Join Museum Mezuzah Competition
A mezuzah is a small box of symbolic, historical and religious significance containing a rolled up piece of parchment inscribed with two blessings – fragments from the Torah – placed at the entrance of Jewish homes. The winning design will be made into a mezuzah placed at the entrance to the Museum on the exterior of a steel profile. The competition is international and addressed to individual designers as well as designing firms. Competition participants should submit their projects in electronic form in accordance with the guidelines set out in the competition brief.
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Designs will be judged by a jury made up of:
- Prof.Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett – Main Exhibition Programme Director, Association of the Jewish Historical Institute in Poland
- Zygmunt Stępiński – Deputy Director of the Museum of the History of Polish Jews
- Prof. Ksawery Piwocki – Rector of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw
- Prof. Jerzy Porębski – Department of Design, Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw
- Prof. Czesława Frejlich – Editor-in-Chief of 2+3D magazine, lecturer at the AFA in Krakow and in Warsaw
- Michał Stefanowski – Deputy President of the Association of Industrial Designers
The winner will receive a prize of 5000 PLN.
The deadline for submitting projects is December 5th.
Download Competition Rules Here
