The Kinsky Palace in Vienna, the sculpture "Centurione I" by Igor Mitoraj in London, the Bar Column in Rappersville, the temples of Vilnius and Lviv or the Kote Marjanishvili Drama Theater in Tbilisi - these and many other important objects can be admired at the exhibition entitled "Tytus Brzozowski. 12 cities".

The exhibition, the opening of which will take place on February 22 at. 1:00 p.m. in the main hall of the University Library in Toruń, presents selected cities of the world, traversed along the trail of Polish threads present in their history and heritage. Traces of Polishness in different cities have a different character and atmosphere. They are completely different in Vienna, symbolizing Victoria of Vienna, and completely different in St. Petersburg - a city associated with the end of the First Polish Republic.

Tytus Brzozowski is a graduate of the Faculty of Architecture of the Warsaw University of Technology. He studied and practiced in Finland, where he sought out raw Nordic design and art. The architectural community decorated the artist with the Bene Merentibus medal in recognition of his contributions to the development of Polish Architecture by promoting it in Poland and around the world in original painting forms. The artist's works are used by the Polish Tourist Organization to promote tourism in Poland, e.g. at the World Travel Market International Tourism Fair in London. The watercolorist's paintings were also exhibited during the Polish Culture Season in Ningbo and the Chengdu Europe Culture Season in China, his exhibitions also took place, among others, in Chicago or Rapperswil in Switzerland. Tytus' watercolors were used in the production of the film "After the Apocalypse" made by the History Meeting House. The artist is the author of a large-format picture book: "Miastonauci", presenting a journey through a magical world consisting of the most important elements of Polish cities.

This is the third exhibition prepared at the Polonika Institute as part of the "Popularization of Polish cultural heritage abroad" program, which we are pleased to host at the University Library in Toruń. The exhibition will be on display until March 25, 2024.

 

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