Exhibition „Underground City. 125 years of Warsaw water supply
125 years ago the first inhabitants of Warsaw could drink fresh and filtered water direct from their taps. The modern design based on experience gained in Hamburg and Frankfurt on Main made the Lindleys heroes of the day.
The construction started in 1883 and only three years later the dream came true. On this occasion the Warsaw Municipal Waterworks Ltd. (MPWiK) have planned two majour events: a special edition of a new photo-album and a photo exposition under the same title.
The presentation of the album took place on 31 May, in the mid of the day, on a beautiful location of Warsaw treasure premises – Old Orangerie in Łazienki Park.
On the same day the photo exhibition was opened for the general public. Set on beautifully renovated drawings as well as old photographs from MPWiK collection are to be admired from 1 June in the so called Open-air Łazienki Gallery along Aleje Ujazdowskie avenue.
William Lindley will speak
On
the 7th of September 2018, University of Applied Sciences (HAW) in
cooperation with the Institute of Heritage, will publish the digital app
revitalizing William Lindley. In
such a unique way City of Hamburg wants to celebrate the 210th birthday of
William Lindley!
The digital app, using the voice of the German actor, will inform the application user about W. Lindley’s impressions from Hamburg, about the fruits of his work for this city. He will also explain "how important is the common action, exchange of experiences with other Europeans and willingness to create a positive basis for the implementation of new joint projects”.
A
small sample of this application was presented to the participants of the
opening of the European Year of Cultural Heritage on January the 8th
this year in the Grand Hall of the City Hall in Hamburg.
On the
photograph you can see a digital figure of William Lindley, who asks prof. Monika
Grütters, Minister of State for Culture and Media, dr. Martina Müncha, President of the DNK,
dr. Carsten
Brosda, Senator for Culture and Media in Hamburg, Petra Kammerevert, MEP, to
officially inaugurate the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018.
English engineer William Lindley (1808-1900) returns to Hamburg in the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018. The Office of Monuments and the University of Applied Sciences have prepared an application in which Lindley, as a digital hero, comments on the city's development.