Progress. A public programme

Progress is a public programme during which together with our public and invited guests we shall reflect on innovation and change dynamics. We shall talk about what is global but in a local context.

The 19^th century is often referred to as the age of innovation. It would be difficult not to agree with that since the number of novelties of that time was actually enormous and the civilizational development advanced with an unprecedented speed. With time, the progress or the innovation became a global obsession. A modification of routines, behavioural patterns or cultural templates resulted in a number of changes that modified our perception of the world. Do we agree with the sociologist Anthony Giddens that those transformations lead to the contemporary world being a runaway world?  

The main subject of the meetings will be transport and movement. Rambles on foot, rail and river transport as well as the related urban planning and the ever more modern technological systems will provide food for thought and discussion in the context of society, engineering and technology. During eight meetings we will look at whether or not the advantages from development equal progress and a better life quality. 

→ Meeting schedule: 

• 11.04.2024, Studio BWA Wrocław, time: 06:00 p.m. 
Grand exhibition. On Innovation in the Polish People’s Republic. Lecture by Iwona Kałuża 

• 15.05.2024, Palm House of Galeria BWA Wrocław Główny (Main Railway Station), time: 06:00 p.m. 
Everyday Walk. A lecture on Pavements by Łukasz Wojciechowski 

• 1.06.2024, SIC! Gallery BWA Wrocław, time: 12:00 noon 
Look Down When You Walk. Workshop for children run by Magdalena Weber 

• 20.07.2024, BWA Wrocław Główny (Main Railway Station), time: 04:00 p.m. 
Railway Station – Focal Point of the Modern City.  

Lecture by Agnieszka Zabłocka-Kos 

• 10-11.08.2024, time: 11:00 a.m., open-air event  
The River Oder Enchantment. A walk along the river and a concert by Michał Zygmunt 

• 9.10.2024, Studio BWA Wrocław, time: 06:00 p.m. 
In 300 Meters You Will Have Reached Your Destination.  

Lecture by Radosław Zajdel 

• 16.11.2024, Palm House of Galeria BWA Wrocław Główny (Main Railway Station), time: 04:00 p.m. 

Meeting on Wrocław Computer Fairs 

• December, SIC! Gallery BWA Wrocław 
Summary of the Progress and Seasons cycle 

Detailed and up-to-date information on events of the ‘Progress’ cycle 

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The Progress cycle is one of the parts of the Progress and Seasons public programme pursued by BWA Wrocław. The cycle curator is Iwona Kałuża. The curator of the Seasons cycle is Joanna Synowiec. 

The event is co-financed by the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage from the Culture Promotion Fund.