September 2, 2026 (Wednesday) at 6:00 p.m.

Premieres: Bydgoszcz Residents Through the Lens – a meeting with Bogna Derkowska-Kostkowska

Moderators: Alicja Dużyk, Krystian Strauss

Bydgoszcz Residents Through the Lens: An Illustrated Lexicon of Photographers, 1844–1920 (2026) is the first comprehensive compendium on photographers from Bydgoszcz. It contains 167 entries, including a biography of the city’s first local daguerreotypist, 9 entries on female photographers, and 6 on photography studios operating in Bydgoszcz. The photographs included in the book come from Krystian Strauss’s collection, and the postcards were provided by Anna Perlik-Piątkowska. The publication was issued under the honorary patronage of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Cultural Center in Bydgoszcz.

Bogna Derkowska-Kostkowska – art historian. She worked at the Regional Museum and at the Cultural Heritage Department of the Kujawsko-Pomeranian Cultural Center (KPCK) (from 1992 to 2024), which she headed for 8 years. She has published, among others, in *Materials on the History of Culture and Art in Bydgoszcz and the Region*, *The Bydgoszcz Chronicle*, and *The Bydgoszcz Calendar*. She served as an expert consultant for the Bydgoszcz industrial heritage trail TeH20 as part of the European SHIFT-X project. From 2016 to 2024, she was part of a team responsible for coordinating the European Heritage Days in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship. She is actively involved in promoting the cultural heritage of Bydgoszcz.

“The most significant part of my research and achievements concerns the history of Bydgoszcz in the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, focusing primarily on the history of architecture and urban planning […], as well as the history of Bydgoszcz’s crafts and industry […]. “I served as editor for more than ten of the 32 volumes in the series of historical and conservation studies on Bydgoszcz,” she recalls.

During the event, you’ll have the opportunity to purchase the lexicon—we invite you to join us!

Free admission

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