{"id":32510,"date":"2026-03-26T12:09:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.mnk.pl\/education\/kids-families\/motyle-i-badyle-warsztaty-przyrodnicze-dla-dzieci\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T07:54:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T07:54:26","slug":"butterflies-and-stalks-nature-workshops-for-children","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/new.mnk.pl\/en\/education\/kids-families\/butterflies-and-stalks-nature-workshops-for-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Butterflies and Stalks. Nature Workshops for Children"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/new.mnk.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Motyle-i-badyle-1024x340.png\" alt=\"Detal malarskiego pejza\u017cu przedstawiaj\u0105cy \u0142\u0105k\u0119 z puchatymi, bia\u0142awo-kremowymi kwiatostanami i ciemnym pniem drzewa w tle, namalowany g\u0119stymi poci\u0105gni\u0119ciami p\u0119dzla w odcieniach zieleni, br\u0105zu i ochry.\" class=\"wp-image-26060\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.mnk.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Motyle-i-badyle-1024x340.png 1024w, https:\/\/new.mnk.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Motyle-i-badyle-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/new.mnk.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Motyle-i-badyle-768x255.png 768w, https:\/\/new.mnk.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Motyle-i-badyle.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Thousands of works of art, hundreds of plant and animal species, and countless questions about the world \u2013 this is the starting point for a series of art and nature workshops at the National Museum in Krak\u00f3w and the surrounding green spaces.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exploring and experiencing the museum offers an opportunity to reflect on issues that matter to us and provides inspiration for a shared (and creative) search for answers to the questions that trouble us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"collapse-block d-flex flex-column\" data-wordcount=\"\"><div class=\"content d-flex flex-column\"><div><p>In 2025, the classes were recognised in the &lsquo;S\u0142oneczniki&rsquo; poll as being recommended by parents. In 2026, we are repeating the series, which proved so popular.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"collapse-toggle\">Rozwi\u0144<svg class=\"icon\"><use xlink:href=\"#chevron-down\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The workshops are designed for children aged 4\u20136, accompanied by their carers.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All workshops are divided into two parts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>the first part<\/strong> takes place at the specified MNK branch (approximately 40\u201350 minutes)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>the second part<\/strong> takes place in the green spaces in the immediate vicinity of the relevant MNK branch (approx. 30\u201340 minutes)*<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Participation in the workshops is free of charge, but we ask that you book in advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Workshops for children aged 4\u20136 accompanied by a parent or carer. If you would like slightly younger or older siblings to take part in the workshops, please let us know.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>These workshops are a <strong>repeat<\/strong> of those held in 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Price:<\/strong> free of charge.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Booking required:<\/strong> rezerwacja@mnk.pl or tel. 12 433 57 44 (9.00\u201316.00 on weekdays). Bookings open from 2 March 2026.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you have <strong>any further questions<\/strong> (not related to bookings, dates or availability), please contact the workshop series coordinator, Marta Hernik (Education Department) \u2013 <a href=\"mailto:mhernik@mnk.pl\">mhernik@mnk.pl<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Places are limited.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>* Please note: should the weather conditions be exceptionally adverse during the workshops (heavy downpour), both parts of the session will take place indoors. We also ask that you prepare clothing for yourselves and your children suitable for the weather forecast for the day, so that you can comfortably take part in the second part of the workshop, which takes place outdoors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the presenters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Anita Chmiel<\/strong> \u2013 an educator at the National Museum in Krak\u00f3w and an art historian by training. She explores mountain trails as a Beskid guide and teaches skiing to beginners in winter. She admires nature whilst travelling to various corners of Poland and the world, including from the vantage point of a bicycle saddle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Anna Pomykalska-Marczuk<\/strong> \u2013 teacher and visual artist. In the 1990s, she studied art in Kyiv. In her painting, her favourite subjects include architecture, the city and its details \u2013 gates, streets and windows. She has taken part in numerous painting exhibitions (both group and solo) in Poland and abroad. Winner of several awards in the field of artistic photography, in photography she most enjoys taking stylised portraits, portraits of children and nudes. For over a decade she has been working with the National Museum in Krak\u00f3w as an educator, and she also works as a teacher at a Montessori primary school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Institute of Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences<\/strong> \u2013 The Institute is a research institution conducting activities relating to nature conservation in the broadest sense, addressing issues such as the preservation of species diversity in the plant and animal worlds, ecology, the fundamentals of protecting rare and endangered species, the sustainable use of natural resources, and the maintenance of the continuity of natural processes, aquatic biology, geoconservation, and so-called conservation biology and the social dimension of nature conservation. The Institute\u2019s staff carry out their research with passion and dedication, but are also actively involved in educational activities: they run workshops and organise or co-organise events promoting science and nature conservation among older people, children and people with disabilities (including the Festival of Science and Art in Krak\u00f3w, the University Festival, Earth Days). Together with the National Museum in Krak\u00f3w, the Institute has co-organised events such as the Garden Festival, Wianki, and a series of meetings on art and nature entitled \u201cDelight in Beauty \u2013 Art Experts and Biologists on Works Inspired by Nature\u201d, as well as last year\u2019s edition of the \u201cButterflies and Stalks\u201d workshops. For more information, visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iop.krakow.pl\/\">https:\/\/www.iop.krakow.pl<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mnk-information-block information-block\"><div class=\"information-content\"><div class=\"content\"><p>Details of accessibility at our branches can be found in the <a href=\"https:\/\/new.mnk.pl\/en\/practical-information\/for-people-with-disabilities\/\"><strong>Accessibility Statement<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once you have made a booking, if you require assistance with accessibility or have specific needs, please complete the form and email it to: <a href=\"mailto:dostepnosc@mnk.pl\">dostepnosc@mnk.pl<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"information-icon\"><svg class=\"icon\"><use xlink:href=\"#info-icon-2\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mnk-downloads-block links-downloads-block download-block\"><div class=\"link-row\"><a href=\"https:\/\/new.mnk.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Formularz-dla-uczestnikow-Biblioteka-KCZ.docx\" class=\"d-flex align-items-center link-row-inner\" aria-label=\"Pobierz: Form\" download><svg class=\"icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#file-icon\"><\/use><\/svg><div class=\"content\"><p>Form<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mnk-single-button btn-sec d-flex\"><a href=\"https:\/\/new.mnk.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Formularz-dla-uczestnikow-Biblioteka-KCZ.docx\" class=\"btn btn-primary image-left\">Form<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The sessions will take place as part of the project: \u2018The Czartoryski Library \u2013 extension and refurbishment of the MNK Czartoryski Museum\u2019. The project is co-financed by the European Union from the European Regional Development Fund under the European Funds for Infrastructure, Climate and Environment 2021\u20132027 Programme, PRIORITY VII: Culture, Area 1: Development of cultural infrastructure (listed and non-listed).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Total cost of the project:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PLN 56,194,788.50<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Co-financing from the European Regional Development Fund: PLN 37,181,150.41<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>#EUFunds #EuropeanFunds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"94\" src=\"https:\/\/new.mnk.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/biblio-Czarto-logo-kolor-1-1024x94.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.mnk.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/biblio-Czarto-logo-kolor-1-1024x94.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/new.mnk.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/biblio-Czarto-logo-kolor-1-300x28.jpg 300w, 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