Painting in Lublin - from gothic frescoes to mosaics and murals

Painting in Lublin - from gothic frescoes to mosaics and murals

You will get to know the most beautiful and interesting paintings in Lublin during the walk. From Byzantine-Ruthenian frescoes in the Holy Trinity Chapel to modernist mosaics and contemporary murals.

You can find many masterpieces of painting of national or even world rank artists in Lublin. Painting is associated primarily with the technique of painting on canvas contained in decorative frames. The walls of many churches and tenement houses were also decorated with paintings in the city. You can admire the frescoes and the laborious technique classified as monumental painting - sgraffito.

The route:

  • the vicinity of the Vivo! shopping center, where a mural commemorating the community of Lublin Jews living in Podzamcze was placed over the course of the Czechówka river,
  • The Main Bus Station and its modernistic mosaic,
  • National Museum in Lublin - The Holy Ttinity Chapel and its Byznatine-Ruthenian frescoes and Polish Painting Gallery with Unia lubelska Jana Matejki,
  • the Basilica of Dominicans and "The Great Fire in Lublin in 1719",
  • the Market Square and tenement houses decorated with sgraffito,
  • tenement house on Rynek 8 - Galeria Sceny Plastycznej KUL and frescoes of gothic Lublin landscape; the Cellar under Fortuna and wall laic paintings,
  • the Archcathedral, its illusionistic frescoes by Josef Meyer, and the copy of The Black Madonna of Częstochowa by Bolesław Rutkowski (the miracle of Lublin 1949),
  • mural of Lublin - copy of Civitates orbis terrarum - atlas by George Braun i Abraham Hogenberg (1572-1618).

Practical information:

  • Individual and group walks adjusted to tourists' expectations
  • Duration from 1 to 3 hours (depends on needs and expectations of the group)
  • The route and programme may change up to availability of monuments and attractions
  • Price of the walk in English - plus 50 percent of the basic price
  • Negotiation of the price possible in case of smaller groups or individual walks
  • I issue an invoice

Topic

Language:
Polish, English, Polish, English
Topic:
Specialised tour, Specialised tour
Days:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Monday, Saturday, Tuesday, Niedziela, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday
Duration:
up to 3 hours,  
Route length:
2,5 km
Number of participants:
up to 45
Price:

60 min. – 130 zł

90 min. – 195 zł

120 min. – 260 zł

150 min. – 320 zł

180 min. – 380 zł

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For adults
For the elderly
For people with special needs
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Reserve the walk by phone or e-mail using a contact data below

Dominik Maiński

Dominik Maiński

I was born in Warsaw, but I have been living in Lublin for over twenty years. Many people ask me why I changed the capital to a smaller city. Lublin has an unusual atmosphere. It is one of the most beautiful and interesting cities in Poland. This place inspires and delights me all the time. I can also pursue my professional career here.

I am a graduate of history and art history of the Catholic University of Lublin, and I defended my Ph.D. thesis in history at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. I have had trainings and done lectures, e.g. at the University of Reykjavík in Iceland, Nordland University in Bodø in Norway, Bosphorus University in Istanbul in Turkey and the University of the Azores in Ponta Delgada in Portugal. I was a lecturer at the Open University of KUL and the University of the Third Age in Lublin. My scientific interests include: the art of Lublin, artistic craftsmanship, numismatics and medallic art, copyright in art and Scandinavian art, which resulted in participation in many scientific conferences and a scholarship of the Mayor of the City of Lublin.

I was an actor of Leszek Mądzik's Artistic Stage at KUL, which gave me the opportunity to participate in numerous theatre festivals for example in Lebanon and Syria. I also worked at the Art Gallery of the Art Stage, organizing and arranging exhibitions.

Traveling is my passion, so I am often on the road, which results in travel meetings and photography exhibitions. So far, I have visited over 60 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and South America. My furthest trip was to Easter Island. I am the originator and organizer of East est - the Festival of Eastern Travels in Lublin, during which the greatest travelers, writers and artists working around the broadly understood Orient meet.

I can guide you inLublin and the so-called "tourism triangle" (Kazimierz Dolny, Puławy, Nałęczów and the surrounding area) as a PTTK guide. I am also a licensed guide to the National Museum in Lublin, the State Museum at Majdanek and the Open Air Museum in Lublin. I cordially invite you to explore our beautiful city and region with me!

Phone:
501 606 155