{"id":20785,"date":"2025-07-24T07:30:43","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T05:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tomaszdomanski.eu\/en\/?p=20785"},"modified":"2025-07-24T07:55:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T05:55:43","slug":"open-gardens-near-warsaw-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tomaszdomanski.eu\/en\/open-gardens-near-warsaw-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Gardens near Warsaw 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20785\" class=\"elementor elementor-20785\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a735259 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a735259\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-84188a0\" data-id=\"84188a0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c09f4f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c09f4f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the final days of May and the early weeks of June, as the greenery of Mazovian gardens reaches its peak, a remarkable initiative blossomed once again around Warsaw for the twenty-first time \u2014 the <em data-start=\"234\" data-end=\"248\">Open Gardens<\/em> Festival. Garden cities like Podkowa Le\u015bna, Milan\u00f3wek, Brwin\u00f3w, J\u00f3zef\u00f3w, and other nearby towns were filled with art, music, conversations, and encounters, opening their gates to guests, neighbors, artists, and passersby. This year, the event took on special significance \u2014 Podkowa Le\u015bna celebrated its 100th anniversary, and the festival became a grand tribute to the space, history, and people of this extraordinary place. From May 30 to June 1, nearly every corner of the town pulsed with life. The opening ceremony at the historic Kasyno Palace transported participants into the past \u2014 Grzegorz Gr\u0105tkowski spoke about the architecture of old Podkowa, while Marek Ziarkowski\u2019s watercolors softly revealed its soul through color and light. Visitors wandered the streets and peeked into private gardens hosting concerts, art openings, workshops, and author meetings \u2014 all free and seamlessly woven into everyday life.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The official program featured over 50 events \u2014 from intimate lectures to theatrical performances under apple trees. In one garden, young people debated the future of garden cities; in another, older residents reminisced about the days when the first festival posters were printed by hand. This rich diversity is reflected in the festival schedule available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ckiopodkowa.pl\/index.php\/2025\/05\/29\/21-festiwal-otwarte-ogrody-poznaj-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CKiIO Podkowa Le\u015bna website<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b21d175 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"b21d175\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fckio.podkowalesna%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0a5mXCpkxrHVwQVtJb672mGywVXFvHNBaPKFmHBZyMQeaB6MR9ihQEAkwkauKu3Uul&show_text=true&width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"818\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10ea4d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10ea4d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the green alleys of Milan\u00f3wek, from June 13 to 15, 2025, the 20th anniversary edition of the <em data-start=\"1659\" data-end=\"1682\">Open Gardens Festival<\/em> bloomed. Residents opened 40 private gardens, turning their garden-city into a vibrant stage and art gallery. The festival began with \u201cBelieve in Yourself\u201d art therapy workshops, a fire brigade demonstration, and a lecture by Krystyna Paszek on digital safety. Highlights included the \u201cFriday the 13th\u201d happening, a concert by the duo Ania Krysiak &amp; Manito, and the play <em data-start=\"2054\" data-end=\"2072\">Parisian Triumph<\/em> in the garden of Villa Waleria. In the following days, Milan\u00f3wek\u2019s open gardens offered attractions like the \u201cFairytale Garden\u201d with puppets and soap bubbles. Nature and culture enthusiasts took part in the &#8220;bio-path&#8221; experience and met actress Emilia Komarnicka. Each evening, Villa Waleria became the musical heart of the festival, hosting performances by YAMAHA Music School teachers, film soundtracks, piano pieces, and interpretations of Edith Piaf\u2019s songs. The detailed program and coverage are available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/mckmilanowek.pl\/wydarzenie\/37889\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Milan\u00f3wek Cultural Center\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53f7321 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"53f7321\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmckmilanowek%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02MvVG9Y9AAhH7GVmHojxraELBhA6SPRyJYQKSast8jTCzEk45JUfaayfWpS9aH4gal&show_text=true&width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"812\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2717312 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2717312\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Neighboring Podkowa Le\u015bna, Brwin\u00f3w joined the festival from June 13 to 15, offering audiences music and humor. The band Blue Ramblers performed on stage, while a local gallery presented an exhibition of musical instruments and underwater photography \u2014 surreal, dreamlike images blending silence and color. A standout moment of Brwin\u00f3w\u2019s edition was a concert by chamber music masters \u2014 pianist Pawe\u0142 Kowalski and the Prima Vista quartet. The full Brwin\u00f3w program is available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/ok.brwinow.pl\/Kultura\/Aktualnosci\/festiwal-otwartych-ogrodow-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centrum OKej website<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fec255 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"4fec255\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FOKejBrwinow%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0EzhsiP1Zy3iyuBGt56AVaF1TNtsAmbxjjwUoXK4rpLdbihnYiJxLLYiTyoa2Gzf8l&show_text=true&width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"645\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9d76a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9d76a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile in J\u00f3zef\u00f3w, between June 6 and 8, the festival took on a romantic and nostalgic tone. In the garden near the graduation tower, piano music floated through the air as passersby stopped by literature and handicraft stalls. Celebrations included tributes to great Polish writers such as Reymont, \u017beromski, and Tischner, alongside readings by young poets and students reciting their own verses under birch trees. The J\u00f3zef\u00f3w Cultural Center ensured a rich variety of events \u2014 from a fashion show and a concert by the band \u017buki to family ceramics workshops. The full program can be found on <a href=\"https:\/\/mokjozefow.pl\/otwarte-ogrody-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the center\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b051b9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"b051b9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmok.jozefow%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02bTi4Wigj9UeyA1okRiH1CZwzhJBSN8ZPGokQQjaqmg2ZAQrUbT9wrAjs2qLg6mi5l&show_text=true&width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"717\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dae56bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dae56bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The idea behind the <em data-start=\"3774\" data-end=\"3797\">Open Gardens Festival<\/em>, which began in 2004 in Podkowa Le\u015bna, has now flourished in many other towns \u2014 Konstancin, Na\u0142\u0119cz\u00f3w, Komor\u00f3w, and Warsaw\u2019s Sadyba, among others. Yet its essence remains unchanged: transforming private spaces into places of public encounter. Not for profit, not for mass entertainment, but out of respect for the places we live in, for art harmoniously connected with nature, and for strengthening bonds between people. In a time when so many events are top-down, standardized productions, <em data-start=\"4288\" data-end=\"4302\">Open Gardens<\/em> remains a celebration of authentic, grassroots, free culture.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Tomasz Doma\u0144ski<\/strong><br \/>The Garden Tricity<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-482f2e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"482f2e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"36\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Featured photograph: MOK J\u00f3zef\u00f3w<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"38\" data-end=\"187\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\">\u00a9 Copyright-protected material \u2013 all rights reserved.<\/span><br data-start=\"91\" data-end=\"94\" \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Reproduction without the author\u2019s permission is prohibited.<\/span><br data-start=\"153\" data-end=\"156\" \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">If needed, please <a href=\"https:\/\/tomaszdomanski.eu\/en\/kontakt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">get in touch<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the final days of May and the early weeks of June, as the greenery of Mazovian gardens reaches its full splendor, a remarkable initiative blossomed for the twenty-first time around Warsaw \u2014 Open Gardens. Garden cities such as Podkowa Le\u015bna, Milan\u00f3wek, Brwin\u00f3w, J\u00f3zef\u00f3w, and other nearby towns wrapped themselves in art, music, and conversation, opening their gates to guests, neighbors, artists, and 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