Final preparations are underway for the exhibition "The Silent Majority. Service at the Bishop's Castle in Lidzbark Warmiński".
We cordially invite you on April 20 for a curatorial tour during the Closing Ceremony of the project "Conservation and restoration of the fourteenth-century castle in Lidzbark"
Curators of the exhibition: Anna Malinowska, Dominika Kałabun-Nakielska
The exhibition "The Silent Majority. Service at the Bishop's Castle in Lidzbark Warmiński" will allow visitors to delve into everyday life in the bishop's castle in the eighteenth century. We present a wide range of people who were "in the service" of the bishop, from domestics to writers, artists and craftsmen.
The exhibition is part of the regular sightseeing route and one of the highlights of the new educational trail. It presents monuments related to the daily duties of the palace service. We exhibit them in three groups, which makes it easier to understand the social and cultural differences of the time.
The first group includes people engaged in dirty and thankless work, such as grazing, cleaning or laundry. Their everyday tools, such as whisks or tadpoles for washing, are displayed in a cabinet-cabinet with a simple wooden form. This emphasizes their low status with a difficult life.
The second group consists of servants with "trade in hand", such as gardeners or cooks. Their tools and everyday objects, such as a tin jug or a porcelain potty, will be presented
in a more solid display case, showing their relative affluence.
The last group consisted of the closest servants, or even people who had "in service" such as the Chancellor or the Chamberlain, who had direct access to the bishop. Their elegant writing tools are presented in a display case stylized as an elegant wardrobe.
Implementation of the exhibition as part of the project: "Conservation and restoration of the fourteenth-century castle in Lidzbark Warmiński – pearls of Gothic architecture in Poland – stage III" co-financed by the EEA Ministry of Finance, from the state budget and co-financed by the Local Government of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship.
Together, we are working towards a green, competitive and inclusive Europe.
Curators of the exhibition: Anna Malinowska, Dominika Kałabun-Nakielska
The exhibition "The Silent Majority. Service at the Bishop's Castle in Lidzbark Warmiński" will allow visitors to delve into everyday life in the bishop's castle in the eighteenth century. We present a wide range of people who were "in the service" of the bishop, from domestics to writers, artists and craftsmen.
The exhibition is part of the regular sightseeing route and one of the highlights of the new educational trail. It presents monuments related to the daily duties of the palace service. We exhibit them in three groups, which makes it easier to understand the social and cultural differences of the time.
The first group includes people engaged in dirty and thankless work, such as grazing, cleaning or laundry. Their everyday tools, such as whisks or tadpoles for washing, are displayed in a cabinet-cabinet with a simple wooden form. This emphasizes their low status with a difficult life.
The second group consists of servants with "trade in hand", such as gardeners or cooks. Their tools and everyday objects, such as a tin jug or a porcelain potty, will be presented
in a more solid display case, showing their relative affluence.
The last group consisted of the closest servants, or even people who had "in service" such as the Chancellor or the Chamberlain, who had direct access to the bishop. Their elegant writing tools are presented in a display case stylized as an elegant wardrobe.
Implementation of the exhibition as part of the project: "Conservation and restoration of the fourteenth-century castle in Lidzbark Warmiński – pearls of Gothic architecture in Poland – stage III" co-financed by the EEA Ministry of Finance, from the state budget and co-financed by the Local Government of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship.
Together, we are working towards a green, competitive and inclusive Europe.
