Exhibitions, Cultural
Establishments
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Cultural life
Cultural life isn`t restricted to confined spaces in official institutions. There is also a thriving street culture. The Market Square and neighbouring streets form one more stage in this city. Although very attached to tradition and conservative in many cases, Krakow often bears witness to great events. The date June 1992 was undoubtedly an unforgettable month for the city, when Krakow played host to the European Culture month. The number of concerts, exhibitions and theatrical performances was really imposing. Krakow has its own underground system, a vast network of historical cellars which form a maze of night life. Many of them house theatrical and cabaret companies, for example, the famous "Piwnica pod Baranami" Cellar with Piotr Skrzynecki, the legendary Krakow bard. It`s here where freedom of speech became a reality during the post-war communist rule, a presence that was never accepted by the city. Earlier during the rule of His Majesty Franz Josef, Emperor of Austria, quite similar things happened at the "Zielony Balonik" (green balloon) cabaret which inspired future generations. Ewa Demarczyk, the "black angel of Polish song" started her career in the "Piwnica pod Baranami" Cellar. The artists from the cellar often interfered in ordinary daily life by staging unusual historical events on Krakow`s largest stage the Market Square. They performed scenes from the Prussian Homage, which recalled Poland`s glamorous past. During these performances former rulers of Poland appeared in splendid Renaissance costumes.NATIONAL MUSEUM
Opening hours of the branches of the National Museum in Krakow during on May 1-3:Saturday, May 1 - Night of Museums 7-12am , except from Main Building : 12pm-12am and Cloth Hall 6:30pm-12am
Sunday, May 2 - all branches open 10am-3.30pm
Monday, May 3 - all branches closed
Branches:
The Main Building
Al. 3 Maja 1, phone: 295 5500, fax 295 5555, reservation for groups: 295 5501
Permanent exhibitions: "Polish Art of the 20 th Century" (closed); "Gallery of Decorative Art"; "Arms and National Colours"; " Augsburg Silversmithry from the 16th to the 18th Century " (until July 31); Krakow 2004 Fabric Festival " Kilims and batiks from the Studios of Krakow Artists 1900-1930, from the Collection of the National Museum in Krakow" (May 14-Aug. 31); Alina Kalczyńska - Prints, Books, Stained Glass: Works from 1974 to 2004 (May 26-July 18)
tickets: permanent exhibition PLN 8/5zł (for all exhibitions), PLN 5/3 (for one exhibition), for temporary exhibitions prices are set individually, admission free to permanent exhibitions on Sunday
Gallery in the Cloth Hall
Rynek Główny 1/3, phone: 422 1166, 423 2005
Permanent exhibition: "Polish Art of the 19 th Century"; Temporary exhibition: Masterpieces of Polish Painting in the Collection of the Lvov Art Gallery (May 28-June 20)
Tue, Thu 11am-6pm, Wed, Fri 9am-3:30pm , Sat, Sun 10am-3:30pm (May 16 closed) tickets: PLN 7/4, admission free on Sunday
Jan Matejko House
ul. Floriańska 41, phone: 422 5926
Biographical museum; Temporary exhibition:
"The Grand Illustrator: Jan Matejko's Woodcuts " (until Aug. 31)
tickets: PLN 5/3, admission free on Sunday
Stanisław Wyspiański Museum
in Szołayski House
[email protected]
ul. Szczepańska 11, tel. 292-81-83 ext. 84 i 85, 422-70-21, fax 292-81-89
Temporary exhibition; "By the Vistula. Jacek Malczewski's Landscape Painting from the Collection of the National Museum in Krakow " (starting May 17) Tue-Fri 11am-6pm , Sat, Sun 10am-3:30pm
tickets: PLN 5/3
Józef Mehoffer House
ul. Krupnicza 26, phone: 421 1143
Biographical museum
Tue, Thu 9am-3:30pm , Wen, Fri 11am-6pm , Sat, Sun 10am-3:30pm
tickets: PLN 5/3, admission free on Sunday
Manggha Centre of Japanese Art and Technology
ul. M.Konopnickiej 26, phone: 267 2703, 267 3753
Permanent exhibition: "Ancient Japanese Art from the Collection of Krakow National Museum"; Temporary exhibitions: Kenya Hara - posters (until May 3); "Blue Universe. Transforming Models into Pictures" - exhibition of photographs by Gerald Zugmann, "What is Architecture?" series (starting May 5) Tue-Sun 10am-6pm
tickets: PLN 5/3, for family PLN 8, for group PLN 30, admission free on Sunday
Czartoryski Museum
ul. Św. Jana 19, phone: 422 5566
Permanent exhibition: European paintings (14 th -18 th c.); European artistic craft;
military accessories; g allery of ancient art
Tue, Thu 9am-3:30pm , Wed, Fri 11am-6pm , Sat, Sun 10am-3:30pm
tickets: PLN 7/4, admission free to permanent exhibitions on Sunday
open like Czartoryski Museum
OTHER MUSEUMS
MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGYul. Poselska 3, phone: 422 7560; 422-71-00
Permanent exhibitions: "Małopolska in Prehistory and Early Middle Ages"; "Gods of Ancient Egypt"; Temporary exhibition: " Safari by Train " - photographs by Sergo Kuruliszwili;
"25 Years of Polish Archaeological and Anthropological Research in Latin America "
Mon, Tue, Wen 9am-2pm, Thu 2pm-6pm , Fri, Sun 10am-2pm , Sat - closed
May 1: 7pm-12am, May 2: 10am-2pm , May 3: closed
tickets: PLN 7/5, admission free to permanent exhibitions on Sunday
ARCHDIOCESAN MUSEUM
ul. Kanonicza 19, phone: 421 8963
Permanent exhibition of sacral art; Karol Wojtyła's room
Tue-Fri 10am-4pm , Sat, Sun 10am-3pm
May 1: 10am-3pm and 7pm-12am , May 2: 10am-3pm , May 3: closed
tickets: PLN 5/3, family PLN 12
POLISH HOME ARMY MUSEUM
ul. Bosacka 13 (access from Rakowicka St. ), phone: 430 3363
Permanent exhibitions: "History of Polish Home Army", " The Warsaw Rising 1944"; Temporary exhibitions: "Memories of National Risings from the Collection of M.Barbach" (until June); "Lvov Region of ZWZ-AK" (until June); "Drawings from Prison by Stanisław Dąbrowa-Kostka" (until June)
*organised groups can visit the exhibition also on other time on prior arrangement tickets: PLN 2.50 zł
MUSEUM OF ETHNOGRAPHY
Pl. Wolnica 1, phone: 430 5575, 430 5563,
admission free to permanent exhibition on Sunday
Permanent exhibition: "Polish Folk Culture"; Temporary exhibitions: " On the Routes of European Glass Painting " (May 2-31); " Toys from a Fair. Kielce toy-making centre " (May 2-30)
Mon 10am-6pm , Wed-Fri 10am-3pm , Sat, Sun 10am-2pm
May 1: 7pm-12am, , May 2: 10am-2pm , May 3: closed
tickets: PLN 6/4, admission free on Sunday
MUSEUM OF PHARMACY
ul. Floriańska 25, phone: 421 9279
Museum at the Jagiellonian University
Interiors of old pharmacies and laboratories
Tue 3pm-7pm , Wed-Sun 11am-2pm , 1st and 5th Sat of the month - closed
May 1: 11am-2pm and 7pm-12am , May 2 and 3: 11am-2pm
(group reservation required)
tickets: PLN 6/3
MUSEUM OF GEOLOGY
Main Building , Al. Mickiewicza 30, phone: 617 2365, 617 3246, fax: 633 2936
Museum of University of Mining And Metallurgy (AGH)
Permanent exhibitions: "Karstic Phenomena", "Geology and Natural Resources of the Krakow Region", "Mineral Deposits in Poland", "Geology of Deposits", "Palaeonthology", "Dynamic Geology", "Geology of Polish Regions", "Geology of Krakow and its Neighbourhood"
open from Monday to Sunday, while the building is open (exhibitions in individual corridors)
MUSEUM OF GEOLOGY
ul. Senacka 3, phone: 422 1910, 422 8920
Museum of the Institute of Geological Sciences Polish Academy of Sciences
Permanent exhibition: "Geological structure of Krakow and environs"
Thu, Fri 10am-3pm , Sat 10am-2pm , for groups after telephone appointment
tickets: PLN 3/2
MUSEUM OF HISTORY OF ACADEMY OF MINING AND METALURGY
Al. Mickiewicza 30, pavilion C2, 5 th floor, phone: 617 3043
Mon-Fri 10am-2pm
MUSEUM OF HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY
ul. Józefitów 16, phone: 634 5932, 634 1687
"The Tower: the Symbol, the Decorum, the Cliché "
- exhibition by Wojciech Korsak (until May 23)
Wed-Fri 11pm-6pm , Sat, Sun 10am-3:30pm *
May 1: 7pm-12am, May 2: 10am-3:30pm , May 3 10am-3:30pm
* organised groups can visit the exhibition also on Mons and Tues on prior arrangement
tickets: PLN 5/3 zł, in group or family PLN 2
TECHNICAL MUSEUM OF KRAKOW
at the former tram depot
ul. Św. Wawrzyńca 15, phone: 421 1242, 431 0374
Exhibitions: "History of Polish Motor Transport"; "Games with Science"
(interactive exhibition)
Tue-Sun 10am-4pm May 1 and 2 open, May 3: closed
tickets: PLN 5/3, admission free to permanent exhibitions on Sunday
POLISH AVIATION MUSEUM
Al. Jana Pawła II 39, phone: 412 7855
Aeroplanes, helicopters, aeroplane engines, pre-war Polish aeroplanes. " Storerooms of History" - exhibition presenting the development of global aviation technologies
Mon only open-air exhibition open (admission free), Tue-Fri 9am-4pm , Sat 10am-3pm , Sun 10am-4pm May 1: 10am-3:30pm and 7pm-12am , May 2: 10am-3:30pm, May 3 10am-3:30pm tickets: PLN 7/4
MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY ISEA PAS
ul. Sebastiana 9, phone: 422 5959
Pemanent exhibitions: Minerals and Fossils; The Pleistocene Fauna of Poland, Molluscs, Amber in science and collecting; Temporary exhibitions: " Landscape Parks of Pogorze not only as photos" (until May 15); Treasures of Polish culture in Lviv's museums (until May 27); Heritage of United Europe (until June 20) Mon-Sun 9am-6pm ; May 1-3: 9am-6pm
tickets: PLN 12/10, 9 in group PLN, guide PLN 20
STARY THEATRE MUSEUM
ul. Jagiellońska 1, phone: 422 8566, 422 8763
Tue-Sat 11am-1pm and 1 hour before and during performance
MUSEUM OF INSURANCE
ul. Dunajewskiego 3, phone: 422 8811, ext. 75
Tue-Fri 9am-12pm , Mon after telephone appointment
JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MUSEUM
COLLEGIUM MAIUS
ul. Jagiellońska 15, phone: 422 0549
The most ancient building of The Jagiellonian University; rectors' sceptres, collection of globes, old chemical, physical, astronomical tools; collection of paintings 16 th -19 th c.
Mon-Fri 11am-2:30pm , Sat 11am-1:30pm (advance booking required)
May 1: 10am-1:20pm and 7pm-12am , May 2 closed, May 3 10am-2:20pm
tickets: PLN 10/5, group reservation PLN 100 zł (also on Saturday), admission free on Saturday
"Bygone and Modern Science" - interactive exhibition Mon-Sat 10am-2pm
MUSEUM OF ZOOLOGY
ul. Ingardena 6, phone: 633 6377, ext. 414
Museum of the Zoological Institute of the Jagiellonian University
Permanent exhibition: "Fauna of the World"
Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri 10am-2pm
tickets: PLN 4/3
Branch in Collegium Iuridicum
ul. Grodzka 53, phone: 422 7111, ext. 260
Tue, Thu 10am-1pm, Sun 11am-2pm
tickets: PLN 5/4
RYDLÓWKA MUSEUM OF YOUNG POLAND
ul. Tetmajera 28, Bronowice Małe, phone: 637 0750
The site, where the famous "Wesele" (wedding) was held,
described by S.Wyspiański in his classic Polish play
Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat 10am-2pm ; Thu 3pm-7pm (group reservation required)
tickets: PLN 7/5
MATEJKO MANOR in Krzesławice
ul. M.Wańkowicza 25, Nowa Huta, phone: 644 5674
Mon-Fri 10am-2pm , Sat, Sun after telephone appointment
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