The Railway Station: Lens of the Modern City

Have you ever wondered whether our Main Railway Station is unique? This question will be answered by Professor Agnieszka Zabłocka-Kos. We invite you to the third lecture in the Progress series – a story about the significance of the construction of the Station in the creation of a modern city.

Wrocław Main Station is one of the few railway buildings from the mid-19th century to have survived in such good condition. Its fascinating history is connected with Wrocław’s great ambitions to be a metropolis uniting East and West. The lecture will present known and unknown stories about the station. We will discuss its unique architecture and role as a catalyst for the transformation of the southern part of the city. It will also feature family memories and post-war stories. 

Come and join us at the BWA Wrocław Główny Gallery, the best place to learn about the history of the building that houses one of BWA Wrocław’s galleries. 

AGNIESZKA ZABŁOCKA-KOS is an art and architecture historian, full professor at the University of Wrocław. Her research interests include architecture and urban planning of the 19th and 20th centuries, mainly historicism and post-war modernism, with particular emphasis on Wrocław and Silesia, as well as their protection and revitalisation. She is also interested in “political architecture” and urban development in Central Europe. In her transdisciplinary works, she presents the history of architecture against a broad historical, political and social background.

Access information:

If you need a Polish Sign Language interpreter, write to us at least 4 days ahead of the event at the following address: m.weber@bwa.wroc.pl. If you need assistance in getting to the gallery, write to us or phone us at: wroclawglowny@bwa.wroc.pl, +48 883 369 039. 

The lecture will be held in Polish. If you need an English-Polish or Ukrainian-Polish interpreter, write to us at least 4 days ahead of the event at the following address: sekretariat@bwa.wroc.pl 

The next meeting of the Progress series will take place on 10-11 August. Join us for a walk and a concert by Michal Zygmunt entitled The Enchantment of the Oder. More information coming soon.

The public programme Progress and Seasons was subsidised by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage’s 2024 programme.