Far, far away, beyond seven mountains and seven seas, somewhere "On the Bergamot Islands," Mr. Hilary, in his seven-league boots, searches for his misplaced glasses. Together with him and other characters from the poems of Jan Brzechwa and Julian Tuwim, we will embark on an extraordinary journey into the world of books. In the course of the workshop, we will visit an exhibition and see how a printing press works. We’ll stop by Tuwim’s favorite café and also the train station from which the "Locomotive" departs. We will explore all sorts of books and volumes and, towards the end of the workshop, we’ll create magical souvenirs.

Key words: books, Brzechwa, Tuwim, poems

Venue: King Matt’s Family Education Area, Core Exhibition galleries: "Paradisus Iudaeorum", "In the Jewish Street", "Encounters with Modernity"

What did a cooper, a minter and a shoemaker do? We are about to embark on an extraordinary journey to a historic town where craftsmen once worked. Through images from old Opatów, we will get acquainted with their workshops. At the exhibition, we will visit a similar town and discover what could be bought at the market, we will take a peek into a Jewish home and into a colorful interior of a synagogue. We’ll solve riddles and, in the end, we’ll become craftsmen ourselves and create our own jewelry.

Key words: old trades, craftsmen, town, Jewish home, synagogue

Venue: King Matt’s Family Education Area, Core Exhibition gallery: "The Jewish Town"

Which animal is the most hardworking? What is a squirrel doing in a synagogue? We invite you to explore the Core Exhibition, full of animal images. Together, we will solve visual and sound-based riddles. We'll track animals in our Museum’s forest and on the colorful roof of the synagogue. We'll listen to stories, and you'll take home a handmade animal of your own creation.

Key words: animals, synagogue, symbols

Venue: King Matt’s Family Education Area, Core Exhibition gallery: "Forest", "The Jewish Town"

How old are trees? What do we owe them? How can we protect them? The holiday of Tu bi’shvat, the New Year of Trees, is a day when people plant trees and eat their fruits. In the course of the workshop, we will learn interesting facts about trees and will talk about ecology. We’ll go on a walk through our Core Exhibition in search of things we owe to trees. Let’s celebrate the trees’ birthday together!

Key words: trees, ecology, New Year of Trees

Venue: King Matt’s Family Education Area, Core Exhibition gallery: "Forest", "First Encounters", "The Jewish Town"

What are latkes, holishkes and blintses? How do the flavors of different cultures intertwine? We're about to embark on a journey into the world of cuisine. We'll discover what holiday dishes look like and try to guess the scents of various spices. We'll learn a recipe for cholent and practice braiding a plush challah.

Key words: traditional dishes, holidays, challah

Venue: King Matt’s Family Education Area, Core Exhibition gallery: "The Jewish Town"

Which games did children play 100 years ago? Are those games still interesting for us today? We should try and see! Let’s play hopscotch, dreidel and enchoque! During the workshop children will learn about how backyards and classrooms looked 100 years ago. They will also make toys to be taken home after the workshop.

Key words: old outdoor games, diversity, children’s daily lives

Venue: King Matt’s Family Education Area, Core Exhibition gallery: "In the Jewish Street"

Were there always so many cars in the streets of Warsaw? Did children go to the cinema with their parents a hundred years ago? Felek will tell us all about it! Together with him, we’ll visit an old street where there used to be a café and a cinema. We’ll also watch a short film—with no color or sound! At the end, we’ll create an art project inspired by our discoveries.

Key words: old Warsaw, silent movies, diversity

Venue: King Matt’s Family Education Area, Core Exhibition gallery: "In the Jewish Street"

What do we know about how the world looked in the past? Can objects tell stories? Together we will visit the exhibition and look for items belonging to explorers, merchants and kings. Children will examine the findings using magnifiers, tape measures and scales. Children will make their own measuring instruments to be taken home after the workshop.

Key words: Middle Ages, merchants, travelers, trade

Venue: King Matt’s Family Education Area, Core Exhibition gallery: "First Encounters"

Who is in charge of a country? Can a child become a king? In the exhibition we will see portraits of old rulers and will talk about what kings used to do in the past. We will watch the animation showing us the extraordinary adventures of King Matt from Janusz Korczak’s novel. At the end, we will make small figurines of the king ourselves.

Key words: Janusz Korczak, King Matt the First, children’s king, state

Venue: King Matt’s Family Education Area, Core Exhibition gallery: "In the Jewish Street"

We’re about to embark together on a journey into the past. Join us for an online workshop during which we’ll visit five of the most fascinating spots at the POLIN Museum’s Core Exhibition. Thanks to short films, the youngest participants will learn what life looked like centuries ago—they’ll peek into medieval towns and marketplaces with their mix of languages and culinary traditions. They’ll also visit a synagogue. Along the way, they’ll discover the beauty of Poland’s multicultural diversity. The films will be accompanied by creative tasks that allow children to explore new things using all their senses.

Key words: museum, history, Jews, multi-culture, synagogue

Venue: Zoom