Art Fair Krakow is not just expositions at the Palace of Art.
Exhibitions in Krakow’s museums and galleries, Summer Jazz Festival, Photomonth, Street Theatre Festival, Graphic Arts Triennial, Open City Festival—these events offer a broader view of the rich architecture of Krakow’s cultural map. Check out our recommendations.
PROGRAM
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Bunkier Sztuki
Daj mi wszystko
Exhibition of the Gift from Teresa and Andrzej Starmach to Krakow’s Museums
Artists: Magdalena Abakanowicz, Mirosław Bałka, Tomasz Ciecierski, Marek Chlanda, Marta Deskur, Stanisław Dróżdż, Władysław Hasior, Piotr Jaros, Julian Jończyk, Tadeusz Kantor, Edward Krasiński, Andrzej Lachowicz, Piotr Lutyński, Marzena Nowak, Jerzy Nowosielski, Marek Piasecki, Przemysław Pokrycki, Robert Rumas, Jadwiga Sawicka, Mikołaj Smoczyński, Jacek Maria Stokłosa, Grzegorz Sztwiertnia, Jan Tarasin, Andrzej Wełmiński, Krzysztof Zieliński
Manggha
Background
In this exhibition, the eponymous ‘background’ plays the leading role, being ‘foregrounded’, as it were. At the same time, it represents the broader context encompassing the historical, social, cultural, and individual circumstances that impact human and non-human entities. In this way, the background – being a mere part of a represented reality – also encapsulates a depiction of that reality as a whole.
MOCAK
Food in Art
Food in At is the 11th exhibition in MOCAK’s flagship series Civilisation in Art, in which we confront important areas of life with the reflections of artists. We have previously looked at themes such as history, sport, economics, crime, gender, medicine, motherland, art, nature and politics. Food in this context has an exceptional position, since it is crucial to existence itself, which lends it significance in many areas of our lives.
Open City
The Open City Festival of Art in Public Space is the oldest regularly held art festival in urban space in Poland. For 16 years, the Lublin Center for Intercultural Creative Initiatives
ROZDROŻA has been inviting the best curators and artists and presenting outstanding works of art. The exhibition of artistic installations located in the former University Hospital at Wesoła Street is a presentation of selected works from the Open City festival collection. They are complemented by works by Krakow artists, which, at the request of the curator, Piotr Franaszek, were included in the author’s narrative and substantive context.
MuFo
Being Like Adam Karaś
Curators: Monika Kozień, Marta Miskowiec
His photographic studio was also his home, studio lamps had their names, and the successive cameras were regularly modified and upgraded. Adam Karaś (1896–1986) built his life around photography, and the first retrospective exhibition of his works is an invitation to the world of this eccentric creator, photography enthusiast, designer and inventor.
CRICOTEKA
Bereś
Jerzy Bereś’s exhibition at Cricoteka, carried out in cooperation with the Maria Pinińska-Bereś and Jerzy Bereś Foundation, takes place on the 60th anniversary of the artist’s first individual exhibition organized on the initiative of the Krakow Group at the Krzysztofory Gallery.
ULICA Festival
International Street Theater Festival
EVERYTHING IS THEATER
5–7/07/2024
ULICA Festival – an international street theater festival organized since 1987 in Krakow by the KTO Theater. It is one of the oldest festivals of this type in Central Europe. During STREET, monumental spectacles, theater performances, happenings, clown shows, puppet shows, fire shows and many other events are presented.
ULICA Festival is the flagship event of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, recognized all over the world, which annually hosts over 180 artists from around the world and attracts tens of thousands of residents and tourists. Performances take place in July on the most important squares in Krakow, including: on the Main Square, Szczepański Square, Mały Rynek, Jan Nowak Jeziorański Square and many others. The festival’s ambition is to present the latest trends in the world art of street theater.
SUMMER JAZZ FESTIVAL
Piwnica pod Baranami | 21:00
4.07 Jacek Kochan / Dominik Wania / Rafal Sarnecki / Robert Kubiszyn
6.07 Hildegarde Wanzlawe Quartet
7.07 Old Metropolitan Band
Harris Piano Jazz Bar | 21:30
4.07 Sławek Pezda Quartet
5.07 Little Egoists
6.07 Rafał Sarnecki / Piotr Lemanczyk / Adam Golicki – New York Session
7.07 Carmen Vela Quartet
Globus Music Club | 20:00
4.07 Chicken Trio
5.07 Hildegarde Wanzlawe Quartet
6.07 Ilona Damięcka Piano & Vocal Solo
Main Square – Szczepański Square
7.07 New Orleans Sunday.
This is a major celebration of traditional jazz, attracting a joyful and spontaneous audience reveling in the lively sounds from New Orleans. Starting from noon, jazz performed by traditional jazz bands will resonate in the gardens of clubs and cafes on the Main Square. At 5:00 PM, the dancing New Orleans Parade departs from the Town Hall, heading towards Plac Szczepański. The parade features musicians, dancers, and several thousand fans of traditional jazz. The event culminates in a concert on the stage at Plac Szczepański. This event is free of charge.
Tickets available at ticketmaster.pl or at the festival office (ul. Karmelicka 52/1, with a 10% discount).
Pryzmat Gallery
LETTRA – Kraków 2024
znak/litera, ars longa, vita brevis
exhibition from the series: Around the book Exhibition in the Accompanying Program of the 202nd International Print Triennial
Nuremberg House
around / along / beyond / inside
The exhibition around / along / beyond / inside, organized on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the partnership between Krakow and Nuremberg, is a show of the work of five artists associated with the area of concrete, geometric art: Teresa Bujnowska, Jerzy Kałucki, Gisela Hoffmann, Reinhard Wöllmer and Olga Ząbroń.
Starmach Gallery
Magdalena Abakanowicz. Tkaniny i prace na papierze
curator: Andrzej Szczepaniak
Magdalena Abakanowicz. Fabrics and works on paper
curator: Andrzej Szczepaniak
Starmach Gallery presents a selection of works from its own collection. The presented works by Magdalena Abakanowicz come from various periods of the artist’s life. The exhibition allows you to see, among others: with abstract painted fabrics from the late 1950s, woven portraits of women “Anita” and Dorota III” from 1965 and gouaches from the “Wild Flowers” series from the 1990s.
Photomonth
Galeria Pałacu Potockich: Rynek Główny 20, Kraków
wejście: Rynek Główny 20 / ul. Bracka 2
Month of photography in Krakow is one of the most organized photography festivals in our part of Europe, and is also one of the cyclical events occurring in the arts in Poland. The 21st edition of the program, which will take place at the end of June 2024, will consist of performances and events organized in three sections – Central Exhibition under the slogan “AFROTOPIES. East – West, West – East.”, ShowOFF Section and FRINGE Section. The works will be exhibited in Krakow museums, galleries and non-obvious spaces. A diverse program of exhibitions, not only photography ones, enriched with meetings, discussion panels, film screenings and workshops, offering a broad overview of contemporary photography and the main theme of the festival.
International Graphics Triennial
The international graphic competition organized in Krakow since 1966 and the resulting exhibition have become an important platform for visual discussion about contemporary times over the last decade.
Hotel Puro Kazimierz
The atmosphere of Krakow’s Kazimierz in modern, designer interiors. We make it easy to relax and be inspired to explore the city further. Functional rooms, spacious lobby, own bakery – staying at PURO in Kazimierz is a unique experience.
Hotel Puro Stare Miasto
At PURO Kraków Stare Miasto we have combined modern design, comfort and style. Regardless of whether you are planning a day of sightseeing, business meetings or just want to relax, with us you are always in the center, right next to the most important attractions, restaurants and events in the city.
Hotel Balthazar
Balthazar Design Hotel is a dream come true a truly unique place in Krakow – for travelers both for business purposes and visiting Krakow for attractions tourist and cultural.
Stradom House Autograph Collection
Stradom House is a unique lifestyle destination in the very center of Krakow, between the Wawel Royal Castle and the Jewish district of Kazimierz. It offers unique experiences thanks to the 5-star Autograph Collection by Marriott hotel, located in a building whose history dates back to the 14th century. Stradom House also offers unique culinary experiences offered by the Stradomska 12 restaurant with modern Polish cuisine and the Gaia restaurant with Mediterranean cuisine. The refined, natural SÓL spa & wellness invites you to feel authentic relaxation, and the world-class Hedwig’s club – located in the space of a former chapel – provides escapist experiences. The hotel space is decorated with a rich collection of contemporary art.
Garni Hotel 1891
1891 Garni Hotel is a facility located in Kazimierz, on the site of a townhouse from 1891, designed by Karol Knaus. At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, it was a famous hotel with a bathhouse featuring a large swimming pool. In the interwar years, the building served as a rental house, with its ground floor occupied by an atmospheric pub called “The Eighth Day of the Week” – a venue for artistic gatherings of the local bohemia and tourists visiting Kazimierz. Although the townhouse no longer exists, the property contains many references to its history.
Today, the Garni Hotel offers 122 comfortable rooms in 4 categories, a restaurant with French cuisine featuring a summer patio, and modern conference rooms. Additionally, it provides its guests with underground parking.
The hotel’s location on the border of the Old Town and Kazimierz ensures that all of Krakow’s major attractions are within easy reach. This makes it an ideal base for all explorers and history enthusiasts.
Bonjour Pho
Molam
Vicenti
Stradomska 12
Fiorentina
Bianca Ristorante
Little Italy in the heart of Krakow. Bianca is an atmospheric restaurant that combines everything that is best in Italy. The simplicity and joy of composing dishes based on the best ingredients imported from various parts of Italy.
Wesele
Wesele Restaurant is located at Krakow’s Main Market Square, in the most important tourist point of the city, close to St. Mary’s Basilica, the Cloth Hall and the Museum in the Market Square Underground.
At the Wesele Restaurant you can taste the best of Polish cuisine.
Szara Gęś Le Privé
Gray Goose Le Privé is the best combination of elegance, luxury and exquisite taste. We have four separate rooms at our guests’ disposal, three of which can be booked exclusively – Amazonico, Cognac and Champagne Room. Our menu includes fresh fish, oysters and meat, as well as original cocktails. The modern Fusion kitchen will take you on an unforgettable adventure
Boccanera
Boccanera is a unique place on the culinary map of Krakow. Located in the heart of Krakow, in the charming Doubting Thomas Alley. Original Mediterranean cuisine, original cocktails, atmospheric interiors and a unique loft atmosphere. An open kitchen allows our guests to observe the work of our crew and the Stefano Ferrara oven, where our pizza is baked every day according to the original Italian recipe.
