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European Days of Jewish Culture at the Galicia Jewish Museum
11.00 Quest tour “Legends of Kazimierz” As part of the European Day of Jewish Culture, the Galicia Jewish Museum invites parents and children to a quest tour entitled, “Legends of Kazimierz”, during which participants will learn about the history of Kazimierz through a game and will search for treasure during a walk. The quest is […]
Polish Blues Day. Concert: Magda MAGIC Piskorczyk
The Polish Blues Day is an annual day established by the Polish Blues Association. Since 2005, it has been celebrated on September 16th, which is B. B. King’s birthday. At the Galicia Jewish Museum, we will celebrate it this year one day earlier. Magda Piskorczyk is a vocalist and multiinstrumentalist who has won numerous awards. […]
20 for 20 – Guided tour through the Galicia Jewish Museum exhibitions
Since this year is the Galicia Jewish Museum’s 20th anniversary, on the 20th day of each month we would like to invite you to a unique guided tour through our exhibitions. In September, we would like to invite you to a guided tour led by the Galicia Jewish Museum Director, Jacek Stawiski. In Polish. Free […]
Discussion: Museums or Something More? Presenting and Preserving Jewish Heritage in Krakow
Krakow boasts a number of museums that present Jewish heritage and engage in its research. Each museum deals with a different aspect of that heritage. In a discussion with representatives of these museums, we will talk about how they perceive their place and mission in the discovery and dissemination of the Jewish history of Krakow […]
20 for 20. “Kocia muzyka” – a meeting with Prof. Joanna Tokarska-Bakir, author of the book
Led by: Jacek Stawiski This book is a time machine. By entering it, you are transferred to one single, post-war Saturday. The author leads us through the streets of Krakow, on which a pogrom takes place: one of the three largest pogroms which were organized by Poles against Jews right after the Shoah. We are […]
Family Sunday: “Dziennik Rut” (“Rut’s Diary”) – a meeting with the author of the book, Miriam Synger
Meet Rut. Rut knows everything about real life. Unfortunately, adults still treat her like a kid. It’s true that she still wears children’s clothes and sleeps with a teddy bear. However, she knows how important it is to have one’s own room. One that’s completely yours. And that the worst thing is to sit in […]
“May ’81. An Exhibition of Photographs by Chris Schwarz” – guided tour
Guided tour led by the exhibition curator, Tomasz Strug Chris Schwarz was a British photographer and the founder and first director of the Galicia Jewish Museum, which he established in 2004. His first visit to Poland took place many years before the opening of the Museum. However, in May 1981, he came here as a […]
20 for 20. “Lepszy gatunek. Psio-ludzkie historie” (“Better Species: Dog-Human Stories”). A meeting with the author, Marcin Wilk
Led by: Monika Ochędowska On International Dog Day we would like to invite you to a meeting with Marcin Wilk. “Better Species” is a story about an unusual relation between human animals and non-human animals: a relation between dogs and people. This book, however, is not yet another expert account on dogs and their problems. […]
Guided tour: “May ’81. An Exhibition of Photographs by Chris Schwarz”
Led by the exhibition curator, Tomasz Strug Chris Schwarz was a British photographer and the founder and first director of the Galicia Jewish Museum, which he established in 2004. His first visit to Poland took place many years before the opening of the Museum. However, in May 1981, he came here as a freelance photojournalist […]
