Exhibition archives
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10.09.2013
19.01.2014
Franciszek Starowieyski (1930–2009). Virtuoso of the form
The exhibition of Franciszek Starowieyski’s movie posters was a recollection of the works of the artist, who died four years ago (in 2010) and used to be one of the most popular Polish painters. He was well known due to his peculiar artistic style, charm and the way he could easily establish contact with the audience. He was a member of the Polish School of Posters, whose works were presented by the MoMA during a dedicated exhibition. -
05.09.2013
05.12.2013
Andrzej Strumiłło
As part of the ‘Living Gallery’ cycle, the National Museum in Cracow (MNK) presented an exhibition of paintings, sculptures and drawings by Andrzej Strumiłło. This versatile artist is a painter, graphic artist, sculptor, photographer, book illustrator, set designer, author of books about nature and culture, poet and traveller. -
23.10.2013
23.04.2014
Reaction to modernism. The Architecture of Adolf Szyszko-Bohusz
Very few people realize the extent to which the contemporary appearance of two historic symbols of Cracow, Market Square and Wawel Castle, was influenced by the architectural and conservation work of Adolf Szyszko-Bohusz (1883‒1948). -
13.07.2013
31.10.2013
Matta. Man and Universe
In the Main Building of the National Museum in Krakow we've shown paintings of one of the most important artists of the 20th century, the last of the great surrealists, the artist who influenced not only American abstract expressionism, but also postwar art in Poland. -
23.04.2013
19.05.2013
Witold-K. Exhibition of the works donated by the family
As part of the cycle „Collection +”, the National Museum in Krakow presented, in the Gallery of 20th Century Art, in the Main Hall, several dozen works of Witold-K. This is a gift to the Museum from the artist's family – Laurie Kaczanowska and Wit Thomas Kaczanowski. The exhibition was enriched with selected works from the artist's collection and the portrait of Witold-K made by Pablo Picasso. -
13.04.2013
16.08.2013
Antonisz: Technology for Me Is a Form of Art
This exhibition of the work of Julian Antoniszczak (Antonisz), prepared by the National Museum in Kracow and the Zachęta National Gallery of Art, was the first comprehensive presentation of its kind, covering all areas of the work of Julian Joseph Antoniszczak (Antonisz) — co-founder of the legendary Studio of Animated Films in Cracow, experimental animator, designer, musician and inventor. -
23.03.2013
09.07.2013
Edward Dwurnik. Madness!
This exhibition of works by Edward Dwurnik in the National Museum in Kraków included more than 100 paintings and drawings by the artist, including several cycles of his paintings from the late 1960s to the first decades of the 21st century, depicting such themes as Athletes, Workers, Warsaw, Hitchhiking trips, Passion, and The cross. An important part of this exhibition comprises rarely-exhibited drawings and collages created by Dwurnik to parallel his paintings (the cycles "Wall", "One day", "My heroes", "In the shadow of the building", "Workers"). -
13.09.2012
10.02.2013
IN-HABITATION 2012. Garden city, gated city
For two decades we have been witnessing the fulfilment of people's dreams about a house with a garden. After 1989, new opportunities appeared offered by the free market, the developing loan system, developers' entrepreneurship and Polish people's resourcefulness. -
04.02.2022
23.04.2023
Medal in private. Private Medals in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
From their very beginnings, medals have been close to the hearts of those who receive them – quite literally! They were often meant to be held in the hand, and to be passed from hand to hand (either in official ceremonies or during private events), or sent by post, or even … tossed out into gathered crowds. They were used in a variety of ways also. They were sometimes piously stored in small cases, or ostentatiously worn on the chest, everyday items were decorated with them, or they were interred in graves along with the deceased. They accompanied people during family celebrations such as baptisms, weddings and funerals, but also lent a celebratory touch to official ceremonies. Their purpose was to commemorate events and individuals, thus they were mementos of a personal nature in every sense. -
15.03.2022
15.03.2023
On a return visit. The decorative panel by Jan Rembowski from the Dłuski Sanatorium in Zakopane
After almost 100 years, a decorative panel entitled Pochód górali (Procession of Highlanders) painted by the artist Jan Rembowski (1879–1923) will return temporarily to Zakopane. This monumental work of art was initially part of the artistic interior design of the theatre room in the main building of the sanatorium run by Bronisława and Kazimierz Dłuski in Kościelisko.
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10.06.2022
15.01.2023
THE MODERN ART FROM THE PRINCES LUBOMIRSKI COLLECTION
The National Museum in Krakow has organised many interesting exhibitions presenting items from private collections. The opportunity to see works that cannot be seen on a daily basis returns thanks to the presentation of works of avant-garde art from the collection of Jan Lubomirski-Lanckoroński. -
28.02.2023
30.07.2023
Exhibition: “What did people read in home alcoves?”
This exhibition is dedicated to the books that were read in quiet alcoves in the home, a space that allowed readers to explore their private interests and deepen their knowledge, as well as to read for the sheer pleasure and entertainment of reading. Here we will find religious texts and travelogues spanning the 16th to 19th centuries as well as maps and atlases. -
19.01.2023
08.09.2024
FASHION AND SPORT
In the 20th century, we witnessed a spectacular development of sports fashion. A healthy lifestyle promoted by eminent educators and doctors, which also consisted of regular physical exercise, required appropriate clothing. Sports wear began to differ more and more from everyday wear. It helped in obtaining the best results in professional sports and provided comfort during amateur sports activities. When designing sportswear, the properties of natural and artificial fibres were considered, and the optimal weaving and knitting weaves were searched for. A fashionable appearance was also important: the right colour, cut, often also the brand. Today, when an active lifestyle is promoted, sports fashion becomes our everyday life. -
23.06.2023
07.01.2024
Matejko. The painter and history
Among Polish painters, there is perhaps none more universally known than Jan Matejko. His works have accompanied generation after generation of Poles, at the very least from the beginnings of their education in the field of history, though mainly through reproductions in history books at that time. It is no exaggeration to say that the paintings of Matejko have shaped the imagination of the Polish nation on the greatest events of its own history. The painting “The Battle of Grunwald” (The painting is located in the National Museum in Warsaw)by this artist is the Polish painting most forcefully etched into the shared consciousness. -
03.02.2023
27.08.2023
Czapski acquisitions. Norwid in diaries
The collection of artistic works by Józef Czapski at the National Museum in Krakow currently amounts to 27 oil paintings, 3 etchings, and 15 drawings (loose, not collated in folios). In the years 2019–2022, the NMK received as gifts or otherwise acquired 4 oil paintings, an ink drawing, and Czapski’s table from the collection of Renata and Marek Szypulski and the Polish Humanitarian Fund in France, as well as etchings from the collection of Barbara and Richard Aeschlimann.