“The Persistence of Memory” is perhaps the most famous and recognizable painting by the Spanish surrealist Salvador Dalí. The artist himself shared the context of the creation of his painting with the world. On the evening when the concept of…
The Old Masters of Art often used allegories to represent hidden meanings, for example political or religious. Allegories were usually depicted as human figures carrying attributes that allowed viewers to understand the context of an image, just like examples below.…
How much do you remember from Greek mythology? Test yourself with our quiz! “Cheating” allowed – if you don’t know the answer, look it up instead of guessing, preferably in a book like Greek Mythology by Robert Graves. Moduł: Why…
Salvador Dali is one of the most renowned representatives of Surrealism, an avant-garde artistic movement from the 1st half of the XX century. Surrealists were interested in human subconsciousness, manifesting itself in dreams. They utilized multiple media such as painting,…
We all know that traveling, on top of being one of life’s greatest pleasures, broadens our horizons and helps us to discover the world. However, more often than not we do not have an opportunity to visit all the places…
Module: „Search for the way – about the value of philosophy” Take the quiz – match the philosopher with the description. The quiz has non-traditional rules. If you don’t know the answer, don’t guess – look it up in the…
Moduł: “The rainbow does (not) scare. On freedom, human rights and art limitations” Do you know any examples of the artworks that were considered controversial? See examples of art pieces that have risen big scandals and were widely talked about…
Module: “A woman in the society’“ Through centuries the role of women in a society, their successes, discoveries and position were and still are diminished. The significant works of women have been assigned to their husbands or their male supervisors.…
Module: “The Base of Altruistic and Pro-social Activity” Let’s think about why some people selflessly help others. To investigate the nature of this phenomenon, try to think if you have someone like that around you – perhaps an activist or…
Module:“Love – an earthly fantasy or a paradisiacal privilege.” Hieronymus Bosch worked in the times before great geographical discoveries. Knowledge about geography was very limited and most of the people could not afford to travel. Medieval maps depicted the continents…