Naturalnie przez wieki: Create Historical Natural Cosmetics at Royal Łazienki Museum Workshops

A series of four adult workshops titled 'Naturally through the ages,' focused on creating natural cosmetics inspired by the historic Łazienki gardens. Each workshop explores different historical periods, from the 17th to the 20th century, and uses ingredients from garden flora to craft items like pomades, bath powders, natural inks, and soaps.

This series of workshops, titled 'Naturalnie przez wieki' (Naturally through the ages), invites adults to engage in the creation of natural cosmetics, drawing inspiration directly from the historic gardens of the Royal Łazienki Museum. The program is structured across four distinct sessions, each delving into a specific historical era and its relationship with botanical ingredients for personal care. The workshops cover periods from the 17th century's "new arrivals" like sunflowers and lavender, leading to the 18th century's appreciation for bathing rituals with rose and herbal ingredients, through the 19th century's exploration of plant-based inks and epistolary arts, and concluding with the 20th century's focus on garden-inspired soaps and protective agents. Participants will learn to craft items such as fragrant lavender pomades, gardener's "healing salves," rose bath powders, bath marzipans, natural inks, and gardener's soaps, all while using provided materials and drawing from the rich botanical heritage of the Łazienki estates. The facilitator, Małgorzata Ruszkowska of Witchcare, brings expertise in natural cosmetics and practical botany to guide these hands-on sessions, which are presented as part of the temporary exhibition "Life of a Royal Garden."

Tickets cost 50 PLN per workshop. All tickets for the 'Naturalnie przez wieki' workshops have been sold out. These workshops are part of the 'Life of a Royal Garden' temporary exhibition context.