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Update on the process of appointment of the new Galicia Jewish Museum director
August 31 st , 2023 was the last day of Jakub Nowakowski’s work in the position of the Galicia Jewish Museum’s director. We are very grateful for the last 13 years of his leadership and we wish him all the best in his new location and new position! In the meantime, the Museum’s Management Board […]
European Days of Jewish Culture – events at the Galicia Jewish Museum
European Days of Jewish Culture 2023 Sunday, 3.09.2023, 17.00 Screening of a film: “Out From the Shadows” A screening of a French-Polish documentary titled “Out From the Shadows,” which tells a story about a Polish Jew, Chaim Rozet, who was murdered by the Nazis in a town of Corrèze in France in 1944. The story […]
Galicia Jewish Museum exhibitions on display in the US
At the Galicia Jewish Museum, we are extremely proud that our exhibitions are presented not only in Poland but also abroad. Last week, however, we had a unique situation – within just a few days, two of our exhibitions were opened in two different, extremely important, museums in the United States. The exhibition “Sweet Home […]
Screening of the film “My Neighbor Adolf”
Dir. Leon Prudovsky, Israel / Poland / Colombia, ‘96 Colombia, 1960. Polsky (David Hayman), a lonely and grumpy Holocaust survivor, convinces himself that his new neighbor, a German man (Udo Kier) who has just moved to a house next door, is none other than Adolf Hitler. Not being taken seriously, he starts an independent investigation […]
Family Sunday: A Havdalah Art Workshop for the End of the Summer
The end of the peaceful holidays is just around the corner, and as it creeps closer, many have begun to prepare for the upcoming autumn, whether that means buying school supplies or regulating sleep schedules. However you are preparing, one thing is certain: the moment of transition from the holiday reality into everyday life is […]
Family Sunday: Can You Ride a Skateboard in a Museum?
Skateboarding in a museum? YES PLEASE! Currently at the Galicia Jewish Museum we are presenting the pop sk8-art exhibition “Jewish Quarter Pipe” by New York-based artist Steve Marcus. As part of our Family Sunday series, we invite you to a longboard workshop for children and a creative zone where you will be able to design […]
Exhibition: “Seven Beggars”, Julie Weitz
The exhibition is on display at the Galicia Jewish Museum Bookshop, in the High Synagogue, ul. Józefa 38, Kraków The exhibition Seven Beggars by visual artist Julie Weitz will present a dynamic installation of performance ephemera, including props, costumes, musical instruments, drawings, and photographs. During the Festival, Weitz and her collaborators will use the exhibition […]
Exhibition tour: “Traces of Memory: A Contemporary Look at the Jewish Past in Poland” (PL / EN)
Led by: Anna Wencel 11.00 – guided tour in Polish 12.00 – guided tour in English The permanent exhibition of the Galicia Jewish Museum, Traces of Memory (updated in 2016), contains a variety of themes, motifs and threads related to Polish-Jewish history and heritage. It also depicts many perspectives and an almost infinite range of […]
Lecture: “The Breath of Galicia in Prewar Synagogal Singing: The Music of Cantor Eliezer Goldberg”, Sylwia Jakubczyk-Ślęczka
A forgotten pre-war cantor who served the Kupa Synagogue in Kraków, among other places. Before taking this position, Eliezer Goldberg traveled all over Galicia, serving as a chazzan in various towns: from Krzemieniec in Volhynia to Złoczów, Brody, Jarosław, to Kraków. The experiences he gathered on the way resonated in his works so clearly that […]
