Congress held for Polish poet
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Anatolian News Agency
Oluşturulma Tarihi: Kasım 22, 2008 00:00
ISTANBUL - Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz who died in Istanbul will be commemorated at a congress to be held in the city. The Adam Mickiewicz Congress, organized by the Eminönü district, the Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum and the Warsaw Literary Museum, will take place from Nov. 24 to 26, at the Topkapı Palace Museum.
Academics from Poland, France, Russia and Turkey will attend the congress in which 26 researchers will make presentations on Mickiewicz’s life and his poetry.
Museum to be visited
There will also be a documentary screening during the congress and Turkish artist Ayla Algan will read Mickiewicz’s poems. Also, congress participants will be able to visit the house in Dolapdere where Mickiewicz died. It now serves as a museum.
Mickiewicz, regarded as a national hero in Poland for his poetry and life struggles, died in 1855 in Istanbul. The poet was known for his love of Istanbul and Turks.
Museum to be visited
There will also be a documentary screening during the congress and Turkish artist Ayla Algan will read Mickiewicz’s poems. Also, congress participants will be able to visit the house in Dolapdere where Mickiewicz died. It now serves as a museum.
Mickiewicz, regarded as a national hero in Poland for his poetry and life struggles, died in 1855 in Istanbul. The poet was known for his love of Istanbul and Turks.