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Did you know that “Train your eyes and hands for the defence of your Homeland” – About the Brotherhood of the Rooster of Kraków The traditions of the Brotherhood of the Rooster in Europe date back to the 14th/15th centuries. They were the first formation tasked with preparing city residents to defend themselves in the event of danger. Along with the towns founded under the Magdeburg law, fortifications were also built (over time, both the construction and defence of individual fragments of the walls... |
Did you know that Dlaczego „Pod Orłem”? Na budynku oddziału Muzeum Historycznego Miasta Krakowa przy Placu Bohaterów Getta 18 nie znajdziemy uzasadnienia nazwy Apteki pod Orłem. Ani teraz, ani nigdy wcześniej żaden element architektoniczny na fasadzie tego historycznego budynku nie wskazywał na sens takiej właśnie nazwy... |
Did you know that History of Deutsche Emailwarenfabrik Oskar Schindler's Emalia Factory belongs to one of the branches of the Historical Museum of the City of Kraków and is located in the administrative building of the former factory of enamelware in Zabłocie. The factory was known as... |
Did you know that Amalia Krieger, photographer “She was known in broad communities by artists and citizens both in Kraków and throughout Poland. She was widely liked for her personality and artistic background... |
Did you know that “Proto-German” city of Krakau Kraków remained under German occupation for 1961 days—5 years, from 6 September 1939 to 18 January 1945. Traces of the German past of the city can still be found in its space: air-raid shelters under today's Inwalidów Square... |
Did you know that How the first monument in occupied Kraków fell down The plan of the occupant was simple: Kraków was to become a German city. As the capital of the General Government, it could not “offend“ the Germans with such clear symbols of Polish culture: monuments commemorating great historical events and the heroes related with them. All the busts of Polish bards, commemorative plaques |
Did you know that The third dimension of the 19th century 19th century inventors sought for a method to render three-dimensionality of space; stereoscopic photography was one of such attempts. The technique consisted in taking two photographs from two various points of view. A print included two seemingly identical pictures... |
Did you know that Julian Fałat Julian Fałat (1853–1929) was the first eminent Polish painter who—despite coming from a peasant family and having no financial support—received an education in art and occupied... |
Did you know that Does “the city air make you free”? What is the meaning of the well-known saying “the city air makes you free”? What is its origin? Freedom in the city? In this thicket of streets, in the ever-bustling crowd and within the space limited by the infinity of the buildings? Is freedom not associated with a rural landscape?
This saying was coined in the Middle Ages, in connection with the flourishing of cities as centres of trade exchange. Initially, people dealing with trade and handicraft did not differ from peasants in any way. They were equally subject to the feudal lord whose land they used. |
Did you know that History of the Ludowy Theatre The Ludowy Theatre was opened on 3 December 1995. It was intended to provide the workers of Nowa Huta contact with art and high culture, thus contributing to the propagation of correct attitudes. During the inauguration of the theatre it was said that “it shall be the pioneer of socialist culture in the newly-built city.“ |
Did you know that Jadwiga Mrozowska The situation for actresses of the city theatre at the beginning of the 20th century was not easy. Work conditions were difficult; contracts obliged actors to, for example, learn two sheets of prose or one sheet of poetry within twenty four hours (up to 100 new titles and revivals were played... |
Did you know that Józef Szujski — kim był? Józef Szujski (1835–1883), urodzony w Tarnowie, swoim życiem, pracą naukową i działalnością polityczną związał się na stałe z Krakowem. Wychowanek krakowskiego Gimnazjum św. Anny, od młodzieńczych lat wykazywał się licznymi zdolnościami. Znał sześć języków obcych, pisał poezję, a w późniejszych... |
Did you know that The costume of the “Lajkonik” The costume designed by Stanisław Wyspiański, which the “Lajkonik” (a bearded man with a hobby horse, dressed like a Tartar warrior – one of the symbols of the city’s folklore and tradition) of Krakow dons every year weighs as much as 40 kg. Despite the hot June weather, he must perform three ritual dances holding a six-meter banner... |
Did you know that Night assault on Lenin’s monument and the glaziers’ day Despite the fact that in the picture from 17 September 1989, the seven-ton bronze-cast monument of Lenin stands solidly on the ground, less than three months later (10 December1989) it had disappeared from the landscape of Krakow’s Nowa Huta. Aleja Róż (Rose Avenue), with its monumental architecture, had been the decoration for the statue for 16 years (the monument was erected in 1973)... |
Did you know that Hanukkah Lamp The Hanukkah lamp is lit during the Chanukah celebrated to commemorate the victory of Judah Maccabee over the Seleucids in 164 B.C. as well as the ritual purification of the profaned Temple of Jerusalem and its reconsecration during the eight-day celebration. The new furnishing for the Temple was made... |
Did you know that The only such pharmacy An inconspicuous place. From 1967 to 1981, it was simply known as the “Vistula Bar“ (“Bar Nadwiślański“). But even then people arranged to meet to have a beer “at the pharmacy.“ Today it is a branch of the Historical Museum with an elegant interior, pharmacy shelves in the Biedermeier style, photographs, maps and documents on the walls. Somewhere there is a deeply hidden rear exit... |
Did you know that Following the route of the Monuments in Małopolska’s Virtual Museums — a virtual walk Monuments are the traces of memory, they remind us and bring back important figures and events, and constitute elements shaping the identity.
In the collection from Małopolska's Virtual Museums, there are projects which have never been realised, the non-existing monuments the cult of which was verified by the changing times (the demolished monument of Lenin in Nowa Huta... |
Did you know that “After Grunwald and Kościuszko, it was Mickiewicz’s turn” 17 August 1940: “After Grunwald and Kościuszko, it was Mickiewicz's turn. Vandals furiously attacked the monument of the bard standing in the Main Market Square. In broad daylight at noon tools and lifts were brought in and all the figures were thrown off the pedestal—as if with some hidden passion or provocation.“ |
Did you know that In the shadow of Tadeusz Pankiewicz – Irka, Helena and Aurelia Although some things can be said about Tadeusz Pankiewicz, little is known about his three employees who assisted him in the ”Pod Orłem” (”Eagle”) Pharmacy. We know them from occupational photographs in which they were shown accompanying their manager. Smiling, amiable, young. But what do we actually know about them?... |
Did you know that Theatrical connotations of the names of housing estates in Nowa Huta An interesting story lies behind the establishment of the Ludowy Theatre. When the building of Nowa Huta began, no one actually thought about... |
