This unique workshop series at the Royal Łazienki Museum invites B2 level French speakers to deepen their language skills. Participants will engage with fascinating discussions on gardens, encompassing their rich history, diverse artistic representations, and cultural impact across various mediums like literature and cinema. Led by an experienced native speaker, each session offers an immersive opportunity for linguistic and cultural enrichment.
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This workshop series offers French language practice at a B2 level, focusing on the history, artistic representations, and emotional impact of gardens. Led by a native French speaker, the sessions explore botanical history, gardener's tools, and garden motifs in art, literature, and cinema.
This series of French language workshops, titled 'En français sur les jardins,' is designed for adults at a B2 proficiency level and focuses on the theme of gardens. Led by Sandrine Jacques, a native French speaker and founder of the 'L'atelier de français' school, the workshops encourage participants to discuss gardens in French, covering their history, artistic depictions, and the emotions they evoke. The sessions begin with an exploration of the temporary exhibition 'Życie królewskiego ogrodu' in Podchorążówka, delving into the historical plants of the Łazienki gardens, the work of gardeners, and their tools. Participants will also examine fauna and flora motifs on historical attire, accessories, and tableware. The first workshop on July 13th, 'Voyage à travers les styles de jardins,' will journey through four main garden styles: French geometric, English romantic, Japanese mineral, and Islamic sensory, with a historical overview of the Łazienki gardens. The second workshop on August 31st, 'Le jardin dans la littérature et le cinéma,' will focus on the representation and interpretation of gardens in art, literature, and cinema. Discussions will include garden types found in books, poems, and films, their attributed meanings, and an introduction to poetic vocabulary related to gardens, potentially including haiku creation through quizzes and surveys.
Each workshop costs 50 PLN. Tickets can be purchased at the ticket offices in Podchorążówka, Stara Oranżeria, and Stajnie Kubickiego, or online via the provided link. Ticket office hours vary by day.
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