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Feb.8.2011 | |
The organisers of this year's Krakow Film Festival have already received more than 2,000 submissions from directors keen to make their name at a competition whi... | |
Feb.1.2012 | |
Forget about the Oscars, these are the awards that count in Krakow, year on year. We refer of course to the Cracow-life Best Places accolade - an honour bestow... | |
Jan.24.2011 | |
Grants of up to 3,500zł (770 EUR) per month are on offer for non-Poles who want to study aspects of Polish culture. The Thesaurus Poloniae is a three-mont... | |
Jan.20.2011 | |
Having opened in 2005, the smallest auditorium at Krakow's Kino pod Baranami was, we'll admit, beginning to look a little tired. But now the White Room - which... | |
Jan.16.2012 | |
Cracovians, tourists and students all joined Poland's largest single fundraising drive - The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity. They're still counting the p... | |
Jan.5.2012 | |
Animal welfare workers have teamed up with an advertising agency in Krakow to help prevent a seasonal rush in homelessness - among dogs. Krakow Society for the... | |
Dec.28.2011 | |
A long-awaited new tram route into Ruczaj is set to be formally opened on Thursday this week - with the first passengers expected on Friday morning. The inaugu... | |
Dec.19.2011 | |
There’s less than a week to go until Christmas, and – despite the snow that is conspicuous by its absence – the city is in full festive swing. The Christmas ma... | |
Dec.11.2011 | |
A new museum dedicated to the PolishScouting movement is to open in Krakow. The museum will be based at the former Łapianka fort, part of the fortificatio... | |
Dec.04.2011 | |
Could next year’s European championships be Poland’s chance to shine on the world football stage? The draw for Euro 2012 has not been overly kind to the White ... | |
Nov.28.2011 | |
It may appear somewhat more modest than in previous years, but Krakow’s Christmas market has opened on the main square. Shoppers can pick up hand-crafted gifts... | |
Nov.24.2011 | |
Krakow has so far welcomed 8.6 million visitors this year, from all corners of the globe - who between them have spent almost 3 billion zloty during their stay... | |
Nov.18.2011 | |
Krakow’s own Teatr Groteska has won massive acclaim for one its most successful shows – at a festival in Denmark. The theatre’s Hommage to Chagall played to pa... | |
Nov.06.2011 | |
Brace yourself, Krakow – the football party to end all football parties is set to hit the city next June, following the announcement that two national teams are... | |
Nov.2.2011 | |
So it’s a dilemma. You want to see some of the best new movies in sparking digital and eyeball bashing 3D – but really can’t bring yourself to patronise the sou... | |
Oct.30.2011 | |
All Saints' Day (Wszystkich Świętych) falls on Tuesday this year, which means that many Cracovians will enjoy an extended, four-day weekend to celebra... | |
Oct.25.2011 | |
Poland's Białowieża Forest, far to the north, may seem like a long way away - but a campaign to save it from destruction is gaining steam right here i... | |
Oct..19.2011 | |
What is normal? Well, whatever it was yesterday, it's about to get an overhaul, as expert speakers from the worlds of finance, science, the arts and design conv... | |
Oct.05.2011 | |
Do you have the energy to keep up with three massive festivals that begin in Krakow this week - marking the half-way point of Poland's six-month stint in the EU... | |
Oct.03.2011 | |
Krakow has a brand new theatre in the upcoming district of Podgorze - the Scena na Lwowskiej. The theatre is an intimate venue with seating for just 50 people.... | |
Sept.28.2011 | |
Krakow has two new bishops, who were ordained at a special ceremony in the city's historic Wawel Cathedral. The Cardinal Archbishop of Krakow Stanislaw Dziwisz... | |
Sept.19.2011 | |
Krakow undoubtedly has many charms, but the heavy traffic, congested roads and air pollution are certainly not among them. That's why the city is taking part i... | |
Sept.12.2011 | |
It might be a thriving centre of urban culture in one of the fastest changing parts of Europe - but Krakow is now home to a flock of sheep. A formal ceremony f... | |
Aug.29.2011 | |
As the nights begin to draw in, Krakow's culture vultures have something to look forward to with the start of the new theatre season. The city's actors, direct... | |
Aug.16.2011 | |
It's the only music festival in Poland that focuses entirely on contemporary improvised music and free jazz - and for a limited time, tickets for all the big co... | |
Aug.13.2011 | |
Krakow will be alive to the sound of music for 16 glorious summer days and nights, as the 36th edition of one of the city's oldest festivals gets underway. The... | |
Jul.30.2011 | |
One of the highlights of the cycling calendar in Krakow, the Tour de Pologne draws to a conclusion in the city this month. On August 6, the city centre will be... | |
Jul.17.2011 | |
There's no sign of the summer letting up, but with Krakow a landlocked city and the Polish coast hundreds of miles away to the north a day trip to the seaside i... | |
Jul.09.2011 | |
Krakow will welcome dance troupes from around the world as the Małopolska region celebrates the folklore and culture of Poland and Slovakia this month. Th... | |
Jun.30.2011 | |
It's summertime, and the livin' is easy... so rise up singing, spread your wings, and take to the 16th summer jazz festival in Krakow. From July 3-31, the city... | |
Jun.27.2011 | |
Krakow was in party mood this weekend, celebrating the long Corpus Christie holiday, the midsummer Wianki festival and the launch of the 21st Festival of Jewish... | |
Jun.14.2011 | |
June 25 sees Krakow’s annual midsummer celebrations near Wawel alongside the Wisła river, the centrepiece of which will be a live, free concert headlined b... | |
Jun.8.2011 | |
The newest branch of the Krakow Historical Museum nestles close to both the Schindler Factory and the Pharmacy Under the Eagle, and deals with similar material.... | |
May.29.2011 | |
Billy Wilder was the writer and film director who gave the world the iconic image of Marilyn Monroe in THAT dress – but just who gave Billy Wilder to the world ... | |
May.26.2011 | |
Krakow officially has a new gallery – the 70 million zł Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCAK). The museum was formally opened by President Bronisław Kom... | |
May.14.2011 | |
Offering an opportunity to play at being Nicholas Cage, Krakow’s museums will be opening their doors on the night of May 20/21. In all, 37 museums and galleri... | |
May.14.2011 | |
From May 17 to 22, the fine young and not so young minds of the city’s universities will be given free rein to romp and behave with a little more joie de vivre ... | |
May.11.2011 | |
A sea of white tents has risen around Krakow, as the city marks two major festivals. Wander into Plac Szczepanski to catch the centerpiece of the city’s celebr... | |
Apr.30.2011 | |
From Krakow to San Francisco by bus, via theatre, film and multimedia? It can only be American Day in Krakow. The On Off Theatre of Absolute Psychodelia, worki... | |
Apr.21.2011 | |
Krakow’s most famous lady is to go on tour to Europe’s capitals – despite fears that the journey could damage her health. She is of course The Lady With An Erm... | |
Apr.21.2011 | |
If you are presented with a poem and a rose when you buy a drink at one of Krakow’s myriad cafés come late April, it doesn’t necessarily mean that the barista h... | |
Apr.08.2011 | |
The world's most famous film festivals have contributed to the fourth Krakow Off Plus Camera festival of independent cinema (April 8-17). This year’s festival ... | |
March.27.2011 | |
Somehow, Krakow lost its annual Beethoven festival to Warsaw in 2004. But Poland’s ancient capital has always known that it does all things cultural with more p... | |
March.21.2011 | |
Flair, daring colours and avant-garde cuts - just about anything can be expected at Krakow Fashion week, beginning on March 27 at Galeria Kazimierz. The centre... | |
March.13.2011 | |
Film fans can see the most important movies by the director Krzysztof Kieslowski, as Krakow marks the 15th anniversary of his death. Kino Agrafka, at Ulica Kro... | |
March.06.2011 | |
When the German high command announced in 1940 that Krakow was to become the ‘cleanest’ city in occupied Poland they were not talking about sweeping the streets... | |
Feb.26.2011 | |
From geisha to samurai, Galeria Krakowska is celebrating all things oriental with its Japanese Spring exhibition which opens on February 26. Ten stands will pr... | |
Feb.19.2011 | |
A painting by Jozef Mehoffer is coming home to Krakow after the National Museum bought it for 250,000 zloty. Red Umbrella will be exhibited permanently at the ... | |
Feb.16.2011 | |
A statue that has been missing from the world famous Veit Stoss altar in Krakow’s Mariacki church for 120 years has been discovered at another church in the sou... | |
Feb.15.2011 | |
This is traditionally the time of year when Poles let their hair down, pull on their dancing shoes and party the long, cold winter nights away – and Krakow’s yo... | |
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