museum, museum facility established in 1962, the in Legnica by Tadeusz Guminski.Collects associated with the extraction, alteration and use of copper (copper minerals from around the world, old and modern engraving, technical monuments in the field of mining and metallurgy of copper, ancient and contemporary intimate sculptures in bronze the artistic and utilitarian products of copper and its alloys, a collection of art art deco), Polish goldsmith contemporary (works by artists of the interwar period and later years and made the contest Legnica silver) and the history of Legnica Legnica and the region.In total over 40 years of operation of the facility were collected about 30,000 exhibits, the museum and library, 8200 volumes of books and 1,700 volumes of journals and the numbers are steadily rising.

Helena Modjeska Theatre

is a state theater of drama, acting in a former theater- opera from the mid-nineteenth century.When it opened as a theater-opera in 1842, in huge queues there was a fuss and breaking windows and crowds of volunteers trying to tame the army could not cope.Than one hundred years the theater operated on the principle of hospitality service / agent and.Offered in both theater and opera and operetta.From the 70s Twentieth century within the walls of the old opera house teatro-state operating theater issuing a dramatic presentation.Proposed restoration of the issue of the opera on a impresaryjnej.Since 1933 launched in Legnica became wielodzialowy theater led by the officer who still plays and staged opera and operetta.In the theater took place about 320 performances per year which looked systematically about 500-seat auditorium.There are various data on the capacity audience at that time, possessed a total of 800 seats along with standing.The end of the opera and theater came in 1944, in connection with the appointment of most of the actors in the army.

Legnica Cantat National Choir Tournament

a festival choral songs about open format.Participants represent a variety of all epochs, styles and genres of polyphonic vocal music.Main prize is named after George Liban of Legnica (1464) - Silesian composer, music theorist and philologist-grecysty.Festival refers to the musical tradition of Legnica, dating back to the time of Henry the Bearded, who was a troubadour and the city boasted having the largest skriptorium.The first competition was held on 9-11 June 1967 under the name "Alberta Song Festival". The initiator of the contest was Henry Karlinski, cultural animator, director and founder of the choir of Legnica "madrigal" acting today.The event aroused interest in choral ensembles and conductors and very quickly gained the rank nationwide.With time the event enriched with new forms of contact with the participants and audience such as accompanying concerts, exhibitions, workshops and seminars.

Satyrykon-Legnica International Exhibition

is the festival of well and ESTABLISHED name and world prestige, what has been the confirmed by awarding it a grand prix badge to the American magazine "Witty World", as well as Receiving a maximum note of "5 stars" Awarded by FeCO (Federation of Cartoonists' Organisations).The Founders of our the exhibition in 1977 were Andrew and Robert Szecowka Tomialojc from Wroclaw.Initially Satyrykon was a local event - it was an exhibition of the cartoons to Wroclaw artists, but already in 1978 it transformed into an all-Poland's cartoon competition. For many years Legnica was the first and only meeting spot for Polish satire artists, and has greatly contributed Satyrykon to the popularising of the genre in Poland.The International Exhibition SATYRYKON nowadays is a competition open to Cartoonists, engravers, sculptors, poster-designers and photographers.Every year a few hundred artists forms a few Dozens of countries send thousands of Their works are Satyrykon.

Legnica Organ Evenings

The first recital was organized in June 1992 in celebration of Days of Legnica.A recital was held in the Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul which was then completed overhaul of historic organs.Contractor's recital was well known organist and composer of Warsaw, Stanislaw Moryto.After the concert the heat taken by the audience Legnicka became known that the idea is worth continuing.In 1992, the authorities sat behind the pulpit again, George Kukla, Leszek Chorosinski Werner and Andrew, who accepted the artistic directorship of the festival.The next year brought a series of concerts already full lasting from April to October.In subsequent years the authorities echoed in conjunction with the trumpet, flute Lord, alpine horn and finally the human voice.This formula allowed the presentation of the expanded repertoire of interest and raised the attractiveness of concerts.Sounded extremely exotic in the Department of Indian traditional instruments: Sarod, tabla, tanpura. This show introduced audiences to the distant world of Far Eastern culture.Since 1997 the festival became a plus choral concerts in Germany and the USA.

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