Bunker of
Arts
In 1965 a modern exhibition hall for a state
art agency was built amid ancient landmarks of
Krakow’s historic Old Town district, just
opposite the temple-like Palace of Arts at the Szczepanski
square. Owing to its gray concrete walls and
bulky shape the unpopular construction has been
dubbed “the bunker” before long. By the mid
1990s the contemptuous label was embraced by the
exhibition hall’s managers who turned their ‘Bunker
of Arts - The Contemporary Art Gallery’
into a stronghold of the avant-garde. Every third
year the Bunker of Arts (Polish 'Bunkier
Sztuki')serves as the main exhibition venue
for the International Print Triennial, one of the
world’s biggest festivals of print arts.
Grand
Square
Krakow’s central Grand Square (Rynek
Glowny), the largest plaza of medieval Europe and
one of the world’s finest with its spectacular
landmarks, has remained the hub of the city since
the 13th century.
Palace
of Arts
Temple of Fine Arts from the turn of the
20th century.
Manggha
Japan Culture and Technology Center
Fine example of the world's newest
architecture is the scene of numerous cultural
events, and most have something to do with Japan.
International
Culture Center
Exhibitions, conferences, and much more.
Pod
Baranami Cabaret
Poland's cult venue for high-brow
entertainment.
Jama
Michalika Cafe
Century-old Bohemian hideout in its 1908
Art Nouveau splendor.
Center
for Jewish Culture
19th-century prayer house turned modern
cultural venue safeguards and presents heritage
of Poland’s Jews.
Villa
Decius
Almost perfect Renaissance Italian villa
shelters Krakow's European Academy.
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