Galicia Museum


A breath of fresh air is perhaps not the term that you would expect to leap to mind about a museum that explores Poland's Jewish heritage. Many museums of this kind focus solely on the Holocaust. This one attempts to bring a whole world to life through exhibitions, lectures, concerts of Jewish music old and new, and even forays into the work of emigre film directors. The inaugural exhibition, 'Traces of Memory', by museum director and photographer Chris Schwarz showcases many years work exploring the towns and countryside of this region of Poland. Ruined synagogues and cemeteries make a powerful impression, as do many other thought-provoking images that explore the Jewish question in Poland. A masterpiece. The smartly renovated building also boasts an excellent bookshop and cafe, and there are a host of intriguing ideas for future developments. One to root out. (Open 10am-7pm)

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location:
Kazimierz

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address:
ul. Dajwor 18

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Galicia Museum

"Moving and at the same time not morose. Well worth a visit."

Malcolm Evans
United Kingdom
Apr.11.2006
Overall rating
4/5

"Wow! A first rate, top notch museum. A wonderful starting place for a tour of that section of Krakow. I would go back again and again and again."

T
United States
Oct.11.2005
Overall rating
5/5

"Must see museum .... beautifully laid out .... very thought provoking .... we saw it after a long walk around Podgorze and the Kazimierz districts, it pulled it all together thoughtfully and, actually, with some optimism. "

Peter & Lyn
United Kingdom
Oct.10.2005
Overall rating
5/5

"This is important place for seeing about horror of Oswiecim (Auschwitz). Please see when you travel in Krakow."

Mariusz
Poland
Jan.27.2005
Overall rating
5/5

"Truly excellent. A must-see in the Kazimierz district. Would love a book of the exhibition - will have to come back when it is published!"

Hugo Wakefield
United Kingdom
Jan.25.2005
Overall rating
5/5

"At long last - a museum of Jewish History that is short on morose nostalgia or propaganda and long on the hard-hitting reality of a shattered culture and people. This museum presents the facts and lets the visitor draw their own horrified conclusions. The museum's clean contemporary design and upbeat cafe adds a positive, forward-looking note which is not only welcome, but heightens the shock of the images displayed. A must-visit in Krakow."

Mark Bradshaw
United Kingdom
Jan.10.2005
Overall rating
5/5