Congress Events

  • Concerts
    • Gala concert performance - the "Śląsk" ('Silsesia') Song and Dance Ensemble
    • Entertainment show: mining traditions and a traditional miner initiation rite (called „jump over a leather apron")
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  • Accompanying Events
    • Photo exhibition - Polish mining in photos - outdoor exhibition,
    • "MARKED BY COAL - SILESIAN ARTISTS OF THE MINING DESCENT" - an exhibition of non professional paitings from the Silesian Museum's collection
    • "MINING ON POLISH POSTAGE STAMPS" - Polish Domestic Philatelic Exhibition "Krakow 2008" , including special Congress Post Office and issue 2 occasional post cards and 2 date seals dedicated to the World Mining Congress
    • Ceremony of awarding the occasional 50th anniversary World Mining Congress medal to the people, who made particular contribution in the organizing of the World Mining Congresses -in one of the Wawel Castle chambers 
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  • Publications
    • The history of World Mining Congresses
    • Recollections on professor Bolesław Krupiński - brief biography and memoirs of his friends,
    • A book describing Polish mining industry - competition,
    • World of Polish Copper Minerals - an album-style publication.
    • A catalouge of the Polish Domestic Philatelic Exhibition "Krakow 2008"
    • A catalogue of the exhibition of non professional painings from the Silesian Museum's collection
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