Head over the river for one of Cracow's oft-neglected treasures. The Manggha Centre was the pet project of the grand old man of Polish cinema, Andrzej Wajda. In 1987 he won the coveted Kyoto Award for his life-time achievement in the arts. The Oscar-winning film director then donated his prize money to the foundation of this marvel of modern architecture, which was designed by feted Japanese architect Arata Isozaki. The Centre has flourished since opening in 1994. It stages some first class exhibitions, often, as you would expect, with an accent on Japanese culture. The name Manggha derives from the nick-name of an eccentric Cracovian art-collector who was head over heels with all things Japanese.
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