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Co słychać na Pradze?: A Sensory Exhibition Exploring Warsaw's Historic Praga District

Experience Praga's unique urban environment through sound, touch, and scent, offering an inclusive and accessible visitor journey.

The 'Co słychać na Pradze?' exhibition invites you to explore Warsaw's historic Praga district using all your senses. This unique display creates an immersive portrait of the urban soundscape, allowing visitors to engage with the city through listening, touching, and even smelling. Designed with a strong focus on accessibility, it ensures that everyone, including visually impaired individuals, can discover Praga's distinctive character from a fresh perspective.

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Exhibition summary

This exhibition offers a sensory portrait of Warsaw's Praga district, inviting visitors to explore the urban soundscape through listening, touching, and even smelling. Designed with accessibility in mind, it's particularly suited for visually impaired individuals, allowing everyone to discover the city from a unique perspective.

Curatorial context

The exhibition 'Co słychać na Pradze?' (What's Heard in Praga?) presents a unique auditory and tactile portrait of Warsaw's right-bank district. Inspired by online sound maps, the project extends this concept by incorporating tangible objects and even scents, allowing visitors to engage with the city in an unprecedented way. Curated by radio journalist Anna Mizikowska, who 'thinks with her ears,' the exhibition aims to draw attention to the often-overlooked sound environment of urban spaces and encourages visitors to perceive Prague through its unique sonic identity. The exhibition is fully accessible to people with visual impairments and those using wheelchairs, featuring elements like tactile maps and graphics to facilitate understanding. It was created with the kind support and contributions of numerous individuals and institutions, including foundations, public transport services, businesses, religious institutions, theaters, and cultural organizations, enriching the exhibition with a diverse range of sounds and objects.

Admission and ticket notes

The page does not provide specific ticketing information, but mentions the exhibition is for everyone and is accessible. Visitors should refer to the museum's general admission information for details.

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Venue
Praga Museum of Warsaw
Current status
Open now
Exhibition schedule
From Nov 16, 2017
Artist line / attribution
Curated by Anna Mizikowska. Graphic design by Studio Rygalik. Tyflomap by Zbigniew Hortyński. Tyflographics by Altix. Soundscape by Agnieszka Rogińska and Magdalena Wojtulanis. Production by Stolprof. Various works by Muzeum Warszawy. Contributions from Fundacja PBG, Dariusz Czop and Tramwaje Warszawskie, LOTTE Wedel, Galeria Wileńska, Pszczelarium, Szpital Praski, various parishes, Teatr Baj, Teatr Powszechny, Teatr Rampa, Pożar w Burdelu, pub Łysy Pingwin, Andrzej Renes, Marek Sułek, Warszawski Ogród Zoologiczny, Orkiestra Sinfonia Varsovia, Instytut Muzyki i Tańca, and UEFA.
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