Henryk Reiss Must Cease to Exist

The exhibition “Henryk Reiss Must Cease to Exist” presents the dramatic story of the Reiss family: Henryk, his wife Łucja, and their daughter Elżunia, who hid their Jewish identity during World War II and the Holocaust.

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Unimaginable. The Void After the Great Synagogues

The exhibition draws attention to the scale of destruction of pre-war monuments of sacred architecture. Destroyed and — from today’s perspective — unimaginable, these beautiful, monumental synagogues were never rebuilt after World War II.

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Traces of Memory: A Contemporary Look at the Jewish Past in Poland

The original exhibition was based on many years of research and photography. It began at the end of the 1980s when Professor Jonathan Webber arrived to Poland as a guest of the Institute of Sociology of Jagiellonian University in Kraków.

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10 Polish Cities—10 Jewish Stories

All of them were born in the first decades of the 20th century, were brought up or reached adulthood in interwar Poland. They came from various towns and different backgrounds: their families represent the variety of Polish Jewish communities before the Second World War. The world that they knew fell apart in September 1939.

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KEF Means Fun!

Permanent exhibition created with the youngest visitors in mind: it’s a place to discover the richness and diversity of Jewish culture. Illustrations and interactive elements help visitors learn basic concepts related to Judaism and Jewish tradition, Jewish history, and more.

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35 PLN
Senior, student
25 PLN
Family
55 PLN

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10:00 – 18:00

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ul. Dajwór 18,
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    Henryk Reiss wernisaż
    16 January 2026

    “Henryk Reiss Must Cease to Exist” – A Family-Curatorial Guided Tour. Led by: Miriam Levy, Tomasz Strug

    The exhibition “Henryk Reiss Must Cease to Exist” presents the dramatic story of the Reiss family— Henryk, his wife Łucja, and their daughter Elżunia— who hid their Jewish identity during the Second World War and the Holocaust. The exhibition is based on Henryk Reiss’s postwar memoirs and the family’s collection of priceless documents. Nearly 50 […]

     
    Chciałabym opowiedzieć jak zginęło miasto
    16 January 2026

    “Chciałabym opowiedzieć, jak zginęło miasto…” (“I Would Like to Tell You, How a City Perished…”). Meeting with Karolina Panz, author of the book

    Led by: Marta Duch-Dyngosz The book is the result of years of research, based on thousands of documents, photographs, letters, and archival records. From scattered traces, the author recreates the life and destruction of the Jewish community of Nowy Targ – a world that ceased to exist but left behind numerous traces. From patiently collected […]

     
    Helena and Maria. A Story on “Aryan Papers”
    16 January 2026

    Helena and Maria. A Story on “Aryan Papers”, Friendship, and Memory. Meeting with Krystyna Nowak

    Led by: Dr. Katarzyna Suszkiewicz In 1995, Maria Nowak (1920-2020), a pharmacist from Kraków, was awarded the Righteous Among the Nations medal for saving the life of her school friend, Helena Goldstein (1920-1986). We would like to invite you to a meeting with Krystyna Nowak, Maria’s daughter, who will tell us more about the tragic […]

     
    Danzig
    5 January 2026

    Curatorial tour of the exhibition “Unimaginable. The Void After the Great Synagogues”

    Led by: Jakub Wydrzyński The exhibition “Unimaginable. The Void After the Great Synagogues” draws attention to the scale of destruction of pre-war monuments of sacred architecture. The reasons for the annihilation of these remarkable buildings were hatred and violence — hatred toward everything Jewish, and violence against people and their material culture. Destroyed and — […]

     
    Korali święta Ukrainian Woman
    2 December 2025

    A holiday season concert by the band Korali – Ukrainian and Polish holiday songs

    The band “Korali” is a group of women who have been living in Poland for a long time, who were connected by the love of Ukrainian folk music, and who have always shared a common desire for the world to find out more about Ukrainian culture. The members of the band have known Ukrainian songs […]

     
    Warsztaty świec Ukrainian
    2 December 2025

    Holiday Candle-Making Workshop

    Creating candles together in a warm, cosy atmosphere will help set the holiday mood. Each participant will make their own unique candle using a special mould. We use only natural ingredients: soy wax, a cotton wick, and a fragrance that each person can choose according to their preference. The workshop will be led by Lilia […]

     
    Ukrainian Woman
    2 December 2025

    Light & Love – workshops on creating handmade winter and holiday cards

    We will begin with a presentation about Ukrainian women artists in Krakow and the “Ukrainian women” project. The workshops will be led by artists from Kyiv, members of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine: • Iryna Kot – graduate of the Kyiv National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture. She actively participates in exhibitions […]

     
    Mapa
    2 December 2025

    Official launch: “MAPA. Contemporary Jewish Places and Stories”. Project presentation and a themed guided tour

    Led by: Olga Adamowska, Anna Wencel, Katarzyna Suszkiewicz, Bartosz Wencel, Alicja Abramowicz We would like to invite you to a presentation of a guide through Krakow and Warsaw: “MAPA. Contemporary Jewish Places and Stories” and to a guided tour through Krakow, based on this unique publication. There are many maps and guides depicting the historic […]

     

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