Hidden tiles and tiles

A conversation about Bratislava with historian Julia Itin and photographer Štefan Cipar about pavements and tiles in Bratislava.

Researcher Julia Itin and photographer Štefan Cipár spent three years mapping Bratislava’s pavements and tiles – they managed to get behind the gates of several hundred historic houses in the Old Town, Palisády, around Obchodna Street, the Main Station and Blumentál.

Their unique collection of tiles was also published in book form – in 2023 by Black Holes. Photographs of the cobbles are accompanied by stories of the people who walked on them a hundred years ago.

JULIA ITIN

Historian, born in Soviet Odessa, grew up in Germany. She studied Central European history and worked at the universities of Heidelberg, Cambridge and Halle an der Saale. She lives with her husband, three children and dog in Bratislava’s Old Town and researches Bratislava’s microhistory.

ŠTEFAN CIPÁR

Author of the instagram profile beautifulbratislava, who photographs Bratislava and popularizes its architecture and history. He is a lawyer.

The event was supported from public funds by the Art Support Fund.

📅 The summer reading room is open from 17 June to 31 August, on weekdays from 10.00 to 18.00 and on Saturdays from 10.00 to 14.00.00
📰 almost 80 titles of newspapers and magazines in Slovak and foreign languages for adults and children
📮📚 free lending of books in the Old Town Book Carousel – books will be regularly replenished in the book house pleasant relaxation in the shade of the trees and a rich cultural program
⛩ the summer reading room is located at the eastern gate (entrance from Poľná Street)
🪑 the services are free of charge and the entrance to the events is free of charge

Venue: Summer Reading Room Medická zahrada, Poľná, Bratislava
Date: Tuesday, 27.08.2024
Start: 17:00
Entrance: free of charge

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