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Did you know that Wyspiański in Biecz We were very close to having the opportunity to see polychromes and stained-glass panels made by Stanisław Wyspiański in the parish church in Biecz. The artist stayed in Biecz in 1889 during a scientific trip around the regions of Biecz and Sącz organized by the professor of the Kraków School of Fine Arts (today’s Academy of Fine Arts) Władysław Łuszczkiewicz... Tags: The Museum of Ziemia Biecka in Biecz Stanisław Wyspiański polychrome Creative Commons licenses Subjects: famous people
Did you know that Discover Białoszewski’s Biecz The poem, which we present here, comes from the debut volume of Białoszewski’s poems entitled Obroty rzeczy [How things revolve] from 1956. The works that made up this volume were created during the years 1952–1955 during the outings made by the poet together with his long-time friend and life partner, painter Leszek Soliński, in the vicinity of the Low Beskids, Bieszczady and Krosno. Apart from the cited Medieval tapestry about Biecz the works included in Obroty rzeczy were also the ones inspired by the area such as Barbara z Harczowa, Ballada krośnieńska or the Stara pieśń nad Binnarową which has been repeatedly interpreted... Tags: The Museum of Ziemia Biecka in Biecz Middle Ages Creative Commons licenses Subjects: city famous people
Did you know that The importance of Biecz Biecz is a town that evokes longing for past times. Traces of the past can be found here almost at every step. In 1311, Biecz became the royal city. Then, King Władysław I the Elbow-high joined it permanently to the royal property. In parallel, the bourgeois Biecz, the Biecz of merchants and craftsmen, was also developing... Tags: The Museum of Ziemia Biecka in Biecz history city King Creative Commons licenses
Did you know that A man of Renaissance from Biecz? Who was Martin Kromer, author of 16^th century work on Polish history, which two editions we present on our website? Tags: The Museum of Ziemia Biecka in Biecz The Ignacy Łukasiewicz Regional Museum of Polish Tourism and Sightseeing Society in Gorlice history Renaissance Creative Commons licenses Subjects: famous people
Did you know that The Hospital of the Holy Spirit Located in the south-eastern part of the Biecz hill, it is the oldest preserved hospital building in Poland. Tags: The Museum of Ziemia Biecka in Biecz Queen Jadwiga gothic architecture Creative Commons licenses Subjects: city religion health
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. Tags: The Historical Museum of the City of Kraków The Museum of Ziemia Biecka in Biecz history city Creative Commons licenses Subjects: city
Did you know that The history of the Urban Bell in Biecz Where does the name of the famous Bell in Biecz come from? It should probably be connected with a frequently chosen papal name. It was named most likely in honour of Pope Urban V who in 1367, on Casimir the Great’s request, allowed the Dominican monastery... Tags: The Museum of Ziemia Biecka in Biecz music instrument Pope Creative Commons licenses
Did you know that Photography of Wyspiański and Mehoffer In the collection of the Museum of Ziemia Biecka in Biecz, there is a unique photo from 1889, depicting the students of the second year of thethen School of Fine Arts (today’s Academy of Fine Arts) in Kraków, during an educational trip around the regions of Sądecczyzna and Biecz under the supervision of Prof. Władysław Łuszkiewicz. Tags: photography The Museum of Ziemia Biecka in Biecz Stanisław Wyspiański Young Poland Creative Commons licenses Subjects: photographed famous people
Did you know that A school for female schemers The 18^thcentury, called the century of women, was the age of sophisticated social games. What item was better suited to flirting than an amusing, coquettish fan? Thus, a secret “language of fans” was created, one to be mastered by every young woman with ballroom ambitions. Tags: clothing The Museum of Ziemia Biecka in Biecz manor house rococo ceremony Creative Commons licenses Subjects: clothing
Did you know that “Our Lady of Sorrows” from Biecz in a broader context Our Lady of Sorrows presented in the collection of Małopolska’s Virtual Museums is an example of a 15^th-century religious sculpture from the Małopolska region... Tags: The Museum of Ziemia Biecka in Biecz sculpture Our Lady of Sorrows Our Lady Wawel Creative Commons licenses Subjects: religion sculpted
Did you know that History of enshrining relics The history of medieval reliquaries begins with the 62^nd decree of the Fourth Council of the Lateran in 1215 where the issue of enshrining holy relics was raised. They were supposed to be enshrined and presented only in protective reliquaries. It was the reason why reliquaries took various forms throughout the centuries... Tags: The National Museum in Kraków The Museum of Ziemia Biecka in Biecz The Cardinal Karol Wojtyła Archdiocesan Museum in Kraków history relics cult saints Creative Commons licenses Subjects: religion sculpted
Did you know that Baptismal fonts in Poland Baptismal fonts belonged to the most important elements of church accessories. That is why their history dates back to the beginning of Christianity on Polish land. The oldest Romanesque fonts survived in the greatest numbers within the territory of the former State of the Teutonic Order as well as in Silesia as those lands were... Tags: The Museum of Ziemia Biecka in Biecz coat of arms Silesia Christianity customs sacred art church Creative Commons licenses Subjects: religion
Did you know that A story told in a whisper of fans... How many exotic lands should we visit to follow their trail throughout centuries of history? How much of human history is hidden inside this apparently completely innocuous and frivolous object? Tags: clothing The Museum of Ziemia Biecka in Biecz history Japan manor house Ancient Egypt ceremony China Creative Commons licenses Subjects: clothing

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