The photography studio of Workshops of Culture is a place dedicated to noble, historical photographic techniques. Here you can learn the secrets of a variety of analogue techniques, see what the work of photographers and lab assistants looked like 100 years ago, commission a custom portrait or purchase landscape photographs.. Can you think of a more beautiful and meaningful place for a...

The villa 'Atma' in Zakopane houses the world's only biographical museum of Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937). The Polish composer, second greatest after Frederic Chopin, had enjoyed staying in Zakopane from his early youth, and towards the end of his life settled there permanently, living in a villa in Kasprusie street. The idea of establishing the Szymanowski Museum in „Atma” was suggested by...

The District Museum in Toruń intends to expand to include a new branch – the Toruń Fortress Museum. It will be created in the Barracks of the Chełmno Gate located next to the city’s Bus Station. Currently, the building is undergoing renovation and construction works. The opening of the Toruń Fortress Museum is planned for 2020. The historic Toruń Fortress was a multidimensional creation and...

The branch, designed under the principle of openness, merges the exhibition site with the educational centre with its modern conservation workshop. The spacious Studio Warehouse, allowing to display large-size objects, presents e.g., fragments of shipwrecks discovered at the bottom of the Baltic Sea, ancient Polish boats and the collection of exotic vessels from around the world. Additionally,...

Giecz, one of the main strongholds of the Piast monarchy, alongside Poznań, Gniezno, Ostrów Lednicki and Łekno, was constructed in the second half of the 9th c. to the south of the mentioned fortresses. The enlargement of the centre took place in the second half of the 10th c. The invasion of the Czech Duke Břetislav and resettling of inhabitants of the stronghold to Bohemia in 1039 impeded...

Grzybowo is one of the largest strongholds which came into existence in the period of the formation of the Piast state. It was constructed 6 km to the north-east of Września. The stronghold, well-visible in the field, takes up an area of 4.7 ha. Its shape is close to a rectangle with rounded corners. The stronghold is surrounded by a rampart, whose remains are up to 9 metres high. From the...

The history of our institution dates back to the times of the Second Polish Republic. On June 1, 1923, by the decision of Marshal Józef Piłsudski, the Officer Artillery School was established, in which the Museum of Artillery Equipment was established. The rich collections of this museum and valuable archives did not survive World War II. In the post-war period, the Officers’ School of...

The Polish Song Museum in Opole is a very special place. You will learn about Polish culture through the history of Polish songs. It is the only institution in Poland whose main purpose is to create an information centre devoted entirely to the Polish song and to protecting its heritage, with particular emphasis placed not only on performers but also on authors themselves. You move around our...

Using multimedia and the film path the visitor can be transferred to the reality of Silesia from the beginning of the 20thcentury. The scenography of rooms is related to the places of utmost historical importance. For those who are more inquisitive the organizers prepared multimedia posts where they can easily broaden their knowledge. Such a way of presenting history is modern, complex 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,...