Małopolska Science Center Cogiteon is an innovative cultural institution whose goal is education through play and involvement in independent or team scientific experiments, research and social projects. Cogiteon will awaken a love of learning, help understand the world, build an attitude of creativity, openness and the habit of independent thinking. Our profile will distinguish us from the...

The Wieliczka Salt Mine is one of the oldest enterprises in Europe. It was a production plant already in the 13th century, and over the following centuries it contributed to the power of the Polish economy. It supplied salt to the tables of almost all of Europe. Nowadays, it is one of the most frequently visited places in Poland and a still active mining plant, where intensive security...

The contents of the Princes Czartoryski Library originate from the family's personal book collections preserved in numerous residences. The beginnings of the library, founded by Prince Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski and Izabela Czartoryska nee Fleming, date back to the year 1770, which marks the creation of the first collection catalogue of Prince Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski's private library...

The six hectares of green parkland feature original, large-scale devices designed to stimulate thinking and teach, but also to entertain so that learning becomes a pleasure at every age. The devices are arranged in thematic groups covering optics, hydrostatics, acoustics, and mechanics. There are now more than 100 stations among the park’s greenery to perform simple physics experiments in...

Our activity consists in a wide range of cultural and educational events as well as retreats. The earliest history of the monastery has been presented in an underground Lapidarium Museum located in genuine historic interiors. The place creates a unique architectural context for early and modern art exhibitions, concerts, theatrical performances, spectacles prepared as wonderful mixtures of...

Walking between the Cloth Hall (Sukiennice) and Saint Mary’s Church, one may not realise that hidden away a few metres under the ground is a treasure trove of knowledge about Kraków’s past. To discover it, you just have to step down into the Rynek.

The Centre is located in the renovated storage for staging instruments of Juliusz Słowacki Theatre in Cracow at ul. Radziwiłłowskiej 3. It has been entered into the Register of Monuments. A storage for costumes, rehearsal room and tailors room can be found there. The Craft Centre also houses an extraordinary exhibition “Myśląca ręka” (A thinking hand) dedicated to theatrical craft and...

Since 2016, the directorship of the theatre has remained in the hands of Krzysztof Głuchowski, while Bartosz Szydłowski has curated its artistic programme. They chose Stanisław Wyspiański as the spiritual patron for the theatre – it would be difficult to find a more fitting and relevant one for this place. Wyspiański’s idea of search for more profound meanings, of stripping this theatre,...

The ICE Kraków Congress Centre is a state-of-the-art, multifunctional venue in the very heart of Kraków. It has been described as the finest setting hosting business and cultural events in Małopolska since 2014. The well-connected venue has four main halls: the Auditorium (capacity 1915), the Theatre Hall (capacity 600), the Chamber Hall (capacity 300) and the Conference Room Complex...

The construction of the tower in Oświęcim began in the first half of the 13th century and was completed in the 14th century. Initially, stone was used in its creation, but over time it was replaced by brick. Apart from its guard and defence function, it was to provide the castle’s inhabitants with shelter in case of danger. It was the last point of defence. The only entrance was at the level...