THE BORDERLANDER 2026
MARCI SHORE / TIMOTHY SNYDER
An international symposium devoted to the lives and work of the Laureates, entitled
Niewolność / Niemoralność. Historycy w poszukiwaniu dróg wyjścia
Unfreedom / Immorality. Historians in Search of a Way Out.
SEJNY / KRASNOGRUDA
20–22 August 2026
Thursday, 20 August
10:00 — ECCE HOMO-INFANS / BEHOLD THE MAN-CHILD
Exhibition opening
Photography: Ołeksandr Hładiełow
Introductory Words: Marci Shore, Timothy Snyder
The White Synagogue, Sejny
11:00 — SYMPOSIUM I
Featuring: Adam Michnik, Maksym Butkiewicz, Irena Grudzińska-Gross, Aleksandra Hnatiuk, Ludger Hagedorn, Olivia Judson, Jan Pomorski, Martin Šimečka, Egidijus Aleksandravičius, Dominika Kozłowska
Moderated by: Krzysztof Czyżewski
The White Synagogue, Sejny
16:30 — REFLECTIONS ON THE 21ST CENTURY
Timothy Snyder in conversation with Krzysztof Czyżewski
In front of the Porch of Miłosz Manor, Krasnogruda
20:30 — MYSTERIUM POESIS
A collective reading of poems selected and commented on by Marci Shore and Timothy Snyder.
With improvisations by the the Music of the Place ensemble, featuring Stanisław Czyżewski, Mikołaj Pol, Michał Moniuszko and Kacper Szroeder.
The Amphitheatre of the Invisible Bridge, Krasnogruda
Friday, 21 August
10:00 — ON TYRANNY
Exhibition opening dedicated to Timothy Snyder’s book
Illustrations: Nora Krug
The Borderland House, Sejny
11:00 — SYMPOSIUM II
Featuring: Mykoła Kniażycki, Karolina Wigura, Edwin Bendyk, Ondrej Liška, Sławomir Sierakowski, James Ponet, Piotr Kłoczowski, Igor Czernecki, Weronika Czyżewska-Poncyljusz, Grzegorz Gil
Moderated by: Irena Grudzińska-Gross
The White Synagogue, Sejny
14:30 — SEARCHING
Marci Shore in conversation with Jacek Kołtan
In front of the Porch of Miłosz Manor, Krasnogruda
17:00 — THE BORDERLANDER ’26
Award Ceremony
Laudation: Krzysztof Czyżewski
A musical dedication from Ukraine: composition and performance by Valentin Silvestrov
Introduction by Konstantin Sigov
Words from the Laureates: Marci Shore / Timothy Snyder
Hosted by Wojciech Szroeder and Małgorzata Sporek-Czyżewska
The White Synagogue, Sejny
21:00 — REMEMBERING
Concert by The Klezmer Orchestra of the Sejny Theatre
The White Synagogue, Sejny
Saturday, 22 August
21:00 — MYSTERY OF THE BRIDGE
The Amphitheatre of the Invisible Bridge, Krasnogruda