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Krakow's
Manggha Center of Japanese Art and Technology
Krakow’s
outpost of the Japanese creativity and ingenuity opened at 26
Konopnickiej street in 1994 as the Manggha Center of Japanese Art and Technology.
Renamed Museum of Japanese Art and Technology "Manggha",
it remains the biggest institution promoting Japan's culture in the whole Central and
Eastern Europe.
The
Center of Japanese Art and Technology is
a brainchild of Andrzej Wajda, the renowned Oscar-awarded
Polish film maker, who also contributed his $340,000 Kyoto
city award and helped to raise the outstanding $5.5 million to
erect it.
Museum
of Japanese Art and Technology on the map of Krakow
The
wave-shaped building of the Manghha Museum on the bank of the
Wisla river just opposite the Wawel Hill was designed by Arata
Isozaki, Japan's prominent architect. It houses part of the Krakow
National Museum’s Japanese collections such as fabulous
Japanese woodcuts, porcelain, splendid artifacts of ancient handicraft,
ornate weaponry, etc. Many of them were amassed by Feliks “Manggha”
Jasienski, a wealthy Polish connoisseur, by the end of the
19th century and donated to the National Museum in Krakow in 1920.
The Manggha Center organizes various temporary
exhibitions, concerts, presentations, etc., pertaining mostly
but not exclusively to Japan’s national heritage or its
present-day achievements. Its modern auditorium is a
popular venue for concerts
of classical music and jazz as well as conferences
in Krakow.
Tickets
and opening hours of the Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology
The
Museum of Japanese Art and Technology "Manggha" is
open every day except Mondays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Regular
tickets cost 15 zloties, reduced 10 zloties. Available are
family tickets for adults with children priced at 25 zloties
and group tickets for 60 zloties. Admission to permanent
exhibitions is free on Tuesdays.
Contact
information of the Museum of Japanese Art and Technology -
Manggha.
Postal
address: Muzem Sztuki i Techniki Japonskiej "Manggha",
ul. Konopnickiej 26, 30-302 Krakow, Poland.
Phone
(+48) 122673753 or (+48) 122672703. Web site
www.manggha.krakow.pl
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.
Bunker
of Arts
Bulwark of the newest art.
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 Noveau 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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