#Museum of Contemporary Art Kraków (MOCAK)

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Architectural abstraction

Detail of MOCAK (Museum of Contemporary Art in Kraków), Poland. 

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Museum of Contemporary Art in Krakow MOCAK, Kraków, Poland Photo by Ostap Senyuk on Unsplash

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Museums in Krakow

creativity 29/01-02/02/2019

Me and @klaragryglicka @zuziagoralczyk visited some museums during our trip to Kraków. We went to the National Museum and saw "lady with an ermine" and an exhibition with works of Stanisław Wyspiański- both very impressive.

We also went to MOCAK- Museum Of Contemporary Art in Kraków, which had a lot of exhibitions, which were impressive, weird and unsettling. My favorite was "Walking Wounded" by Muntean/Rosenblum, which is a series of paintings repainted from photographic materials representing young people whose facial exoressions reveal loneliness and helplessness. The weirdest one was "Karl Marx vs Moby Dick" by Krzysztof M. Bednarski, as there were a lot of heads of Karl Marx in different colors, different places and different accesories, such as sausages. Contemporary art is always a lot of fun!

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I'm an open book 📙 Read me if you dare 🔤 #mocak #Kraków #lettering #typography #meninblack (at MOCAK Muzeum Sztuki Współczesnej w Krakowie / Museum of Contemporary Art) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnETD1MAZIJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1sxq2zigofr3o

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After touring in China, Studio Roosegaarde’s Smog Free Project will offer a vision of clean air in a new location: Poland. Daan Roosegaarde’s studio will install a Smog Free Tower – described by the studio as “the world’s first smog vacuum cleaner” – in Kraków’s Park Jordana. Studio Roosegaarde’s Smog Free Tower will start sucking pollution out of the air in Park Jordana from February 16 to April 15. Visitors to the project will also have an opportunity to see the Smog Free Ring at a Smog Free Project pop up at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Krakow (MOCAK). The tower, which is almost 23-feet-tall, draws on patented positive ionization technology to scrub the air of pollutants. Roosegaarde told Inhabitat last year the tower offers “a local solution on a park level: to create these bubbles of clean air in the city.” He said areas around the tower are “55 to 70 percent cleaner than the rest of the city” – and research from the Eindhoven University of Technology confirmed the tower’s efficacy. Krakow has wrestled with smog in the past; a 2016 article in the Krakow Post reported the city’s air quality has often been worse than other cities known for their air pollution like Los Angeles and Beijing. On high smog-alert days, the city’s particulate-matter pollution can hit levels six times those thought to be safe, according the World Health Organization.

World's first smog vacuum cleaner heads to Poland | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

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Looking north up Ulica Floriańska, one of the main streets in the Old Town. At the far end of the street is St. Florian’s Gate, a Gothic tower and one of the only remaining parts of the medieval city fortifications. I took this picture on November 1st, All Saints’ Day, when there was barely anyone around. Usually this street is incredibly crowded.

Sylvia visited this weekend; we had an amazing time. She was here about as long as I was in Berlin, roughly 48 hours, and we managed to crowd in so many activities and meals. Almost everything we did together I had already done myself, except for visiting MOCAK, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Kraków, which was amazing.

This Thursday I am going to Prague for the first time! Very excited, and hoping the bus isn’t disastrous.

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Marcin Maciejowski

Nacido en Babice cerca de Cracovia en 1974, Marcin Maciejowski estudió arquitectura en la Universidad Tecnológica de Cracovia (1994-1996) y Artes Gráficas en la Academia de Arte (1996-2001)

Solo exhibitions:

2016 - Dimmed Colours, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Villa Kast, Salzburg, Austria

1998 - Pictures about the good, love and culture, Culture–Club, Kraków, Poland

Group exhibitions:

2017 - Artists from Krakow. The Generation 1970 - 1077, MOCAK, Museum of Contemporary Art, Krakow, Poland

Art in Art, MOCAC, Museum of Contemporary Art, Krakow, Poland

1999 - Namaluj mnie (Paint me), Galeria BWA, Zielona Góra, Poland

https://www.ropac.net/artist/marcin-maciejowski

Shortly before a Fundamental Change (Europe), 2016

Oil on canvas

160 x 120 cm

In the Summer, 2013

Oil on canvas

160 x 200 cm

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July 20-25, 2019

At this point, I’m a little burnt out on traveling so I miss my train to Kraków, Poland ($48.97, no refund) and take a 9-hour bus ride as penance (€32.53). Should have researched flights more, as it’s only zł39 ride from the airport to/from town.

And, even though Poland takes up days on my Schengen visa, it doesn’t use the Euro (like I’ve been used to), and the currency is instead the Polish złoty. A friend along my travels recommended the Greg & Tom Hostel (zł65/night) for the meals alone, and yes, they were really good. Another good recommendation is Atlantis, for half the price, but none of the meals.

It was a quick, cheap trip, but here are some things I recommend:

I walked through Planty Park at least a dozen times. Great walk, and also, as the royal capital of Poland until 1596, Kraków is packed with attractive historic buildings and streetscapes. 

Check out the stunning Wawel Castle and Cathedral. Just walking up to and around the area is nice, in my opinion.

Walk Bernatka footbridge to get to Old Town. Lots of fun restaurants, bars, and cafes in the area too. 

Just outside the Old Town lies Kazimierz, the former Jewish quarter, its silent synagogues reflecting the tragedy of the recent past. The district’s tiny streets and low-rise architecture make it an interesting place to explore.

If you want to visit Oskar Schindler’s Enamel Factory, keep in mind that the museum is less about the factory and more about the history of Poland and the town. To avoid all lines, you should buy the memorial trail ticket (zł32) at Muzeum Apteka Pod Orlem to have entrance to three places total for seven days.

I booked a tour with Cracow City Tours for a morning trip and guide to Auschwitz (zł119). Personally, I found the guide really beneficial and the experience moving. 

I enjoyed eating the street food oscypek, pączki, obwarzanek, and zapiekanki. Oh, eat sausages and pierogies. Be sure to have some beers too!

The Kraków Pinball Museum is less of a museum and more of an arcade with unlimited play for €10/day. It has pinball machines from many decades.

Make a 1-3 day trip to Zakopane by bus (zł20) to visit Tatra National Park and go up Kasprowy Wierch (hike or cable car). The water park is apparently one of the best.

Kopiec Krakusa is a mound in the middle of a grassy park, further south, that has a very nice scenic outlook. Its highest point is 16 meters tall and offers panoramic views of the city. 

Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCAK)

Check out the university, Collegium Maius, where Nicolaus Copernicus went. 

Pomnik Elvisa Presleya is statue remembering the late Elvis Presley. This statue is at the edge of the park. See it on your way to Zakrzówek Lake. It’s an old quarry filled with perfect blue water, but I don’t think they allow people to swim in it anymore because it’s a bit dangerous if you’re not a good swimmer.

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In the end it will be a memory #mygermandiary #month4 #pathshala #southasianmediainstitute #batch_21 #everydaylife #germany🇩🇪 #hannover #study #street #losthighway #travel #kraków #poland #eurotrip #mesum #secondworldwar #roaming #relation #myfeatureshoot #travel #journey #war #solder #travelphotography #road #night #enroute #everydaylife #instadaily #instagood (at MOCAK Muzeum Sztuki Współczesnej w Krakowie / Museum of Contemporary Art)

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Múzeumok / Galériák / Kiállítások

Wawel Royal Castle

informacja@wawel.edu.pl

(+48) 12 422 51 55 ext. 219

www.wawel.krakow.pl

 Wawel Cathedral

(+48) 12 429 95 16,

www.katedra‑wawelska.pl/english

 The National Museum

Main Building, al. 3. Maja 1

(+48) 12 295 55 00,

www.muzeum.krakow.pl

 Gallery of Polish 19th‑Century Art

Sukiennice (Posztócsarnok), Rynek Główny 3

(+48) 12 433 54 00,

www.muzeum.krakow.pl

 MOCAK – Museum of Contemporary Art in Kraków

ul. Lipowa 4

www.mocak.pl

 Historical Museum of Kraków 

Main Building:

Krzysztofory Mansion, Rynek Główny 35 (Main Market Square)

(+48) 12 619 23 00,

www.mhk.pl

 Museum of the History of Nowa Huta

os. Słoneczne 16, Nowa Huta District

(+48) 12 425 97 75

 Archaeological Museum

ul. Senacka 3

(+48) 12 422 75 60,

www.ma.krakow.pl

 Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology

ul. M. Konopnickiej 26

(+48) 12 267 37 53,

www.manggha.krakow.pl

 Museum of Ethnography

pl. Wolnica 1 (+48) 12 430 55 75

etnomuzeum.eu

 Museum of Urban Engineering

ul. św. Wawrzyńca 15

(+48) 12 421 12 42,

www.mimk.com.pl

 Polish Aviation Museum,

al. Jana Pawła ii 39

(+48) 12 642 87 00,

www.muzeumlotnictwa.pl

 Natural History Museum

(Polish Academy of Sciences),

 ul. św. Sebastiana 9

(+48) 12 422 59 59,

www.isez.pan.krakow.pl

Bunkier Sztuki Contemporary Art Gallery,

pl. Szczepański 3a

www.bunkier.art.pl

 International Cultural Centre

(Międzynarodowe Centrum Kultury),

Rynek Główny 25 (Main Market Square)

www.mck.krakow.pl

 Starmach Gallery

ul. Węgierska 5

www.starmach.eu

 Jan Fejkiel Gallery

ul. Sławkowska 14

www.fejkielgallery.com

 Zderzak Gallery

ul. Floriańska 3

zderzak.pl

 Poster Gallery

(Galeria Plakatu).

ul. Stolarska 8–10

www.cracowpostergallery.com

 Otwarta Pracownia (Open Studio)

ul. Dietla 11 (in the backyard)

otwartapracownia.com

 Pauza Gallery

ul. Florianska 18 (2nd floor)

www.pauza.pl

 As Gallery

ul. św. Marka 22 (in the backyard)

www.asgallery.pl

[downwithart]

Interests Contemporary art; action art of the 20th and 21st centuries (Fluxus, happening, body art); conceptual art; ephemeral art in nature; anti-artistic tendencies and movements across times, regions and disciplines; east European art.

Exhibitions (selection) FLUXUS EAST, 2007-2011 | „The lunatics are on the loose ...“ EUROPEAN FLUXUS FESTIVALS 1962-1977, 2012-2015 | BENJAMIN PATTERSON - SNEAK REVIEW, 2014 | FASZINATION UND FASSADE, 2014 | DAS GUTE LEBEN/THE GOOD LIFE, 2015 | A NEW PLEASURE GROUND, 2016 | THROUGH A FOREST WILDERNESS, 2017-2019 | CHLOË BASS & BILL DIETZ - TRADE SHOW, 2020 | REINER MARIA MATYSIK - KOMM, NIMM MICH, 2020 | YEHUDIT SASPORTAS - ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE UNSEEN, 2020-2021 | BY THE SEA - LAND ART, PERFORMANCE, MINIMAL ART, 2021 | Ziiiiuu ennze ziiiiuu nnzkrrmüüüü? KURT SCHWITTERS' URSONATE IN DER KUNST VON HEUTE, 2022 | CYCLOPHILIA. Das Fahrrad in Kunst und Musik, 2022 | KATJA AUFLEGER - IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO PANIC, 2022 | FLUXUS MATTERS, 2022-2023 | GEZWITSCHER. Kunst aus der Vogelperspektive, 2023 | JULIA STEINER - FLIEGENDER WECHSEL, 2023 | Oh clouds, oh storms, oh winds ... KUNST IM STURM, 2023-2024.

Co-operations Akademie der Künste, Berlin; Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin; House of World Cultures, Berlin; Ludwig Museum, Budapest; Nikolaj Kunsthal, Copenhagen; Bunkier Sztuki, Kraków; MOCAK Museum of Contemporary Art in Kraków; Henie Onstad Art Centre, Oslo; Goethe Institut Paris; Einstein Forum Potsdam; Filmmuseum Potsdam; National Gallery Prague; Staatsgalerie Stuttgart; KUMU Art Museum, Tallinn; Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius and many more

Institutions Kunsthalle Wilhelmshaven

DOWN WITH ART! e.V. Non-profit association I founded, based in Potsdam. DOWN WITH ART! Verlag. My occasional publishing adventure.

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Museum of Contemporary Art in Krakow MOCAK, Kraków, Poland Photo by Ostap Senyuk on Unsplash

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Checking what it's like to be part of stage set - Live Factory 2 by Krystian Lupa at MOCAK Kraków #Kraków #mocak #livefactory #livefactory2 #krystianlupa #theatre (at MOCAK Muzeum Sztuki Współczesnej w Krakowie / Museum of Contemporary Art) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnCGnaYgW34/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=cso6hiryilwd

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MOCAK Museum of Contemporary Art Kraków

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