Summer in the Borderland 2026

Summer in the Borderland 2026

THE BORDERLAND would like to invite you to take part in the summer programme in Sejny and Krasnogruda. We warmly encourage you to explore this year’s events.

THE BORDERLAND would like to invite you to take part in the summer programme in Sejny and Krasnogruda. We warmly encourage you to explore this year’s events.

SUMMER lN THE BORDERLAND 2026

JUNE

30 June (Tuesday); THE GRAND DUCHY OF POETRY; Krasnogruda–Sejny; free admission

JULY

1 July (Wednesday), 2 July (Thursday); THE GRAND DUCHY OF POETRY; Krasnogruda–Sejny; free admission

7 July (Tuesday); ORKIESTRA (The Orchestra), a film directed by Kuba Kossak; 19.00; tickets 45/50 PLN

8 July (Wednesday); The Klezmer Orchestra of the Sejny Theatre; 19.00; tickets 45/50 PLN

9 July (Thursday); Camera Pro Classica, Małgorzata Sarbak; 19.00; tickets 45/50 PLN

10 July (Friday); The Klezmer Orchestra of the Sejny Theatre; 19.00; tickets 45/50 PLN

12 July (Sunday); The Klezmer Orchestra of the Sejny Theatre; 19.00; tickets 45/50 PLN

15 July (Wednesday); The Klezmer Orchestra of the Sejny Theatre; 19.00; tickets 45/50 PLN

17 July (Friday); The Klezmer Orchestra of the Sejny Theatre; 19.00; tickets 45/50 PLN

19 July (Sunday); The Klezmer Orchestra of the Sejny Theatre; 19.00; tickets 45/50 PLN

22 July (Wednesday); The Klezmer Orchestra of the Sejny Theatre; 19.00; tickets 45/50 PLN

23 July (Thursday); Camera Pro Classica, Kwartludium; 19.00; tickets 45/50 PLN

24 July (Friday); The Klezmer Orchestra of the Sejny Theatre; 19.00; tickets 45/50 PLN

25 July (Saturday); Jerzy Rogiewicz for the Klezmer Orchestra of the Sejny Theatre – world première; 19.00; Miłosz Manor in Krasnogruda / Lake Hołny; free admission

26 July (Sunday); The Klezmer Orchestra of the Sejny Theatre; 19.00; tickets 45/50 PLN

29 July (Wednesday); The Klezmer Orchestra of the Sejny Theatre; 19.00; tickets 45/50 PLN

30 July (Thursday); Camera Pro Classica, Manuel Fernandez; 19.00; tickets 45/50 PLN

31 July (Friday); The Klezmer Orchestra of the Sejny Theatre; 19.00; tickets 45/50 PLN

AUGUST

1 August (Saturday); Irek Wojtczak and Tomasz Ziętek; the Sejny Jazz Cooperative; 19.00; free admission

2 August (Sunday); The Klezmer Orchestra of the Sejny Theatre; 19.00; tickets 45/50 PLN

5 August (Wednesday); Francisco López; the amphitheatre of Miłosz Manor in Krasnogruda; 19.00; free admission

6 August (Thursday); Tony Judt Lecture; Krasnogruda; free admission

6 August (Thursday); Frank London; the Sejny Jazz Cooperative; 19.00; free admission

7 August (Friday); The Klezmer Orchestra of the Sejny Theatre; 19.00; tickets 45/50 PLN

9 August (Sunday); The Klezmer Orchestra of the Sejny Theatre; 19.00; tickets 45/50 PLN

11 August (Tuesday); Camera Pro Classica, Metropolis Piano Quartet; 19.00; tickets 45/50 PLN

12 August (Wednesday); The Klezmer Orchestra of the Sejny Theatre; 19.00; tickets 45/50 PLN

13 August (Thursday); Camera Pro Classica, Ewa Pobłocka; 19.00; tickets 45/50 PLN

14 August (Friday); The Klezmer Orchestra of the Sejny Theatre; 19.00; tickets 45/50 PLN

14 August (Friday); REMEMBERING MIŁOSZ – a meeting marking the anniversary of the poet’s death; Krasnogruda; free admission

15 August (Saturday); Dominik Strycharski Core; the Sejny Jazz Cooperative; 19.00; free admission

16 August (Sunday); The Klezmer Orchestra of the Sejny Theatre; 19.00; tickets 45/50 PLN

19 August (Wednesday); The Klezmer Orchestra of the Sejny Theatre; 19.00; tickets 45/50 PLN

20–21 August (Thursday–Friday); THE BORDERLAND PERSON; Sejny–Krasnogruda; free admission

22 August (Saturday); MYSTERIUM OF THE BRIDGE; the amphitheatre of Miłosz Manor in Krasnogruda; free admission

ALL CONCERTS BY THE KLEZMER ORCHESTRA OF THE SEJNY THEATRE WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE WHITE SYNAGOGUE IN SEJNY, EXCEPT FOR THE CONCERT ON 25 JULY.

SEJNY

Wiesław Szumiński – “I WILL NOT TURN INTO DUST”, exhibition; The White Synagogue; Tuesday–Saturday

“…AND THEY DID NOT RETURN. THE JEWISH PEOPLE OF SEJNY, 1939”; The White Synagogue; Tuesday–Saturday; 10.00–17.00

THE ATLAS OF THE SEJNY SKY – installation by Małgorzata Dmitruk; The White Synagogue; Tuesday–Saturday

Nora Krug – illustrations for Timothy Snyder’s ON TYRANNY; The Borderland House; Tuesday–Saturday; 10.00–17.00; tickets 10/8 PLN (reduced fare)

“STORIES FROM THE HEART OF THE OAK” – installation by Anita Piotrowska; The Borderland House; Tuesday–Saturday; 10.00–17.00; tickets 10/8 PLN

A HIDDEN CITY – art installation; The Borderland House; Tuesday–Saturday; 10.00–17.00

Tickets for all exhibitions are available at the bookstore in the White Synagogue.

THE BORDERLAND BOOKSTORE AT THE WHITE SYNAGOGUE; Tuesday–Saturday; 10.00–17.00

THE BORDERLAND STORE; The Borderland House; Tuesday–Saturday; 10.00–17.00

KRASNOGRUDA

MIŁOSZ | IN SEARCH OF THE HOMELAND – permanent exhibition at Miłosz Manor in Krasnogruda
(guided tours at 11.00, 13.00 and 15.00)

Tickets: 20/15 PLN (guided tour); 10/8 PLN (without guide)

Group ticket (over 20 visitors): 15 PLN (guided tour), 8 PLN (individual visit)

FACING THE WAR – exhibition; Wiesław Szumiński (painting); Marianna Kiyanovska, Halyna Kruk, Julia Szeket, Daria Suzdalova, Krzysztof Czyżewski, Ołeksandr Irvanets, Valerii Puzik, Ostap Slyvynsky (poetry); The Song on Porcelain Café

FLORA KRASNOGRUDAE – graphic works by Ksenija Konopek; Miłosz Manor in Krasnogruda

THE KRASNOGRUDA PARK

Ceramic map of the surroundings of the Krasnogruda manor. Wiesław Szumiński / Krzysztof Czyżewski. Exterior wall of the Ptaszniki building in Krasnogruda.

Artistic nature trail in the Krasnogruda park. Sculptures by Aleksandra Wasilkowska.

A Poets’ Path – installation of clay books with poems by Jerzy Ficowski, Tomas Venclova and Teodor Bujnicki, among others.

Baranauskas – Miłosz – Rosenfeld – installation by Wiesław Szumiński in the Balthasar Meadow.

An Unusual Story – installation by Marija Hojin in the Balthasar Meadow.

Czesław Miłosz – sculpture by the Ukrainian artist Mykola Kryzhanivskyi.

MANOR EXHIBITIONS; open daily (July, August); 10.00–16.00

THE BORDERLAND PUBLISHING BOOKSHOP AT THE MANOR; open daily (July, August); 10.00–16.00

THE SONG ON PORCELAIN CAFÉ; open daily (July, August); 10.00–16.00

Holders of the Large Family Card are entitled to a 50% discount on tickets.