# Event Details

- **Event Name**: PUBLIC LECTURE "The Modernist Experience: Polish Architects, Internationalism and the State""
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 24 Jun, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Wed, 24 Jun, 2026 at 08:30 pm
- **Event Description**: June 24, 2026 (Wednesday) | 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Language: English

Participation is free of charge. Number of places is limited.
Please register here: https://forms.gle/DSdpomb1PCRyTs6C6 


The event is part of a 2-day program which will open on Wednesday, 24 June (Wednesday) at 6:00 pm with a keynote lecture by Prof. Martin Kohlrausch (KU Leuven): “The Modernist Experience: Polish Architects, Internationalism and the State”, followed by a guided tour of the exhibit "Jewish Architects of Wrocław" and a reception. 

The talk will discuss the role of modernist architects in Poland in the first half of the 20th. The talk will ask what was specific for their engagement with modernism, with a view to their international engagement and their relation to the Polish state. Modernism will be discussed as a defining but also evolving and challenged belief system for these architects. In doing so the talk will also ask which role Jewish architects had in these relations and how to integrate the Jewish background of these architects into the history of modernist architecture.

This two-day international event examines the role of Jewish architects in shaping the urban, institutional, and social landscapes of East Central Europe in the interwar period. We will  look at architectural practice within broader processes of political transformation and state-building, professional mobility, and rising nationalism and anti-semitis. Between 1918 and 1939, the region experienced dramatic structural changes: the collapse of empires, the emergence of new nation-states, mass-migration , expanding public infrastructures and economic crisis. 

Architecture became a central medium through which social reform, hygienic modernisation, welfare provision, and civic representation  materialised. Jewish architects participated actively in these developments – as designers of synagogues, hospitals, schools, housing estates, and public institutions, as well as the  involvement in municipal planning and transregional professional networks. Rather than searching for a distinct “Jewish architecture,” we aim to investigate how Jewish architects functioned as agents and “brokers of modernity” (Martin Kohlrausch) within broader processes of urban expansion, social reform, hygienic modernization, and nation-building.

Organizers: the Taube Department of Jewish Studies at the University of Wrocław and the Urban Memory Foundation in partnership with the Museum of Architecture in Wrocław and the Bente Kahan Foundation. 

------
Photo: Czesław Olszewski, 1934 r. Urząd Telekomunikacyjny i Telegraficzny ul. Nowogrodzka, Warszawa. | Graphic: Arek Fochtman. 

The two-day event is part of the "ReActMem: Rescue Memory – Activism, Arts and Public Remembrance" project, funded by the EU (CERV program).
https://reactmem.difficultheritage.eu/en/homepage-2/
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wroclaw/public-lecture-the-modernist-experience-polish-architects-internationalism-and-the-state/200030254721022
- **Event Categories**: Art, performances, Theatre, Entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Wroclaw
- **state**: DS
- **country**: Poland
- **location**: Judaistyka - Uniwersytet Wrocławski
- **lat**: 51.11436
- **long**: 17.04062
- **full address**: Judaistyka - Uniwersytet Wrocławski, ulica św. Jadwigi 3/4, 50-266 Wrocław, Polska, Wroclaw, Poland

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: PUBLIC LECTURE "The Modernist Experience: Polish Architects, Internationalism and the State""
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/15219b984f8a73b4804ff1b6d2c1763b67cadbf9addf81f6fc6a5a63875138c3-rimg-w1200-h628-dc1d427b-gmir?v=1781672541

## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is PUBLIC LECTURE "The Modernist Experience: Polish Architects, Internationalism and the State"" being held?
  - **A:** PUBLIC LECTURE "The Modernist Experience: Polish Architects, Internationalism and the State"" takes place on Wed, 24 Jun, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Wed, 24 Jun, 2026 at 08:30 pm at Judaistyka - Uniwersytet Wrocławski, ulica św. Jadwigi 3/4, 50-266 Wrocław, Polska, Wroclaw, Poland.
- **Q**: Who is organizing PUBLIC LECTURE "The Modernist Experience: Polish Architects, Internationalism and the State""?
  - **A:** PUBLIC LECTURE "The Modernist Experience: Polish Architects, Internationalism and the State"" is organized by Fundacja Urban Memory - The Urban Memory Foundation.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** PUBLIC LECTURE "The Modernist Experience: Polish Architects, Internationalism and the State"" is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Wroclaw, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If PUBLIC LECTURE "The Modernist Experience: Polish Architects, Internationalism and the State"" sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

## Structured Data (JSON-LD)

```json
[
    {
        "@context": "https://schema.org",
        "@type": "Event",
        "name": "PUBLIC LECTURE "The Modernist Experience: Polish Architects, Internationalism and the State""",
        "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/15219b984f8a73b4804ff1b6d2c1763b67cadbf9addf81f6fc6a5a63875138c3-rimg-w1200-h628-dc1d427b-gmir?v=1781672541",
        "startDate": "2026-06-24",
        "endDate": "2026-06-24",
        "url": "https://allevents.in/wroclaw/public-lecture-the-modernist-experience-polish-architects-internationalism-and-the-state/200030254721022",
        "location": {
            "@type": "Place",
            "name": "Judaistyka - Uniwersytet Wrocławski",
            "address": {
                "@type": "PostalAddress",
                "streetAddress": "ulica św. Jadwigi 3/4, 50-266 Wrocław, Polska",
                "addressLocality": "Wroclaw",
                "addressRegion": "DS",
                "addressCountry": "PL"
            },
            "geo": {
                "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
                "latitude": "51.11436",
                "longitude": "17.04062"
            }
        },
        "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode",
        "description": "June 24, 2026 (Wednesday) | 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm\n\nLanguage: English\n\nParticipation is free of charge. Number of places is limited.\nPlease register here: https://forms.gle/DSdpomb1PCRyTs6C6 \n\n\nThe event is part of a 2-day program which will open on Wednesday, 24 June (Wednesday) at 6:00 pm with a keynot",
        "organizer": [
            {
                "@type": "Organization",
                "name": "Fundacja Urban Memory - The Urban Memory Foundation",
                "url": "https://allevents.in/org/fundacja-urban-memory-the-urban-memory-foundation/20223371"
            }
        ]
    }
]
```