24.06.2011 - 24.06.2011

Johannes Hevelius nameday

Soon we will celebrate Johannes Hevelius’s nameday! Together with the Mayor of Gdansk, Paweł Adamowicz and publishing houses: Muchomor and BUKA we will invote you to a promotion of a book and an e-book Wędrując po niebie z Janem Heweliuszem (Wandering through the skies with Johannes Hevelius) written by Anna Czerwińska-Rydel.

Nameday’s programme:
- multimedia presentation of a book and an e-book during which we will also listen to selected fragments of the book interpreted by an eminent Polish actor, Jan Englert
- meeting with the book’s authors: Anna Czerwińska-Rydel and Agata Dudek and the representatives of the publishing houses
- games for the children, meeting with a real Johannes Hevelius and his multimedia double
- musical wanders throught the sky with Johannes Heveliusand Paweł Rydel (piano)

During the meeting the will be an possiblity of purchasing the book and e-book in a lower price.

START: 2.00 pm
ADMISSION free

The promotion is taking place within the framework of Johannus Hevelius Year – cycle of events under the Honorary Patronage of the President of Poland, Bronisław Komorowski.