Kraków for Art Lovers

The stops, in walking order

1. 1

   

   Stop 1: Akademia Sztuk Pięknych

   ~3 min here

   Before you is the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts, a public art university at number thirteen on Matejko Square.

2. 2

   

   Stop 2: 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.

3. 3

   

   Stop 3: Jan Matejko

   ~3 min here

   Jan Matejko is the bronze figure seated in an armchair inside the picture-frame structure before you: this is Kraków’s monument to the painter.

4. 4

   

   Stop 4: 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.

5. 5

   

   Stop 5: Dom Jana Matejki

   ~1 hr here

   Dom Jana Matejki is the former home of Jan Matejko, now a museum devoted to the Polish painter.

6. 6

   

   Stop 6: 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.

7. 7

   

   Stop 7: 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.

8. 8

   

   Stop 8: Muzeum Sztuki i Techniki Japońskiej Manggha

   ~1 hr here

   Manggha, Kraków’s Museum of Japanese Art and Technology, is the modern museum before you, its broad roof shaped to evoke the sea in traditional Japanese painting.

9. 9

   

   Stop 9: 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.

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