European Heritage Days in Lviv in the University Scientific and Technical Library!
Nadiia Kozel, a librarian and researcher of the photography development in Lviv, gave a lecture «From theory to practice or how photography was taught at Lviv Polytechnic». At the lecture, the audience learned about Lviv photographers and artists of the first third of the ХХ century, as well as artistic circles, academic programs and photo clubs that influenced the development of international photography.
Particular attention was paid to the activities of academic staff and photography lovers at Lviv Polytechnic, including Henryk Mikolasz and Witold Romer, as well as famous graduates of the University, for whom the art of photography became the work of the soul – Jan Neiman, Joseph Switkowski, Janina Mierzecka and others.
Undoubtedly, Lviv photography of the 1920s and 1930s is exceptional in its richness of events, original phenomena and personalities.
