Kraków on Stage

The stops, in walking order

1. 1

   

   Stop 1: Cricoteka

   ~1 hr here

   Cricoteka is the museum and arts centre devoted to Tadeusz Kantor, housed here at Nadwiślańska in the former Podgórze power station.

2. 2

   

   Stop 2: Piotr Skrzynecki

   ~3 min here

   Here in Kazimierz, at Skawińska 8, this bronze monument honors Piotr Skrzynecki, the creator and driving force behind the cabaret Piwnica pod Baranami.

3. 3

   

   Stop 3: Filharmonia Krakowska imienia Karola Szymanowskiego

   ~3 min here

   Kraków Philharmonic, named for Karol Szymanowski, occupies this concert hall at the corner of Zwierzyniecka and Straszewskiego Streets.

4. 4

   

   Stop 4: Muzeum Witrażu w Krakowie

   ~1 hr here

   Behind this historic townhouse is Kraków’s Stained Glass Workshop and Museum, a place where a working studio and a museum share the same home.

5. 5

   

   Stop 5: Teatr Groteska

   ~3 min here

   Teatr Groteska is the theatre on Skarbowa Street, a Kraków house of puppets, visual theatre and dance.

6. 6

   

   Stop 6: Teatr Bagatela

   ~3 min here

   Teatr Bagatela fills the corner where Karmelicka Street meets Krupnicza Street, and its façade is marked by abstract ceramic work.

7. 7

   

   Stop 7: Piwnica Pod Baranami

   ~3 min here

   Piwnica pod Baranami is Kraków’s literary cabaret, working in the cellar of Pałac Pod Baranami at Main Market Square, beside the Vis-á-vis café.

8. 8

   

   Stop 8: Pałac Sztuki

   ~1 hr here

   At number four on Szczepański Square, Pałac Sztuki is the exhibition building of Kraków’s Society of Friends of Fine Arts.

9. 9

   

   Stop 9: Teatr im. Juliusza Słowackiego

   ~3 min here

   The Juliusz Słowacki Theatre is the historic theatre and opera house filling this address on Holy Spirit Square.

10. 10

    

    Stop 10: Dom Machin (Scena Miniatura)

    ~3 min here

    Dom Machin, the former power house behind the Juliusz Słowacki Theatre, now contains Scena Miniatura, the theatre’s small performance space.

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