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Great May Picnic with Capella Cracoviensis
Lyrical serenades from the turn of the century? Mozart and Haydn? Or perhaps concertos by the Red Priest? Capella Cracoviensis is holding a Great May Picnic.
Lyrical serenades from the turn of the century? Mozart and Haydn? Or perhaps concertos by the Red Priest? Capella Cracoviensis is holding a Great May Picnic.
The Book of the Forest
The Book of the Forest is a fairy tale presented in the form of musical theatre and focused on the theme of a quest for ecological values that provide human life with harmony and sense.
The Book of the Forest is a fairy tale presented in the form of musical theatre and focused on the theme of a quest for ecological values that provide human life with harmony and sense.
Dark Shadows – special screening at ARS
Special screening of the ghoulish Dark Shadows by Tim Burton, with Johnny Depp (of course!) in the leading role.
Special screening of the ghoulish Dark Shadows by Tim Burton, with Johnny Depp (of course!) in the leading role.
Master course and concert by Mark Kroll
Mark Kroll has been acclaimed as one of the world's leading harpsichordists and fortepianists, as well as a sought-after teacher and lecturer of the difficult art of playing harpsichord.
Mark Kroll has been acclaimed as one of the world's leading harpsichordists and fortepianists, as well as a sought-after teacher and lecturer of the difficult art of playing harpsichord.
Chopin Concerts at the Bonerowski and Pod Baranami Palaces
Concerts dedicated to the oeuvre of Fryderyk Chopin – iconic Polish composer, the genius of the piano.
Concerts dedicated to the oeuvre of Fryderyk Chopin – iconic Polish composer, the genius of the piano.
Concerts in St Adalbert's Church
Programme of the concerts is composed of best known classical pieces as well as the most popular film melodies.
Programme of the concerts is composed of best known classical pieces as well as the most popular film melodies.
Lambs in Nappies
Once a week, Pod Baranami Cinema shows an attractive, ambitious film for parents and kids.
Once a week, Pod Baranami Cinema shows an attractive, ambitious film for parents and kids.
7th Felix Mendelssohn’s Music Days
As a child prodigy, he was compared to young Mozart. If it wasn’t for him, we might have never heard Bach’s St. Matthew Passion. But what did he do to make his own name famous? After all his works include far more than the wedding march...
As a child prodigy, he was compared to young Mozart. If it wasn’t for him, we might have never heard Bach’s St. Matthew Passion. But what did he do to make his own name famous? After all his works include far more than the wedding march...
Cracow Concerts in Beautiful Churches
Thanks to the masterful drawing of the bow, baroque sounds and architecture, the concerts of the Orchestra of teh City of Cracow brings a new and complete atmosphere.
Thanks to the masterful drawing of the bow, baroque sounds and architecture, the concerts of the Orchestra of teh City of Cracow brings a new and complete atmosphere.
Klezmer Music Concerts in Rubinstein Hotel
Klezmer bands present music based on culture of the Jews who used to live in south-eastern and central Europe. Their repertoire includes instrumental pieces of reformed Jews as well as vocal works of the orthodox Jews sung in Yiddish.
Klezmer bands present music based on culture of the Jews who used to live in south-eastern and central Europe. Their repertoire includes instrumental pieces of reformed Jews as well as vocal works of the orthodox Jews sung in Yiddish.
Pyza travelling overseas
Colorful singing musical is a lesson of geography (from the East to the West Coast of America ), history and patriotism.
Colorful singing musical is a lesson of geography (from the East to the West Coast of America ), history and patriotism.
30th Druzbacka Competition of Musicians, Instrumentalists, Folk Singers and Wedding Groomsmen
The Regional Cultural Centre in Podegrodzie will hold auditions on 17 and 18 May, and the finale concert on 20 May. Participants will be assessed on their musical ability, as well as the instrumental arrangement and outfits.
The Regional Cultural Centre in Podegrodzie will hold auditions on 17 and 18 May, and the finale concert on 20 May. Participants will be assessed on their musical ability, as well as the instrumental arrangement and outfits.
Ecoweek 2012 – Kraków
In Krakow, for the first time in Poland, ECOWEEK brings together the best among ecologically minded-architects, designers, landscape architects, young professionals, and graduate students, in a week of creative thinking 'out of the box', cooperation, dialogue, intercultural exchange, networking, hard work and lots of fun!
In Krakow, for the first time in Poland, ECOWEEK brings together the best among ecologically minded-architects, designers, landscape architects, young professionals, and graduate students, in a week of creative thinking 'out of the box', cooperation, dialogue, intercultural exchange, networking, hard work and lots of fun!
About Love Among the Others
Festival of films about sexual minorities organised by Goethe-Institut and Kino Pod Baranami
Festival of films about sexual minorities organised by Goethe-Institut and Kino Pod Baranami
I'll Sell the House in Which I Can Live No More
A theatrical séance inspired by the life and works of Czech writer Bohumil Hrabala performance without any words where the actors’ bodies, their movements and gestures and the music are the most important elements.
A theatrical séance inspired by the life and works of Czech writer Bohumil Hrabala performance without any words where the actors’ bodies, their movements and gestures and the music are the most important elements.
O! Vey! Or Stories Spiced with Cinnamon
Musical by Grupa Rafała Kmity – fascinating journey into the world of Jewish culture.
Musical by Grupa Rafała Kmity – fascinating journey into the world of Jewish culture.
With the Moon as a Backdrop – 9th Kraków Museum Night
Free admission to all exhibitions; the chance to look in corners usually hidden from prying eyes, and a heap of attractions prepared especially for the occasion – it’s time for the annual lunar art exhibition which launches a general mobilisation: Museum Night.
Free admission to all exhibitions; the chance to look in corners usually hidden from prying eyes, and a heap of attractions prepared especially for the occasion – it’s time for the annual lunar art exhibition which launches a general mobilisation: Museum Night.
Jauna Muzika Chamber Choir
Concert of the Vilnius-based Jauna Muzika Chamber Choir in the frames of the Kraków Museum Night.
Concert of the Vilnius-based Jauna Muzika Chamber Choir in the frames of the Kraków Museum Night.
Kraków Philharmonic: May
In May, the Kraków Philharmonic will be telling stories – for the young and the not-so-young, real and imagined, with tragic and happy endings...
In May, the Kraków Philharmonic will be telling stories – for the young and the not-so-young, real and imagined, with tragic and happy endings...
Night of Surrealism at ICC
We cordially invite everyone to the ICC Gallery during the 2012 Krakow Museum Night. This year, we encourage you to visit a surrealist world of the subconscious and dreams.
We cordially invite everyone to the ICC Gallery during the 2012 Krakow Museum Night. This year, we encourage you to visit a surrealist world of the subconscious and dreams.
Night with Classics
Didn't manage to go to the movies yeras ago? You did, but you want to see it once again on a big screen?
Didn't manage to go to the movies yeras ago? You did, but you want to see it once again on a big screen?
Dror Kessler at Café Szafé
18 May: The ferociously loud rooster in the neighboring yard, the red alert sirens of falling Qassam rockets, the lack of a car in a small town on the edge of
the country
18 May: The ferociously loud rooster in the neighboring yard, the red alert sirens of falling Qassam rockets, the lack of a car in a small town on the edge of
the country
Flamenco es universal
A cycle of concerts organised on the 20th anniversary of flamenco in Kraków. We will see the best flamenco duet in Poland – Sandra Cisneros and Nadia Mazur, featuring Magda Navarette (vocal), Andrzej Lewocki (guitar) and Izabela Milewicz (cajón).
A cycle of concerts organised on the 20th anniversary of flamenco in Kraków. We will see the best flamenco duet in Poland – Sandra Cisneros and Nadia Mazur, featuring Magda Navarette (vocal), Andrzej Lewocki (guitar) and Izabela Milewicz (cajón).
48 Hour Film Project
Between 18-20 May, Kraków will turn into a gigantic film set. You’ll have to be careful – you could bump into a film crew in each square, street or courtyard. Sounds interesting?
Between 18-20 May, Kraków will turn into a gigantic film set. You’ll have to be careful – you could bump into a film crew in each square, street or courtyard. Sounds interesting?
Folk Show at Jama Michalika
Meeting with Polish folklore, traditional and culture: see beautiful folk dances and costumes, listen to traditional Polish songs. During the show you can also try typical Polish dishes.
Meeting with Polish folklore, traditional and culture: see beautiful folk dances and costumes, listen to traditional Polish songs. During the show you can also try typical Polish dishes.
Małopolska Days of Cultural Heritage 2012
The shortest desription: four days, twelve selected sites, visits free of charge, materials prepared specially for the event. This year's leitmotif is wood: Małopolska presents its finest wooden churches and orthodox churches, villas, manor houses and homesteads.
The shortest desription: four days, twelve selected sites, visits free of charge, materials prepared specially for the event. This year's leitmotif is wood: Małopolska presents its finest wooden churches and orthodox churches, villas, manor houses and homesteads.
Music Evening with an R in the Beginning
Swiss national hero, characters from French fairytales, a sound landscape of the Eternal City. Everything by the composers with names beginning with an R :-)
Swiss national hero, characters from French fairytales, a sound landscape of the Eternal City. Everything by the composers with names beginning with an R :-)
Piwnica pod Baranami Cabaret
The legendary Kraków's cabaret – Piwnica pod Baranami – possesses an unusual charm. Beware, it can cast a spell!
The legendary Kraków's cabaret – Piwnica pod Baranami – possesses an unusual charm. Beware, it can cast a spell!
Argentinian Music: Europeanness of a Faraway Continent
Is Argentina really a land far, far away? The distance will be reduced to its real size by the arts and science session organised by the Music Academy in Kraków.
Is Argentina really a land far, far away? The distance will be reduced to its real size by the arts and science session organised by the Music Academy in Kraków.
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Lady with an Ermine on view at the Wawel Royal Castle
One of Leonardo’s undisputed masterpieces, the portrait of the beloved mistress of Ludovico Sforza “Il Moro,” duke of Milan, will be on view at the Wawel Royal Castle until the completion of the major renovation now underway at the Princes Czartoryski Museum in Krakow.
One of Leonardo’s undisputed masterpieces, the portrait of the beloved mistress of Ludovico Sforza “Il Moro,” duke of Milan, will be on view at the Wawel Royal Castle until the completion of the major renovation now underway at the Princes Czartoryski Museum in Krakow.
New artists of Burn Selector Festival 2012!
1-2 June 2012: Chase & Status (live), Hadouken!, Niki & The Dove, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Stay+ and Redinho will play in Kraków.
1-2 June 2012: Chase & Status (live), Hadouken!, Niki & The Dove, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Stay+ and Redinho will play in Kraków.
52nd Krakow Film Festival: Dreams Fulfilled
Not only is it spring, warm, the air is fragrant, and life is generally good, but there’s also something to live for: late May will bring us a present fulfilling all our dreams and expectations in the form of a cinematic celebration.
Not only is it spring, warm, the air is fragrant, and life is generally good, but there’s also something to live for: late May will bring us a present fulfilling all our dreams and expectations in the form of a cinematic celebration.
In the Circle of Pop Art. Lucjan Mianowski (1933-2009)
Through the cycle Graphic Artists from Krakow, the National Museum will recall the art of Lucjan Mianowski who passed away in 2009. From the earliest days of his career, the artist was praised by experts, and he soon gained approval from wide circles of art lovers.
Through the cycle Graphic Artists from Krakow, the National Museum will recall the art of Lucjan Mianowski who passed away in 2009. From the earliest days of his career, the artist was praised by experts, and he soon gained approval from wide circles of art lovers.
Opera Rara 2012 – we already know the programme of the fourth edition!
Concert versions of two operas by Antonio Vivaldi: Catone in Utica and Tito Manlio, Giulio Cesare in Egitto by George Frideric Handel and La fede ne’ tradimenti by Attilio Ariosti – these are four titles planned for the year 2012 in the fourth edition of the Opera Rara cycle.
Concert versions of two operas by Antonio Vivaldi: Catone in Utica and Tito Manlio, Giulio Cesare in Egitto by George Frideric Handel and La fede ne’ tradimenti by Attilio Ariosti – these are four titles planned for the year 2012 in the fourth edition of the Opera Rara cycle.
Magnetic Man, Disclosure, Com Truise announced as first Burn Selector Festival 2012 artists
1-2 June 2012: organisers from Alter Art announced first artists!
1-2 June 2012: organisers from Alter Art announced first artists!
Film Games
What would you do if you only had 48 hours left to live? How about making a film? Or perhaps playing football? After that we’d be willing to be buried alive – with Johnny Depp!
What would you do if you only had 48 hours left to live? How about making a film? Or perhaps playing football? After that we’d be willing to be buried alive – with Johnny Depp!
5th Film Music Festival
The world premiere of a simultaneous screening of the cinematic hit Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, a festive gala to celebrate Wojciech Kilar’s 80th birthday, and during the finale, a special treat for fans of SF and the cult saga Alien. The 5th Film Music Festival (24-26 May) is sure to satisfy both music and cinema lovers.
The world premiere of a simultaneous screening of the cinematic hit Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, a festive gala to celebrate Wojciech Kilar’s 80th birthday, and during the finale, a special treat for fans of SF and the cult saga Alien. The 5th Film Music Festival (24-26 May) is sure to satisfy both music and cinema lovers.
Małopolska Days of Cultural Heritage 2012
The shortest desription: four days, twelve selected sites, visits free of charge, materials prepared specially for the event. This year's leitmotif is wood: Małopolska presents its finest wooden churches and orthodox churches, villas, manor houses and homesteads.
The shortest desription: four days, twelve selected sites, visits free of charge, materials prepared specially for the event. This year's leitmotif is wood: Małopolska presents its finest wooden churches and orthodox churches, villas, manor houses and homesteads.
The Killers and Placebo to headline CLMF 2012!
11-12 August: The Killers and Placebo to headline Coke Live Music Festival 2012!
11-12 August: The Killers and Placebo to headline Coke Live Music Festival 2012!
Bronisław Schönborn’s Kraków
Many colourful figures, artists and bohemians wound their way through Kraków during the 20th century, although not all are remembered with statues and many have wrongly faded into obscurity. They will be recalled by the Historical Museum of the City of Kraków as part of the cycle Remembered Artists.
Many colourful figures, artists and bohemians wound their way through Kraków during the 20th century, although not all are remembered with statues and many have wrongly faded into obscurity. They will be recalled by the Historical Museum of the City of Kraków as part of the cycle Remembered Artists.
Guerilla Girls’, the Voina Group’s and Ai Weiwei’s designs at ArtBoom Festival in Krakow
The 4th edition of the ArtBoom Visual Arts Festival will begin on the 15th of June in Krakow. This year, the theme of the Festival is Twierdza Kraków / Festung Krakau (The Fortress of Krakow). The 3rd edition of the Fresh Zone competition, accompanying the Festival, has begun on 9 March – young artists will compete for the opportunity to present their work during the ArtBoom Festival.
The 4th edition of the ArtBoom Visual Arts Festival will begin on the 15th of June in Krakow. This year, the theme of the Festival is Twierdza Kraków / Festung Krakau (The Fortress of Krakow). The 3rd edition of the Fresh Zone competition, accompanying the Festival, has begun on 9 March – young artists will compete for the opportunity to present their work during the ArtBoom Festival.
The Green Outdoors
Thin Lizzy and UK in Studio, The Ex at Betel, the Bluesroads Blues Music Festival, the Green ZOO Festival, and major outdoor concerts as part of the Juvenalia student festival are the most important popular music events in May.
Thin Lizzy and UK in Studio, The Ex at Betel, the Bluesroads Blues Music Festival, the Green ZOO Festival, and major outdoor concerts as part of the Juvenalia student festival are the most important popular music events in May.
May 2012 Special: Photography Without Borders
“As photographs give people an imaginary possession of a past that is unreal, they also help people to take possession of space in which they are insecure. Thus, photography develops in tandem with one of the most characteristic of modern activities: tourism.”
“As photographs give people an imaginary possession of a past that is unreal, they also help people to take possession of space in which they are insecure. Thus, photography develops in tandem with one of the most characteristic of modern activities: tourism.”
Sport in Art
Three weeks before the start of Euro 2012, MOCAK opens its largest exhibition of the year. Following History in Art, this is the next part of the cycle presenting artistic visions of human pursuits, dedicated to sports motifs in art.
Three weeks before the start of Euro 2012, MOCAK opens its largest exhibition of the year. Following History in Art, this is the next part of the cycle presenting artistic visions of human pursuits, dedicated to sports motifs in art.
Argentinian Music: Europeanness of a Faraway Continent
Is Argentina really a land far, far away? The distance will be reduced to its real size by the arts and science session organised by the Music Academy in Kraków.
Is Argentina really a land far, far away? The distance will be reduced to its real size by the arts and science session organised by the Music Academy in Kraków.
Poland and Palestine – Two Lands and Two Skies. Cracovian Jews in the Photographs of Ze'ev Aleksandrowicz
Images of Jews who lived in pre-Second World War Kraków, as well as those who left for Palestine at the time, displayed at an exhibition of photographs by Ze’ev Aleksandrowicz at the Galicia Jewish Museum.
Images of Jews who lived in pre-Second World War Kraków, as well as those who left for Palestine at the time, displayed at an exhibition of photographs by Ze’ev Aleksandrowicz at the Galicia Jewish Museum.
Fidelity of Images. René Magritte and Photography
René Magritte, one of the greatest artistic magicians, Surrealist and precursor of pop art, used such seemingly realistic motifs to create his artistic dream. His photos and films, not as well known as his other works, go on display at the International Cultural Centre.
René Magritte, one of the greatest artistic magicians, Surrealist and precursor of pop art, used such seemingly realistic motifs to create his artistic dream. His photos and films, not as well known as his other works, go on display at the International Cultural Centre.
