On April 20, we invite you to the Closing Ceremony of the project "Conservation and restoration of the fourteenth-century castle in Lidzbark" and the unique exhibition "In the castle kitchen".
On April 20, we invite you to the Closing Ceremony of the project "Conservation and restoration of the fourteenth-century castle in Lidzbark" and the unique exhibition "In the castle kitchen".
Curator of the exhibition: Dominika Kalabun-Nakielska.
Curatorial tour: April 20, 3:00 p.m.
From time immemorial, not only in the Middle Ages, food played an important social, political and religious role – meals determined the rhythm of the day, fasting spoke of religiosity, and exquisite feasts were an opportunity to plot intrigues and make alliances. In castles and palaces, special rooms were set up for kitchens, bakeries and breweries. These were interiors that were used only for cooking, dishes and food products were not stored in them – cellars and pantries were used for this purpose. For some time, after the completion of the construction of the castle in Lidzbark Warmiński, in the room of the later kitchen, there was a school for boys, and the kitchen was then located in the north wing. In the middle of the fifteenth century, it was moved to its final location, where it functioned for almost 500 years. At the same time, a bakery and a brewery were set up in the north wing.
Despite the changing times, the kitchen still served from 100 to 250 people living in the castle. From the surviving descriptions created by the inhabitants and guests of the castle, we know how its interiors have changed.
During the recent conservation works, the outline of the former hearth, the sooty walls of the huge kitchen chimney used since the time of the Orphanage, small fragments of the previous floors and a concrete floor with a sewer from the mid-nineteenth century were discovered.
These discoveries confirm that the cuisine of Lidzbark has undergone transformations and has been constantly modernized.
Today, the former kitchen room serves as an exhibition and educational hall. The exhibition "In the Castle Kitchen" presents various artefacts related to the preparation and serving of food from the Middle Ages to the 18th century – m.in kitchen hooks, cauldrons, jugs, bowls and platters. In a symbolic way, they show the changes that have taken place in the culture of the table for nearly five centuries. The exhibition is complemented by educational films about selected aspects of the cuisine of different eras, old recipes and quotes from the inhabitants of the Lidzbark Castle, reflecting the transformations and character of the castle kitchen.
Curator of the exhibition: Dominika Kalabun-Nakielska.
Curatorial tour: April 20, 3:00 p.m.
From time immemorial, not only in the Middle Ages, food played an important social, political and religious role – meals determined the rhythm of the day, fasting spoke of religiosity, and exquisite feasts were an opportunity to plot intrigues and make alliances. In castles and palaces, special rooms were set up for kitchens, bakeries and breweries. These were interiors that were used only for cooking, dishes and food products were not stored in them – cellars and pantries were used for this purpose. For some time, after the completion of the construction of the castle in Lidzbark Warmiński, in the room of the later kitchen, there was a school for boys, and the kitchen was then located in the north wing. In the middle of the fifteenth century, it was moved to its final location, where it functioned for almost 500 years. At the same time, a bakery and a brewery were set up in the north wing.
Despite the changing times, the kitchen still served from 100 to 250 people living in the castle. From the surviving descriptions created by the inhabitants and guests of the castle, we know how its interiors have changed.
During the recent conservation works, the outline of the former hearth, the sooty walls of the huge kitchen chimney used since the time of the Orphanage, small fragments of the previous floors and a concrete floor with a sewer from the mid-nineteenth century were discovered.
These discoveries confirm that the cuisine of Lidzbark has undergone transformations and has been constantly modernized.
Today, the former kitchen room serves as an exhibition and educational hall. The exhibition "In the Castle Kitchen" presents various artefacts related to the preparation and serving of food from the Middle Ages to the 18th century – m.in kitchen hooks, cauldrons, jugs, bowls and platters. In a symbolic way, they show the changes that have taken place in the culture of the table for nearly five centuries. The exhibition is complemented by educational films about selected aspects of the cuisine of different eras, old recipes and quotes from the inhabitants of the Lidzbark Castle, reflecting the transformations and character of the castle kitchen.
