Krakow Art
Art in Krakow
In Poland, if you want to look at art exhibitions you should visit the museums where you will find an abundance of art to enjoy. Below you will find some of these locations. Art Galleries tend to be places where you can purchase art including paintings, prints and sculptures. For a list of art galleries, go to the Krakow Art Galleries directory. Below you will also find some details about Art Academies.
Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts
Address: 13 Matejko Square, 31-157, Krakow, Poland. Tel: +48 12 299 20 00.
The Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts, or Kraków Academy of Fine Arts (Polish: Akademia Sztuk Pięknych w Krakowie im. Jana Matejki, usually abbreviated ASP), located in Kraków, Poland, is the oldest Polish fine-arts academy, established in 1818. It is a state-run university that offers 5- and 6-year Master's degree programs. As of 2007, the Academy's faculty comprised 94 professors and assistant professors as well as 147 Ph.D.s.
National Museum, Kraków
Address: al. 3 Maja 1, 30-062 Kraków. Tel: 012/ 29 55 500
The National Museum in Kraków (Polish: Muzeum Narodowe w Krakowie), established in 1879, is the main branch of Poland's National Museum, which has many permanent collections around the country. Kraków National Museum was first housed at the upper floor of the Renaissance Sukiennice building, now the home of one of its many divisions. The construction of the Museum's New Main Building at 3 Maja Street started in 1934, but was interrupted by World War II. It was completed only in 1992...
Czartoryski Museum
Address: 19 Św. Jana Street
The Czartoryski Museum and Library was founded in Puławy in 1796 by Princess Izabela Czartoryska to preserve Polish heritage, in keeping with her motto, "The Past to the Future." The Puławy collections were partly destroyed after the November uprising and the confiscation of the Czartoryskis' property by the Russians. Most of the museum holdings, however, were saved and moved to Paris, where they reposed at the Hôtel Lambert. In 1870 Prince Władysław Czartoryski decided to move the collections to Kraków, where they arrived in 1876...
Manggha
Manggha (full name: manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology, until 2007: manggha Centre of Japanese Art and Technology) is a branch of the National Museum in Kraków. On July 11, 2002, Manggha was visited by Emperor Akihito and his wife Michiko. On the request of the Emperor, an exhibition of selected woodcuts of the great Japanese artist Utagawa Hiroshige had been prepared. The Emperor and his wife donated some audio-visual equipment to the Centre (for the school of Japanese language).
Historical Museum of Kraków
Historical Museum of Kraków a.k.a. Historical Museum of the City of Kraków (Polish: Muzeum Historyczne Miasta Krakowa ) at the Krzysztofory Palace in Kraków, Poland, opened in 1899 as the division of the Old Records Office of Kraków. It was not until 1945 that the present-day museum was granted the status of an independent institution. The Museum's main location is a Baroque Krzysztofory Palace, owned between 1640-1649 by the Crown Court Marshal Adam Kazanowski who also commissioned its construction...