Jozef Czapski Jozef Czapski was a Polish writer, painter and art critic, as well as an officer of the Polish Army. He was born in 1896 into an aristocratic family, Hutten-Czapski. He inherited the title ‘count’ (Polish hrabia) of the Hutten family but was not using it. Jozef Czapski spent most

Emeryk Hutten-Czapski Emeryk Hutten-Czapski was born in 1828 into a wealthy aristocratic family in Poland-Lithuania. He was very well educated, knew seven languages and was an heir to a huge fortune. Since Poland was at the time under Russian occupation, Emeryk Hutten-Czapski was developing a bright career as a high

Gallery of the 19th-century Polish Art in the Cloth Hall opened in 1884. Its opening was initiated by Polish artists who donated their works to the city of Krakow. In 1879 Polish painter, Henryk Siemiradzki, decided to gift his painting, Nero’s Torches, to the city council. The next day, 39 artists

The majestic building in the centre of Krakow’s Main Square – Cloth Hall (Sukiennice in Polish), has stood there for almost seven centuries. It has now become one of the city’s best landmarks. The Cloth Hall has been the heart of the trade in Krakow from city’s very beginning. For centuries it

Krakow Ghetto was established in 1941 in Podgorze district. It was one of five major, metropolitan Jewish ghettos created by Nazi Germany in the territories of occupied Poland (General Government – Generalne Gubernatorstwo). Before 1939, Krakow was inhabited by around 70.000 Jews, with the vast majority living in the district

The Tatra Mountains is the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains. It is a natural border between Poland and Slovakia, with the majority of Tatras lying within the latter. Its natural habitat is protected by the establishment of the Tatra National Parks in both countries, which were jointly recognised by

The area of today’s Krakow Old Town (in Polish Stare Miasto) actually mirrors the territories of the town of Krakow from the Middle Ages until the end of 18th century. History of the Krakow Old Town begins in the 9th century and leaves an important mark in the origins of Polish statehood.

Stanislaw Wyspianski was a Polish dramatist, poet, and painter. He created within the philosophy of Young Poland. It was an art movement at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries that focused on decadence, symbolism and impressionism. This period is also associated with Bohemianism. The Young Poland Movement relates mostly to Polish

The National Museum in Krakow was established in 1879. As the first-ever national museum, it had a great responsibility in maintaining the national spirit in the time when Polish people were deprived of their home country and statehood. In museum’s possession, there is a rich collection of works of art

Ring of park Planty Planty is a unique green belt that encircles the Old Town of Krakow. The park was established between 1822 and 1830 in the place of medieval city walls. Fortifications surrounding the city were torn down and the area of the moat, at the time serving as city