Join us in Wrocław for a week of reflection, dialogue, and art inspired by Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s life and thought.
Most events are free and open to the public; everyone is welcome.
Friday, 24 October 2025
14:42 Bonhoeffertage — Courage and Resistance
A special Culture Train journey dedicated to Dietrich Bonhoeffer — connecting Berlin and Wrocław through art, dialogue, and memory.
Start: Berlin-Lichtenberg Station, Weitlingstraße 22, Berlin
Tickets: Kulturzug / Cultural Train (DB): https://www.bahn.de/angebot/regio/berlin-brandenburg/kulturzug-tickets
16:00 Dialogue Workshops: Walking Tour of the District of Mutual Respect
Discover the District of Mutual Respect — a unique space where four faith traditions coexist side by side.
Start: Pauline Fathers’ Church of St Anthony, 30 Św. Antoniego St., Wrocław
Prepared by the “District of Mutual Respect of the Four Denominations” Foundation.
Saturday, 25 October 2025
14:00 Relics of Wrocław’s Reformation
Thematic tour of the “Gallery of Silesian Art (16th–19th Centuries)”
Guide: Prof. Piotr Oszczanowski
National Museum in Wrocław, 5 pl. Powstańców Warszawy
Registration from 20.10.2025: +48 71 372 51 48, edukacja@mnwr.pl.
Sunday, 26 October 2025
15:30 Lecture: The Lutheran Altar of St Christopher’s Church in Wrocław (formerly in the Holy Trinity Church in Masłów) — The Quintessence of Confessional Identity and Artistic Excellence
Speaker: Prof. Piotr Oszczanowski
National Museum in Wrocław, 5 pl. Powstańców Warszawy.
Monday, 27 October 2025
09:00 (Un)Obviousness. God and Human Existence — International Academic Conference
Evangelical School of Theology (EWST), 12 św. Jadwigi St., Wrocław*
Accompanying exhibition: “Some Were Neighbours” prepared by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
18:00 “Being for Others” — Bonhoeffer Gala
The inaugural presentation of the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Awards, honouring individuals who embody the courage to act for others and inspire through the example of Wrocław’s own theologian.
Music: Angelus Choir, cond. Barbara Szarejko
Old Town Hall (Rynek), Great Hall, Wrocław*.
Tuesday, 28 October 2025
18:00 Travelling Concert of the Four Denominations with Dietrich Bonhoeffer
A moving musical journey through Wrocław’s sacred spaces, inspired by the spirit of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. A concert traveling between the four houses of worship in the District of Mutual Respect, featuring sacred music from Orthodox, Catholic, Jewish, and Lutheran traditions. Dietrich Bonhoeffer will be portrayed by Bogusław Kierc.
Start: Lutheran Church of Divine Providence, 29 Kazimierza Wielkiego St., Wrocław.
Wednesday, 29 October 2025
10:00 In the Footsteps of Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Guided walk for students of High School IX (closed meeting).
12:00 Rev. Dietrich Bonhoeffer from Wielka Wyspa in Wrocław
Meeting for Wrocław schools (restricted attendance)
Speakers: Prof. Jerzy Sojka (ChAT) and Rev. Karol Długosz
Lutheran Church in Sępolno, 1 ks. Brzóski St., Wrocław.
16:00 In Memory of Dietrich Bonhoeffer — open educational walk
A guided walk retracing the theologian’s presence in Wrocław and his legacy of faith and resistance.
Guide: Dr Joanna Szczepankiewicz-Battek
Start: Bonhoeffer Monument by St Elizabeth’s Garrison Church (1 św. Elżbiety St.), Wrocław.
18:00 Salon of the District of Mutual Respect: “Bonhoeffer up close” — An Evening of Recollections
Host: Dr Janusz Witt
Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Wrocław, 76 Podwale St.*
Thursday, 30 October 2025
10:00 “Why Should We Care?” Bonhoeffer’s Philosophy in Today’s World — educational session at High School IX (closed meeting).
16:00 The First Generation of Reformers — open educational walk
A guided walk uncovering the figures who shaped Wrocław’s path toward the Reformation.
Guide: Anna Oryńska
Start: Polish-Catholic Cathedral of St Mary Magdalene (katedra polskokatolicka), Wrocław, 10 Szewska St.
17:00 Open Meeting of the Bonhoeffer Society
Lutheran Church of Divine Providence, Parish Hall, 29 Kazimierza Wielkiego St., Wrocław.
18:00 How Political Can Church Be?
Discussion panel (also streamed at fkp.wroclaw.pl)
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V., Politische Bildung, Klingelhöferstr. 23, 10785 Berlin.
Friday, 31 October 2025
17:00 “Staying Grounded in Turbulent Times” — Reformation Service
Ecumenical service with representatives of Wrocław’s Protestant churches.
Lutheran Church of Divine Providence, 29 Kazimierza Wielkiego St., Wrocław.
Festival fundraiser: in support of the Bread of Life Foundation.
* Registration required: fkp.wroclaw.pl