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TOUR for FEEDBACK Project

Due to high interest in our tours from the TOUR for FEEDBACK project we are forced to open the reservations system. We made this decision for several reasons. Firstly, on our advanced tours we go into the narrow pla...

"In Darkness"- Impressions after the movie by Dorota Damasiewicz

„In Darkness”- my impressions Some of my friends have seen that movie, they were fascinated about it saying that it is dramatic and stirring, also very innovative about the problem of Jews during ...

"In Darkness"- Impressions after the movie by Krzysztof Suszkiewicz

After reading many "holocaust" books, including memories of survivors, when I got "A girl in a green sweater," I was really happy. Unfortunately this was probably the worst book I had (okay, there's "Painted Bird", ...

"In Darkness"- Impressions after the movie by Paweł Mrozowicz

In Darkness, 2011 by Agnieszka Holland It is said that there is almost separate movie industry to make a Hollywood’s type films about Holocaust. It has to be in English with Hollywood stars, and happy ending...

"In Darkness"- Impressions after the movie by Ola Smaga

"In Darkness" - impressions after the film. For me it was one of the best and “the worst” movies that I saw recently. In contrast to my colleagues and I do not have extensive historical knowledge of ...

"In Darkness"- Impressions after the movie by Gosia Fus

"In Darkness" - impressions after the movie. The film is definitely difficult, after leaving the theater I was tired and overwhelmed. It is certainly different than all the movies about the Holocaust I have ever ...

Gallery of the 19th-Century Polish Art of the National Museum in Krakow in Sukiennice (the Cloth Hall)

The Cloth Hall was built in 14th century, when the old market stalls were replaced with a grand gothic building. With time, the shape of the building was changing according to the trends of different times, e.g. in ...

Matejko - Reactivation. The House of Jan Matejko after modernization.

In September 2009 after nearly two-year renovation and modernization the house of Jan Matejko, a branch of the National Museum in Krakow since 1904, was opened. It is located in the artist family home and is the o...

“Kraków under Nazi occupation 1939-1945

One of the newest museums in Kraków was opened in June this year in the famous Schindler's Factory - but it is not, as many assume, a museum about Schindler; the scope is much wider and deals with the occupation o...

European Treasures of National Museum from the Czartoryski Museum in Krakow in the Royal Castle in Niepołomice

After the end of the Kosciuszko Uprising, Poland was in terrible situation. In 1795, the surrounding powers (Russia, Prussia, Austria) have made the third partition. Poland as an independent country disappeared...

Boner Palace

During our tour you have a chance to see one of the most beautiful palaces in Krakow: Palace of the Boner Family... When we are guiding you we are trying to explain what might happen when you forget to check up some...

St. Mary's Square

St Mary's square is one of the most picturesque places in Krakow. However, only a few people know that two hundred years ago this place looked totally different. In the 13th century, while St. Mary's Church was ...

Easter traditions in Poland

The Easter holidays probably need no introduction – the most important Christian holiday, in memory of the death and resurrection of Jesus, which was the ultimate sacrifice for the sins of mankind and an...

Horse power to horsepower, time to change sterotype view on Poland

Stereotypes about Poland have a very long history. One of the most famous story about this is when Jan Karski - an emissary of Polish gover...

Do the Poles make a miracles only in moments of trial?

On the 26 of Jan 2010 at Literary Publishing house www.wydawnictwoliterackie.pl at Dluga street no 1 a debate about polish patriotism took place, which was ...

Half of Sukiennice (cloth hall) opened after renovation

Sukiennice (cloth hall) is the biggest building on Krakow's main market square. It is also one of the most representative one and still used for trade purposes. For the last few months half of Sukiennice was clo...

How to become a tour-guide in the Royal Capital City of Kraków?

Simply join the VIIIth edition of the Podgórze Open-door Days 2009, being a part of the European Days of Heritage! The plan of the event is here: read more