Thu, 19.09.2024
16:00–19:00
Workshop
Muzeum Warszawy
free admission

ACADEMY OF MIGRANT ARTS: Tajik Suzani with Sitora

Join us for the Academy of Migrant Arts – a series of workshops on handicrafts from different parts of the world. The workshops will be led by people living in Poland with experience of migration. The Warsaw Museum is a partner of the Academy.

In the next workshop, we will host Sitora from Tajikistan, who will introduce us to the traditional crafts of her country. We will focus on Suzani – embroidered, multicolored fabrics that are a highly popular decoration in homes across Central Asia. Since Suzani embroidery is very time-consuming, we will create a simplified, painted version of these fabrics. Sitora will also explain the meanings behind the colors and motifs typical of the Sughd region, where she is from.

The workshop will be led by Sitora Yusupova. Originally from Isfara, Tajikistan, Sitora has lived in Warsaw for six years. She is a journalist but has worked for several years at the Polish Migration Forum as an intercultural assistant for migrant children in primary schools. She is also the author of the podcast New Way of Life.

The workshop will be conducted in Polish and English, but we welcome participants from all over the world – we’ll find a way to communicate!

Note! We invite workshop participants to join a guided tour of the Museum of Warsaw’s permanent exhibition which will start at 4:00 PM. After the tour we will start workshops at 4:30 PM.

Advance registration is required: tel. 692-913-993, email: zapisy@forummigracyjne.org. Please enter “Suzani” in the subject line of the mail.

The project is financed by the City of Warsaw.