Key Facts Polish sculptor born in 1854, died in 1915 Son of renowned sculptor Michał Adam Korpal Studied under the Stehlik brothers and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow Collaborated with Professor Leonard Marconi on major architectural projects in Lviv Created numerous public monuments including the Tadeusz Kościuszko

Key Facts Poland's most famous artistic dynasty spanning over 150 years of cultural influence Eight generations of talented painters, writers, and poets from Krakow Juliusz Kossak founded the dynasty as a renowned battle painter in the 19th century Wojciech Kossak became one of Poland's most celebrated painters, famous for historical

Key Facts • Award-winning Polish writer and publicist (1890-1968) from the renowned Kossak artistic family • Co-organizer of Żegota – the Council to Aid Jews during Nazi occupation • Righteous Among the Nations – recognized by Yad Vashem (posthumously, 1982) for extraordinary efforts in saving Jewish lives • Auschwitz survivor

Key Facts • Born in Kraków in 1894 as the daughter of renowned painter Wojciech Kossak • Sister of celebrated poetess Maria Jasnorzewska-Pawlikowska• Used the provocative pseudonym "Samozwaniec" (meaning "usurper") to challenge literary conventions • Pioneering satirist who masterfully blended social commentary with humor across novels, comedies, and children's literature

Key Facts • Born in Kraków in 1891, daughter of renowned painter Wojciech Kossak • Multi-talented artist – poet, playwright, and painter specializing in floral subjects • Pioneer of Polish women's poetry and key figure in the interwar literary movement • Published her breakthrough collection "Blue Almonds" in 1922, revolutionizing

Key Facts • Born in 1896 in Lviv, member of the renowned Kossak artistic dynasty • Grandson of Juliusz Kossak and nephew of Wojciech Kossak, famous Polish painters • Specialized in landscapes, horses, and rural architecture paintings with distinctive brushwork and atmospheric depth • World War I veteran who served

Key Facts • Born in 1856 in Paris to renowned painter Juliusz Kossak • Studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow (1871-1873) and later in Munich and Paris • Court painter to German Emperor Wilhelm II in Berlin • President of the Society of Friends of Fine Arts

Key Facts Born: 1824 in Nowy Wiśnicz near Bochnia, died 1899 in Krakow Profession: Painter, illustrator, and draftsman specializing in equestrian and military scenes Family: Brother of renowned painter Leon Kossak Education: Initially studied law (1842) while simultaneously learning drawing Political involvement: Participated in the Spring of Nations (1848) Krakow

The Geological Museum of the Polish Academy of Sciences is located at 3 Senacka Street next to the Department of Dynamic Geology of the Institute of Geological Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Krakow. The museum houses collections that are over 100 years old. The Polish collection of

Key Facts Born in 1874 in Wadowice, the same town where Pope John Paul II was later born Studied architecture at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna's Academy of Fine Arts, and École des Beaux-Arts in Paris Chief Conservator of St. Mary's Basilica for 25 years (1900-1925), overseeing critical