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.

Building at 2 Pomorska Street was built between 1931 and 1936 on the initiative of the Association for Defense of Western Borderlands. It housed a dormitory and a tourist hostel for Silesian youth studying and visiting Krakow (hence the name of the Silesian House). On 13 September 1939, the building was occupied by German police formations, and until 17 January 1945, it was the Headquarters...

The Archaeological Museum in Kraków is the oldest archaeological museum in Poland. It was created as the Museum of Antiquities under the initiative of intellectuals from Kraków gathered in the Kraków Scientific Society (henceforth: KSS). The deed of appointment of the museum was written on 18th February 1850, designating the members of the founding committee which included: Józef Muczkowski –...

The Sukiennice (Cloth Hall) is a large market hall erected in the 13th century in the middle of the Market Square, extended in the 14th century in the Gothic style and remodelled in the mid-16th century after Renaissance fashion. Following its restoration in the years 1875-1879, it began to serve a representative function and became a venue for grand balls and patriotic celebrations. Due to...

The Banksy Museum in Krakow takes you on an enchanting journey with Banksy, the world-renowned and yet anonymous master of street art. Banksy is undoubtedly today’s most famous and controversial street artist. The Banksy Museum resolutely sets out to introduce Banksy and his unusual approach through the creativity he has shown in the streets all over the world. There was no question in the...

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...

Oddział Dom Zwierzyniecki położony jest na dawnych przedmieściach Krakowa, w sąsiedztwie wiekowego opactwa Norbertanek oraz jednego z najstarszych krakowskich kościołów – Najświętszego Salwatora, u stóp kopca Kościuszki i nieopodal Wielkiej Łąki czyli krakowskich Błoń. Siedziba oddziału to typowa przedmiejska kamienica z początku XX wieku. Dom zbudował około 1910 roku znany zwierzyniecki...

DESA - The Auction House and Gallery Ltd is the oldest company on the Polish art market, which has been continually in operation since 1950. We are not only a trading company but we also play an important role in culture-forming processes in Poland. We secure valuable works of art for museum collections and promote contemporary art and artists by organizing exhibitions both in Poland and...

The historic hangar is one of several infrastructure elements of the former Rakowice-Czyżyny Airport. The hangar was built in the 1930s. During the Second World War, it was used for military purposes and was bombed twice. Until the 1960s, the building was used as intended – at first as a hangar for military aircraft and later for civilian aircraft. In 1963, the airport closed down and the...

The origins of the Teresa and Andrzej Starmach collection probably lie in the amount of time they spent in the company of works of art during the two decades of running their gallery, and also in their frequent attendance at international art fairs and auctions. Nor should we overlook the fact that they were responsible in practical terms for the Nowosielski Foundation, established in 1996....