Rev. Prof. Wilhelm Gaj-Piotrowski (1924-2017). Researcher, regionalist, donor. On the centenary of his birth
Take a look at the anniversary exhibition dedicated to an extraordinary figure of merit for the region. Meet the priest – scientist, researcher and collector – Wilhelm Gaj-Piotrowski. This man, to whom we are indebted for the establishment of our Museum, had an extremely wide range of interests: history, folk culture, numismatics, cartography, sphragistics, heraldry, archaeology… These fields he explored in his scientific activity, collected monuments, wrote books that are an invaluable knowledge base for modern researchers. At the exhibition you will see up close his scientific workshop, archival photographs, memorabilia and monuments from his numerous collections.
Lesson
Rev. Wilhelm Gaj-Piotrowski – scientist, researcher, collector
During the lesson about the scientific activity of Rev. Gaj-Piotrowski, his merits for Rozwadów and the whole region, you will learn how he acquired materials, prepared to write books, described the monuments he collected, systematized the information he acquired. Through photographs and objects you will get to know an extraordinary man with very wide interests. Who knows, maybe you too will be awakened by the passion of a collector or researcher of the past?
Workshops
kindergartens, grades I-III
Lamp “Black Cat”
During the workshop children will make lamps in the shape of a cat using ready-made templates.
During the meeting, referring to the publication of Fr. Gaj-Piotrowski entitled Ghosts and demons in folk beliefs from the area of Stalowa Wola-Rozwadów and Tarnobrzeg, children will get acquainted with ancient beliefs from our region. They will learn, among other things, why there was prejudice against the color red and black, cats, ducks and burdock.
grades III-VI
Postcard from Rozwadów
During the class, participants will learn what philocartistry is and learn about the oldest postcards. They will also create original postcards with one of the buildings characteristic of our city or with a Lasowiak motif. They will also learn how to address them, where to stick the stamp and how to send them so they reach the sender.
grades IV-VI
Stamps
At the workshop, children will learn a new word – sfragistics – and what it means. We will tell about the different types of stamps: ink, wax, wax, wafer, how they are made and what they are used for. As part of the class, each participant will design a personalized stamp, then make it from plasticine. Thus prepared unique decorative stamp will be able, for example, to be used to mark books in the home library.
grades VI-VIII, high schools
Coats of arms
During the workshop we will learn what coats of arms are about, learn the most important principles of heraldry
and design of graphic symbols. Inspired, among other things, by local coats of arms of nobility and cities, participants will design and make their own coat of arms or logo. Their task will also be to include in their work elements that illustrate their interests, hobbies, initials or the sound of their name.
The program implements selected assumptions of the core curriculum:
Kindergarten: I.6; I.7; III.3; III.4; III.5; III.6; III.8; III.9; IV.5; IV.8; IV.9.
Elementary school
Grades I-III: I.4; II.4; II.5; III.6; III.7; IV.1; IV.10; IV.11; Polish language education: 1.1; 1.2; 1.5; 2.2; 2.4; 2.7; social education: III.3; III.4; III.7; visual arts education: 1.1; 2.1; 2.2; 2.3; 3.1; 3.2; 3.3.
Grades IV-VIII: history grade IV: I.1; I.2; social studies: I.1; III.5; VII.1; Polish: I.3; I.7; grades IV-VI: III.1.1; grades VII-VIII: I.2.3; IV.3; art: I.1; I.2; I.3; I.5; I.6; II.1; II.6; III.4.
High school/technical school:
History: II.3; II.4; visual arts: I.1; I.5; I.6; III.1; Polish: IV.1, IV.5.
Place: Regional Museum in Stalowa Wola
1 Sandomierska St.
37-450 Stalowa Wola
tel. 518 454 176 or 15 844-85-56, ext. 221
