Program in English

The Mayor of the City of Kraków Jacek Majchrowski and the Directors of Kraków's Museums invite you to:

The 10^th Night of the Museums in Kraków.

 

May 17/18 2013

The collection. Share your passion

 

Museums open from 7:00pm to 1:00am

 

6:00pm, National Museum in Kraków – Czapiski Palace, ul. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego 10-12 – inauguration of the 10^th Night of the Museums, 2013

 

 

Academy of Fine Arts Museum in Kraków

pl. Matejki 13, tel. 12 299 20 29

• exhibit: Workshop – arrangement of museum space as the studio of Wojciech Weiss. Elements of the artists' atelier: W.Weiss, W.Taranczewski, E.Krcha, W.Jarocki, J.Matejko

 

Museum of Archaeology

ul. Poselska 3, tel. 12 422 71 00 ext. 50

7:00pm-2:00am (last entry at 1:00pm)

·         permanent and temporary exhibitions open

·         exhibition in the museum garden: The Mikorzyn stones – a wishful forgery

·         nighttime visit to the underground of the Church of St. Wojciech, Kraków (Market Square) – exhibit: Happenings of the Kraków Market Square and the Church of St. Wojciech

·         Archeobus: trip to the palace and park complex in Branice. Meeting at 5:00pm on ul. Poselska 3 (viewing of exhibit Ukraine over the ages). Return to Kraków approx. 10:00pm. Reservation via e-mail: wozniak@ma.krakow.pl

 

    Cardinal Karol Wojtyła Archdiocese Museum

    ul. Kanonicza 19-21, tel. 12 628 82 11

• exposition of sacral art (including a collection of sculptures of the "Beautiful Madonna" from 14th-15^th centuries, liturgical dress and props from 14th-20^th centuries, 13th-17^th century panel and easel painting from Małopolska
• permanent canonical exhibition Cardinal Karol Wojtyła and archbishop's apartment
• 8:00pm concert Wileński Quartet

 

Museum of the Home Army

 ul. Wita Stwosza 12, tel. 12 410 07 70

·         historical reconstructions

·         film showing Cichociemni

·         lectures: Legal issues and collecting and Museum collection. Historical sources in the collections of the Home Army Museum

·         concert of the AIRIS string quartet and the Kraków rap artist Tadek

·         soldier's split-pea soup

 

 

Ethnographic Museum in Kraków

Town Hall, pl. Wolnica 1, tel. 12 430 55 63

·         permanent exhibition Polish folk culture

• temporary exhibition Clothing: architecture and anatomy

 

Esterka House, ul. Krakowska 46, tel.12 430 60 23

• temporary exhibition: Roy Villevoye, Red Calico (as part of the Month of Photography in Kraków festival)

 

Collegium Medicum Museum of Pharmacy

ul. Floriańska 25, tel. 12 421 92 79

7:00pm-1:00am

• permanent exhibition The history of pharmacy from the Middle Ages through modern times

 

 

Geological Museum ING PAN

ul. Senacka 1-3, tel. 12 422 19 10

• permanent exhibition: Geological construction of the Kraków region
• presentations of objects from museum and private collections: Ammonite dizziness, A notch of time, Geodiversity, Around minerals and stone

 

Geological Museum of the Jagiellonian University Institute of Geological Sciences

ul. Oleandry 2a, tel. 12 663 24 82 

• a diverse and colorful collection of minerals and traces  left at the bottom of the sea by organisms that lived millions of years ago
• a collection of rocks and minerals specially prepared for the blind
• exhibition: Sherlock Holmes in the Carpathian depths
• exhibition: Color and shape – the charm and beauty of minerals
• geological spectacle Smoke from the depths at the top of every hour (extraordinary constructions at the bottom of the sea – hydrothermal vents)

 

Geological Museum of the Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection,

al. Mickiewicza 30, tel. 12 617 23 65

• presentation of Museum and private collections, combined with the seminar Hobby, collections, science – a Lecture
• exhibition Minerals from deposits of zinc and lead (Dalniegorsk – Russia, Madan – Bulgaria, Trepča – Kosovo, Olkusz – Poland, and more). Exceptional items will be presented in large-format photograms
• presentations of achievements by the Student Scientific Communities of the Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection, AGH
• detailed programme at www.geol.agh.edu.pl/muzeum

 

 

Museum of History of Photography, Kraków

ul. Józefitów 16, tel. 12 634 59 32

·         permanent exhibition: The history of photography

·         temporary exhibition: The turbulence of emptiness - works of the pioneers of Japanese photography at the end of the 19^th century

·         exhibition: Patriotic fashion

·         photography gadgets – worth collecting?

·         photographic studio scenography – opportunity to photograph oneself in a scene from a photographic studio from the turn of the 19th-20^th centuries

 

Historical Museum of the City of Kraków

Krzysztofory Palace, Market Square 35, tel. 12 422 15 04

• 7:00pm–1:00am viewing of temporary exhibition Let us rush to victory (on the 150^th anniversary of the January uprising)
• 5:00pm–7:00pm demonstration of talents by pupils of Kraków Music School no. 1, "Fontana" room
• 7:30pm–8:30pm show for children The Wawel Dragon A Terrible Glutton, performed by Teatr Otwarty, "Fontana" room
• 9:00pm-10:00pm concert Let us rush to victory by the Organum Choir, under the direction of Stanisław Grzybek
• 10:00pm-11:00pm lecture Cimelia from the patriotic jewelry collection of the Historical Museum of the City of Kraków, Danuta Radwan
• 11:00pm-midnight lecture Kraków and the January Uprising, dr Walery Bubień
• midnight concert Agnieszka Rösnerówny Just a little something

 

Barbican, ul. Basztowa

• 5:00pm orienteering game for families Crouching tiger, hidden dragon. Along the path of Kraków's predators. Final: 7:00–7:30pm,  "Fontana" room
• 7:00pm–7:30pm and 9:00pm–9:30pm Ballo d’ Amore – a ballet and pantomime performance by the "Cracovia Danza" Royal Ballet. Choreography from the era in Italian and French style - Romana Agnel, costumes - Monika Polak-Luścińska
• 8:00pm–9:00pm and 10:00pm–11:00pm demonstrations of knights' duels by the "Krak" Wisła Warriors
• 9:30pm–10:00pm tour of Barbican

 

Defensive walls, ul. Pijarska

• 7:00pm–1:00am presentation of historical dress of urban dwellers, patricians and city guards (chapel and tower of the Haberdashers)
• 9:00pm–9:30pm scenes from daily life of Kraków residents in the past

 

City Hall Tower, Market Square 1

• 7:00pm–1:00am (every 30 minutes except for 8:00pm; last entrance at 12:30am) guided tour. Priority for those with reservations made at www.bilety.mhk.pl Programme includes scenes from the lives of Kraków's residents in history: A visit to Baltazar Bohem, Greyheads, embroidery, songs; Face to face with the master of holy justice
• 8:00pm photography presentation Time in the city – the city in time, Katarzyna Winiarczyk

Pomorska St. Branch, ul. Pomorska 2

• 5:30pm opening of air raid shelter in Krakowski Park by the "Rawelin" Małopolska Society of History Lovers
• presentation of elements from the collection of Ryszard Kucharski, president of the Kraków Collector's Club (LOK lecture hall)
• 7:00pm presentation of coins and banknotes from 1918-1956 from the collection of Bogusław Wyłupek and his grandson Tomasz, with participation of collectors (LOK lecture hall)
• 8:00pm, 9:00pm and 11:00pm showing of documentary dedicated to the Historical Museum of the City of Kraków The museum anew, courtyard of "Dom Śląski"
• 8:30pm film The bear and the sixteen, introduction byTomasz Stachów, courtyard of "Dom Śląski"
• 10:30pm documentary film by A. Czerniakowska Victory, introduction byTomasz Stachów, courtyard of "Dom Śląski"

 

History of Nowa Huta Branch, os. Słoneczne 16

Nowa Huta film collection:

• 6:00pm meeting with Jerzy Ridan, Marcin Kaproń, Grzegorz Zariczny, Anna Caban-Starewicz and others
• 6:45pm first documentary film about Nowa Huta: Direction – Nowa Huta
• 7:00pm first feature film about Nowa Huta: Three stories
• 7:30pm the phenomenon of the Nowa Huta Film Chronicles, led by Anna Caban-Starewicz
• 8:30pm showing of 1960s film fragments about Nowa Huta from the Polish Film Chronicles
• 9:30pm feature film Tomorrow
• Man of Marble, dir. Andrzej Wajda, 1976, TVP
• midnight  showing of 1970s film fragments about Nowa Huta from the Polish Film Chronicles
• 5:30pm, 7:30pm and 9:30pm cars from the era and a Jelcz "Cucumber" will travel along the route from Barbican to History of Nowa Huta Branch
• 7:00pm, 8:00pm and 9:00pm guided walk around Nowa Huta. Priority for those with reservations made at www.bilety.mhk.pl

 

Schindler's Factory, ul. Lipowa 4

• 7:00pm–8:00pm lecture The Holocaust in subculture: Olga Danek and Ewelina Olaszek (film room)
• 8:00pm–10:00pm tour of permanent exhibition (every 10 min.) Priority for those with reservations made at www.bilety.mhk.pl
• 10:00pm–11:00pm concert by SAMECH at the Museum gate

·         11:00pm–1:00am showing of animation by Gil Alkabetz, film room

 

House of the Hippolytes, pl. Mariacki  3

• scenes from domestic life: bedroom conversations of married couples at night

• 7:00pm-10:00pm demonstrations of the musical talents of pupils from Kraków Music School no. 1
• presentation of uncommon objects (gifts and souvenirs, including a box with a dried orange from 1840, two balls from 1848, a gold horn from "The Wedding". Presentations about the objects will be given at 8:00pm, 9:00pm and 10:00pm

 

Old Synagogue, ul. Szeroka 24

7:00pm–1:00am (exposition rooms, ground floor)

• viewing of permanent exhibition Jewish Traditions

• inscription of fragments from the Torah on a scroll in one of 11 languages

• viewing of temporary exhibition: The Hasmoneans of sport. Jewish sport in Kraków

• Highlights of Jewish art – a multimedia presentation of unknown Kraków Jewish art

 

The Underground Market Square, Rynek Główny 1

Time: 6:00pm-1:00am

• 6:00pm-9:00pm Long live the exposition! - actors from the "Krak" Wisła Warriors reconstruction group will present everyday life in Middle Ages Kraków
• 11:00pm, 11:15pm, 11:30pm, 11:45pm tour with guide. Priority for those with reservations made at www.bilety.mhk.pl
• 6:00 presentations for children The work of an archaeologist. Led by Dominik Lulewicz
• 8:00pm Employees only – Mirosław Bydłoń will lead guests around areas not usually accessible to visitors
• 10:00pm Along the paths of justice in Kraków – presentation by Katarzyna Winiarczyk and Justyna Kutrzeba

Tickets: entrance tickets distributed to those in the queue from 6:00pm–8:45pm, entrance for those with reservation by Internet from 9:00pm–11:45pm

 

 

"Pod Orłem" Pharmacy, pl. Bohaterów Getta 18

• viewing of permanent exhibition The pharmacy of Tadeusz Pankiewicz in the Kraków ghetto
• 7:15pm, 8:15pm, 9:15pm, 10:15pm, 11:15pm guided tour, by reservation only at www.mhk.pl
• 8:00pm lecture and showing of old photography Underground theatre in occupied Kraków 1939–1945, Małgorzata Palka
• Artists in Pankiewicz's pharmacy, Anna Pióro
• 9:00pm workshop From artifact to performance, Karina Janik, Małgorzata Palka, Agnieszka Kowalska. Reservation required, participants should follow the instructions of those leading the session. Number of participants: 15–20 (reservation by phone: 12 426 50 60)
• 10:15pm presentation of the New Museum Theatre, Agnieszka Kowalska

 

 

Zwierzyniecki House, ul. Królowej Jadwigi 41                                                                                                 

6:00pm-19.45

• Raising the curtain: actors behind the scenes – workshops for children 5-12 years old
• tour of exhibition Emigrejtan. Zygmunt Nowakowski – an émigré Cracovian
• film showing I never left Kraków
• 8:00pm–9:45pm comedy and music show

 

 

Museum of Civil Engineering

ul. św. Wawrzyńca 15, tel. 12  421 12 42

opening hours: 7:00pm–midnight

• demonstrations of experiments, presentation of inventions of Otto von Guericke and models made available by the Otto von Guericke Society
• Great Depression 1912-1913 – photography of Borut Peterlin (wet collodion technique)
• exhibitions: Around the wheel, the Forgotten Museum. Adrian Baraniecki and the Museum of Technology and Industry, From the history of Polish motorization, Kraków printing of the 15th-20^th centuries, Wawrzyniec Streetcars
• 9:00pm-11:00pmMembers of the 126pKR-using group will present their beloved Fiat 126p ("Baby Fiat") cars

 

Garden of Experiences, al. Pokoju 68, Park Lotników Polskich

opening hours: 6:00pm-10:00pm

• Experiments in a vacuum – preparation for the GrandExperiment to take place on 18 May 2013 at 3:00pm
• presentation of new interactive models: Flying mirror and Air cannon

 

 

Museum of Polish Flight

al. Jana Pawła II 39, tel. 12 642 87 00

·         theatre presentation The Ballad of Jan Wnęk

·         Lampionada

·         lecture by Jan Hoffmann Past, present and future pioneers of flight technology, viewing of interior of selected airplanes and helicopters

·         continual displays of films about flight-related subjects

·         music by the Kraków musician Krzysztof Suchodolski  

·         light displays and a surprise

 

"Rydlówka" Museum of Young Poland

ul. Włodzimierza Tetmajera 28, Bronowice Małe, tel. 12 637  07 50

7:00pm–midnight

·         permanent exhibition – guided tour at the top of every hour, last entrance at midnight

·         9:00pm documentary film showing One time around. The story of Maria Rydlowa

·         open workshops on various types of artisanship conducted by ŻyWa Pracownia (incl. making traditional wedding dolls and coloring tapestries with Kraków-themed embroideries)

·         opportunity to create your own graphic prints with commemorative logo

·         workshops in traditional dances with live music

 

National Museum in Kraków

Main Hall, al. 3 Maja 1

• 7:00pm–11:00pm The Machinery of Sound – group assembly of sound machines in a hall with mechanical elements, installations and collections of objects brought by participants. Led by: Maciej Wojnicki
• 10:00pm–midnight City-Projector – construction of a projector allowing visitors to cast images on archival images of old Kraków. Led by: PALCE LIZAĆ (Dominika Wilczyńska and Barbara Nawrocka)
• Bogusław Bachorczyk Decorated – installation inspired by 19th-century orders
• Monika Drożyńska Relaxation – object made by the artist from a crochet hook since 2009
• display of posters by Bohdan Butenka from the Pollesch collection, prepared by: Magdalena Czubińska
• a place for the youngest – showing of animations by Bohdan Butenka
• Temporary exhibition Julian Antonisz. Technique is art – tour at 10:00pm 
• Temporary exhibition Edward Dwurnik. Insanity – tour at 9:00pm

Gallery of 20^th-century Polish Art

·         8:00pm tour of the Gallery of 20th-century Polish Art

·         temporary exhibition Witold Kaczanowski – a display of the Artist's gifts

Gallery of Craft Art

·         7:00pm–1:00am The museum of sound. A sound microscope – mobile application and possibility to create one's own soundtrack

·         temporary exhibition Prince Józef Poniatowski (1763–1813). Mementos and images in the National Museum's collections on the 200^th anniversary of his death

Gallery "Weapons and color in Poland"

• 7:00pm showing of tapestries Review of the armies at Zabłudów
• 7:00pm tour of the Gallery
• showing of the Kraków Hussars Color Guard – military camp near the Main Hall (in case of inclement weather, showing indoors at the Hall)

 

 

Gallery of 19th-century Polish Art in Sukiennice

Market Square 3

·         7:00pm–1:00am showing of archive photos of the Cloth Hall and Gallery interior

·         8:00pm, 9:00pm, 10:00pm The history of collections in Cloth Halls: the beginnings of the National Museum in Kraków – themed tour

• temporary exhibit Artists – witness to the 1863 January uprising

 

Szołayski House

pl. Szczepański 9

• 7:00pm–8:00pmFelix's curious crocks – workshops for children. Led by: Katarzyna Maziarz
• 9:30pmMusée Jasieński Cracovie. On collecting Young Poland – meeting at the exhibit "Always Young! Polish art around 1900”. Led by: Filip Skowron
• 10:30pmTouch, see, hear – collection and senses in Szymborska's Drawer – meeting at the "Szymborska's Drawer" exhibit. Led by: Katarzyna Magdalena Prałat
• temporary exhibition  Always Young! Polish art around 1900
• temporary exhibition Szymborska's Drawer

 

Jan Matejko House

ul. Floriańska 41

• 7:30pm Collection of objects – themed tour including the temporary exhibition Collections of Jan Matejko – the artist's many props
• 8:30pm A collection of memories – personal keepsakes and stories from the life of the Matejko family
• 9:30pm The collection that isn't – themed tour and showing. Led by: Agnieszka Zagrajek
• temporary exhibition Collections of Jan Matejko – the artist's many props

 

Józef Mehoffer House

ul. Krupnicza 26

·         7:00pm and midnight guided tour

·         7:30pm–9:00pm Drawers full of treasures: let's make a joint collection – artistic workshops for children. Led by: Gabriela Wiśniewska

·         9:00pm concert Aleksander Tchórzewski(viola)

·         10:00pm A visit to the fashion house. Presentation of collections by Zofia Minderowa – showing of clothing from the turn of the 19^th and 20^th centuries

·         11:00pm concert Oliwia Kruszelnicka and Wioletta Fluda – pieces by Szymanowski

 

Gallery of Antique Art – Arsenal – Museum of the Czartoryski Princes

ul. Pijarska 8

·         ancient art: Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan and Roman

·         7:00pm From travel souvenir to collection: the Egyptian travels of Prince August Czartoryski – tour for children

·         8:00pm Miss Rousset's mission, the agent of Prince Władysław Czartoryski – tour for adults

·         9:30pm–10:30pm From Dionysus to Plautus: from the Greek god to the Roman comedy of errors – reading Blaut's Twins

·         11:00pm–midnight Tell her something nice and original – reading the comedy Orange chase by Adam K. Czartoryski

 

Palace of Bishop Erazm Ciołko

ul. Kanonicza 17

·         7:00pm–9:00pmDiscover the Czerwieński treasure – open workshop for children

·         8:00pm–11:00pmDiscover the collection of emotion and experiences in the Gallery of Early Polish Art – activities for adults in the gallery's space, tasks for individual activities

·         7:00pm, 9:00pm tour through galleries: Early Polish Art. The 12^th-18^th century and Church Art of the Old Republic

·         showing of the restoration: The eglomised altarpiece from Biecz – a rescued treasure

·         temporary exhibition: Czerwień – the settlement between East and West

·         permanent exhibits: Gallery "Early Polish Art. The 12th-18^th centuries", Gallery "Church Art of the Old Republic", Study collection of architectural sculpture "Kraków within reach"

·         9:30pm concert by the artists of Loch Camelot

 

Emeryk Hutten-Czapski Museum

ul. Piłsudskiego 10–12

·         8:00pm, 10:00pm, midnight Just before the June 2013 opening– pre-premier tour of the Museum – as part of the European Center of Polish Numismatics at the National Museum in Kraków – led by: curators of the Numismatic Office (participation limited, reservations: jzychowska@muzeum.krakow.pl)

 

EUROPEUM Center of European Culture

pl. Sikorskiego 6

·         8:30pm–11:00pm Just before the September 2013 opening – presentation of the building with group tours (participation limited, first come-first served, tour time approx. 30 min)

·         7:00pm group activities (courtyard)

·         8:30pm performance by the Choir of Comprehensive HS 5

·         9:00pm nighttime cinema in the courtyard

 

 

Niepołomickie Museum in the Royal Castle

Niepołomice, ul. Zamkowa 2, tel.12 281 30 11

6:00om-midnight

·         Polish art of the 19^th century from the National Museum in Kraków collection – viewing of the gallery at Cloth Hall 2, European treasures of the National Museum from the Czartoryski Museum in Kraków

·         viewing of an exhibit enriched with theatre scenes titled Past collections ripped from dreams, directed by Anna Piróg - Karaszkiewicz

·         book collection of B.P. Szymański – 18th-century collection of books on the history of the Church

·         collection of Prince Leon Sapieha – African trophies and the exhibit Africa 1900, photographs by Włodzimierz Val Giełgud

·         exhibitions of Niepołomickie collectors

At the Local Branch: permanent exhibition: antique everyday items

At the Center of Sound and Speech: film showings accompanied by candlelight and conservation advice

 

Paleobotanical Museum, Institute of Botany, Jagiellonian University

ul. Kopernika 31 (next to the Botanical Gardens), tel. 12 663 36 46

·         The history of plants on Earth – fossils from the collection of the Kraków collector Zygmunt Holcer (1925-2004)

·         Vegetation on the banknotes of African countries

·         multimedia presentation What can we learn from the fossils of the Zygmunt Holcer collection (1925-2004)

 

Museum of Rescuers

ul. Rzemieślnicza 10

Attention! The exhibition will be held at the Fire Brigade station no. 1, ul. Westerplatte 19

·         open temporary exhibition 140 years of the Kraków Fire Brigade

 

Museum of the Old Theatre

ul. Jagiellońska 1, tel. 12 422 85 66

• theatre city game stary.bio.s, led by artists and based on performances of the Old Theatre. More information at www.stary.pl, sign up at: rezerwacja@stary.pl, tel. 12 422 40 40
• 7:00pm–9:00pm Seeking a hero – game, walk down the streets of Kraków in the steps of national heroes, discovering places linked with the city's history (1794 – 1918). Two paths to choose from

As part of the game:

• 9:00pm–10:00pm workshop Strophe Duel (audition hall and "STREFA BE d." of the Museum) – rehearsals of stage versions of texts by A. Mickiewicz, J. Słowacki, S. Wyspiański by game participants, led by actors of the Old Theatre
• 9:00pm–10:00pm workshop Patriotic songs (H. Modrzejwska Hall) – rehearsals of patriotic songs from shows of the Old Theatre by game participants, led by actors of the Old Theatre
• 10:00pm–24.00 concert – Duma Duma Dumanowski (Large Stage). Appearing: participants of Strophe Duel, Patriotic songs, political dj, conclusion of contests, giving prizes
• after midnight: After in "STREFA BE"

 

 

Museum of Japanese Art and Technique "Manggha"

ul. Konopnickiej 26, tel. 012-267-14-38

8:00pm-12.30am

·         exhibits: Main gallery: Utamaro. Another look, Middle gallery: Thomas May installations, Lobby: Geisha. The Essence of Beauty

·         Photography of Małgorzata Thébaud Olejniczak

·         Hall: two glass cabinets - kanzashi by Kinga Owczarska

·         quiz to the exhibit Utamaro. Another look

·         kanzashi hair decoration workshop with Kinga Owczarska

·         demonstration of geisha makeup by Małgorzata Thébaud Olejniczak

·         tea ceremony - SENSHINKAI Chadou Urasenke Tankōkai Society

 

Museum of Modern Art

ul. Lipowa 4, tel. 12 263 40 01

• exhibition Economy in art
• exhibition of photography as part of the Month of Photography in Kraków
• new exhibition of the MOCAK Collection
• multimedia presentation of the Museum's history, in the AV hall
• art workshops We read books at night
• tour of the Professor Porębski Museum (every 30 minutes in 15-person groups, reservations required: biblioteka@mocak.pl)
• visitors will be rewarded with specially designed banknotes that they can redeem for free entry to the museum through the end of 2013
• possibility to take a souvenir photo in a MOCAK wedding portrait
• Bookstore promotion: 25% discounts on all Museum publications, 5% discounts on all other publications.  Discounts on other publications with purchases of min. 150 PLN. Competition for shoppers at MOCAK Bookstore during the event – prize drawing at midnight

 

Collegium Maius Jagiellonian University Museum

ul. Jagiellońska 15, tel. 12 422 05 49

• exhibition Keepsakes of famous Poles from the collections of the Jagiellonian University Museum
• Sculptures in the open air –  presentation of sculptures of Karol Badyna in the Professorial Garden and at the Huta Courtyard, and a meeting with the artist
• a parlor of uprising poetry at the exhibition "A word about 1863. The Jagiellonian University and the January uprising." Number of places limited, tickets required – information at www.maius.uj.edu.pl
• Everything's… a number interactive exhibition (last entry at 11:30pm)
• viewing of permanent portion of exhibition from Library to Assembly Hall (last entry at 12:30am)
• -10% on all publications and souvenirs in the Negotiolum museum shop
• 9:00pm concert: Irena Urbańska and the Klezmers – Jewish love songs (Green Room)

 

Zoological Museum, Collegium Zoologicum, Jagiellonian University

ul. R. Ingardena 6, tel. 12 663 24 14

6:00-midnight

·                     poster exhibition Great scientists and their collections at the JU Zoological Museum

·                     viewing of exhibition A panorama of the Earth's fauna

·                     presentation of a portion of the collection of butterflies and flies

·                     possibility to view the scientific butterfly collection (every half-hour from 7:00pm to 9:30pm)

·                     display of live invertebrates, including spiders, cockroaches, locusts (6:30pm-10:00pm)

 

Kraków Salt Mines Museum in Wieliczka – Żupny Palace

Wieliczka - ul. Zamkowa 8, tel. 12 278 58 49

Żupny Palace:

• 7:00pm-1:00am visiting the Palace in festive splendor
• Questing – terrain game
• 7:00pm, 10:30From nautilus to ammonite, life recorded in stone – tour led by author
• 7:00pm–11:00pm knight's camp, salt refining stations – visit, conversations
• 8:00pm knight's joust – presentation by the Jakub Odrowąż of Bochnia Troop
• 8:30pm parade presentation of mining weaponry
• 9:00pm, 11:00pm lottery
• 10:00pm Middle Ages fashion show – presentation of knight's armor by the Jakub Odrowąż of Bochnia Troop

Museum on the 3^rd floor of the Salt Mine:

• collections of mining machines, tools and lights
• viewing of the museum path in the mine with temporary exhibition – The world around me, preceded by a multimedia presentation

Reserve your trip to the Museum in the mine beginning May 11 until places run out – tel. 12 278 58 49

Ticket pickup and meeting place ul. Zamkowa 8
Get to Wieliczka: City bus route 204, 244, 304, night 904, Rail, private shuttle buses

 

Jagiellonian University Botanical Gardens

ul. Kopernika 27, tel.12 421 26 20

7:00pm-midnight

• nighttime illumination of the Botanical Gardens – paths and greenhouses, which will be open to the public (candles and torches for sale)
• program 230 years of the JU Botanical Gardens – film presentations, diaporamas, and presentations of panels with photographs from the history of the gardens (greenhouse)
• visiting the Botanical Gardens Museum
• temporary exhibition Nature of the Carpathian Foothills

 

Cricoteka Tadeusz Kantor Museum

Cricoteka Archive, ul. Kanonicza 5

• Where the erstwhile snowfalls are, items and archival material from the Cricoteka's collections – presentation of collections from a show that had its premier on January 27, 1979 in the Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome (selection of stage objects and props, photographs from the production, sketches and manuscripts of the artist and others, primarily non-published archival material
• cycle of film showings (recordings of productions and documentary films)

 

Gallery and workshop of Tadeusz Kantor, ul. Sienna 7/5

• viewing of apartment-workshop of Tadeusz Kantor, where the artist spent his final years

 

Royal Wawel Castle National Art Collection

Wawel 5, tel. 12 422 51 55

7:00pm-midnight

• the State Rooms on the 2^nd floor of the castle will be made available for individual viewing without a guide

Entrance to Wawel via the Senatorial Gate from 7:00pm to midnight (last entry)

 

ACCOMPANYING EVENTS:

 

Audio walk – a free mp3 file can be downloaded at krt-festival.pl in the "Artistic City Trips" section, saved to a playback device and accessed at any time while walking through the city. Organized by: Kraków Theatrical Reminiscences

 

2:00pm–10:00pm "Gazeta Krakowska" booth by the Defensive Walls at ul. Pijarska (handing out newspapers about the Night of the Museums, keepsake photos, commemorative coins).

 

18 May 2013 (Saturday) at 3:00pm in the Garden of Experiences (Museum of City Engineering) the Grand Experiment of horse pulling will be carried out (Gładiszów Stables)  prepared by members of the Otton von Guericke Society of Magdeburg, with residents of Kraków participating.