Opening of Palmiarnia at BWA Wrocław Główny gallery

We are opening a new space on the mezzanine floor of Main Railway Station! Palmiarnia is two interconnected zones. One acts as a gallery infopoint with a book and poster shop, and the other is a place for rest and relaxation among the greenery. A must-see!

The building of the main railway station lacked a friendly space for the audience of the BWA Wrocław Główny gallery, as well as for people travelling, waiting for a train or visiting Wrocław. Therefore, an idea came into the mind of curator Joanna Kobyłt to create such a place, where it would be possible to sit comfortably, have a cup of coffee or tea, or buy carefully selected publications and posters of BWA Wrocław.

Palmiarnia (Palm House) – as the name suggests – refers to the concept of orangeries characteristic of palace architecture. The nineteenth-century building of Wrocław Główny railway station, designed in the Tudor neo-Gothic style, is associated with just such a concept. The new space proposed by BWA Wrocław Główny gallery curator Joanna Kobyłt also refers to the institution’s programme line of residing and seeking solace.

The interior design was carried out by Menthol Architects (Liliana Krzycka, Rafał Pieszko, Szymon Tobias), and the colour scheme they proposed refers to the design of the station building. The green-coloured elements allude to the colourful glazing in the main hall, while the indigo was taken from the colour scheme of the walls in the session room adjacent to the gallery.

The Palmiarnia is two interconnected zones. One acts as an infopoint for the gallery with a book and poster shop, and the other provides a place for meetings, lectures and presentations, as well as rest and relaxation among the greenery. The Palmiarnia acts as a ‘third place’ (The Third Place), i.e. a public, neutral space that can be visited independently of the ongoing exhibitions.

On Friday, 15 December, on the opening day of the Palmiarnia, viewers will be able to purchase BWA Wrocław posters and publications at a special Christmas discount! In addition, it will be possible to download free posters from past exhibitions that we feel bad about throwing away. We are serving free drinks to our viewers on that day: coffee from local roaster Figa Coffee, tea, citrus water.

We invite you to visit the new Palmiarnia space at the Main Railway Station ?

Palmiarnia is open on the days and hours of the BWA Wrocław Główny gallery: Wednesday-Thursday: 12:00-20:00, Friday-Sunday: 12:00-18:00.