In the period between September 13th (2018) and July 7th (2019), you can check out their newest temporary exhibition which shows the lives of seven Poles during the German occupation. Have you ever wondered what life was like during the Nazi reign in Krakow and in Poland?

The seven people on display all took part in the Polish Home Army, the dominant resistance movement in Poland. The Home Army swore their allegiance to the Polish government in exile.

As you visit the exhibition, you will get a much closer experience and look at what life really was like during this period. Some of the topics covered are family upbringing and childhood, experiences from the beginning of the war, everyday occupation, emerging friendships, ideological approach to the fight for independence, service in the Home Army, horror resulting from the Gestapo arrest and the bestial interrogation, shorter/longer stays in the concentration camps, fighting in partisan units against the rulers, and unfortunately, the deaths of colleagues, friends and loved ones.

The exhibition will be held in the Oscar Schindler factory. The address of the factory is Lipowa 4 (ul), 30-702 Kraków.

Are you interested in other activities in Krakow? Would you like to join in on a guided trip to Auschwitz or a group trip to the Salt Mines? You can read more about these and other activities in our Krakow Guide.

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After the Second World War the Jews had some big questions to ask themselves. Should I stay or should I go? Is it safe to remain in Poland as a Second World War survivor or should I head back to Israel? In this exhibition we can follow the Jews and their movements after the Second World War all the way till 2015 when this exhibition opened its doors.

This is the biggest exhibition on this subject ever and it gives us insight in how the Jewish society started their new lives in Krakow and in Poland and of course how the religious life has developed over the last decades. It will also give us info on how the Jewish society has brought life into the Kazimierz district in Krakow again.

We Were, We Are, We Will Be. The Jewish Community of Kraków after 1945

The entrance fee for this exhibition ins 10 PLN, and it is well worth it if you are interested in the topic.

The exhibition will be available in the Old Synagogue untill December 4th in 2016.

For more information about Krakow a guided tour is always recommended, and if you have never been to Auschwitz before that is of course something you need to do as well. Look around in our Krakow Guide for information also on other attractions, restaurants, recommended hotels and more.

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Boznanśka is one of the most outstanding and unique Polish painters and her art works represents the Polish art everywhere. The exhibition shows more than 137 paintings of the artist but visitors also have the chance to get a closer look at 20 other paintings and art works of painters on the turn of the 20th century. The 20 paintings also includes the painters who inspired Boznanśka in her work. The exhibition shows the most beautiful paintings of her which made her world wide known. Along side the museum also displays art works of Boznanśka which has never been exhibited in Krakow before. At the exhibition you can explore on Polish art and its most famous painters along side with the contemporary painters of that time. The exhibition Olga Boznanśka is held at the National Museum of Krakow. The exhibition is shown from 25th October 2014 to 1st February 2015. The entrance to the exhibition is for PLN 17 for adults, PLN 10 for students, children and senior citizens.

For more information on the exhibition and the museum click on the following site.

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The exhibition “Forever Young! Poland and It’s Art Around 1900” will be shown at the National Museum in Krakow. The exhibition will show a wide selection of various paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures and crafts which were selected mostly from the museum’s own collection.

The museum will present over 300 art works by different painters and artists from the 1900s. At the exhibition there will be also self portraits displayed of the most outstanding Polish artist Olga Boznańska, Julian Fałat, Jacek Malczewski, Józef Mehoffer, Leon Wyczółkowski and Stanisław Wyspiański. In addition to these at the museum visitors can discover more on the myth of the city through the different illustrated images of the Market Square, the Planty Park and the Krakow churches and the Wasel Castle as well.

Apart from the impressionist paintings by Jacke Malczewski, Józef Mehoffer etc. the exhibition will display other outstanding works and paintings from other famous Krakow painters such as Stanisław Wyspiański, Leona Wyczółkowski and Jan Stanisławski as well. The exhibition Forever Young! Poland and It’s Art Around 1900 will be shown at the National Museum in Krakow. The exhibition is from 26th September 2012 to 4th January 2015.

If you want to know more on the museum and the exhibition check the official site for more information.

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The exhibition Polish Legions 1914-1918 is shown the first time to the audience in Poland. This exhibition is one of the largest collection of the museum.

At the Polish Legions 1914-1918 exhibition visitors will have the chance to have a closer look on the events, everyday life and art at the time of the World War I. The museum has a wide selection of various paintings, drawings and water colours. In addition to these at the exhibition countless uniforms, ammunitions and armory are on display as well. The exhibition is shown in Krakow the first time over 20 years. The museum shows the World War I in a new perspective and the visitors can discover more on the uniforms and weapons of the German, Austro-Hungarian, Russian and French armies.

The paintings of the battles and the battlefields by the artists who were in the army are presented as well at the exhibition. The exhibition Polish Legions 1914-1918 takes place at the Main Building of the National Museum of Krakow. The exhibition is on display from 6th August 2014 to 30th September 2015.

If you want to know more on the museum and the exhibition check the official site for more information.

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