Exhibitions in
Katowice is a major Polish art center, shaped by its Academy of Fine Arts and known for the Silesian School of Posters. The scene features institutions like the BWA Contemporary Art Gallery and the Silesian Museum, which holds collections of painting, photography, and posters. Unique exhibition spaces include the contemporary Rondo Sztuki gallery and Galeria Szyb Wilson, a 2,500 m² gallery located within a former mine shaft, alongside numerous smaller galleries run by artist associations and cultural institutions.
This week's highlights
On Tomek's Trail
Light of History: Upper Silesia Through the Ages
Gallery of Silesian Sacral Art
Józef Makal. Four Decades, One Gaze
Beyond Eden. Contemporary Art from the Collection of the Silesian Museum in Katowice
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Dormitorium. Tomasz Górnicki
Silesian Museum in Katowice
Upon entering the One Work Gallery, we see rows of dozens of old metal beds from a military field hospital. The arranged space immediately evokes various memories and associations: summer camps, colonies, dormitories,…
Flowers of Other Worlds. Anna Zemánková, Cecilie Marková, Marie Kodovská, and Czech Spiritualists
Silesian Museum in Katowice
The Non-Professional Art Department of the Silesian Museum in Katowice has for many years collaborated with numerous foreign institutions dealing with the phenomenon of art brut. These contacts allow for the…
Józef Makal. Four Decades, One Gaze
Silesian Museum in Katowice
Józef Makal's photographs create a multidimensional record of life in Upper Silesia and Zagłębie Dąbrowskie in the second half of the 20th century. For almost four decades of working as a photojournalist for "Dziennik…
I'm not able to write who is in this picture
Silesian Museum in Katowice
It begins with a slight shift. Not with a catastrophe, but with a barely perceptible crack in the continuity of the world. A name lingers on the tip of the tongue. A face loses its obviousness. The way home turns into a…
Beyond Eden. Contemporary Art from the Collection of the Silesian Museum in Katowice
Silesian Museum in Katowice
The exhibition project Beyond Eden was conceived with the intention of presenting a set of works acquired for the museum's collection in December 2018. Originally, these works formed the Silesian Collection of…
Gallery of non-professional art
Silesian Museum in Katowice
The aim of the exhibition was to show the specific nature of non-professional art in Upper Silesia. This art, like no other, is linked to the artist's life and direct experiences, describing their surroundings, work,…
Gallery of Polish Modern Art 1800-1945
Silesian Museum in Katowice
Immediately recognizable and lesser-known works from the painting and sculpture collection of the Silesian Museum in Katowice make up a fascinating panorama of aesthetic phenomena from the early and mature modernity.…
Study Warehouse
Silesian Museum in Katowice
Following extensive renovation and new interior design, the former "Gwarek" bathhouse begins another stage in its history, serving as the study warehouse of the Silesian Museum in Katowice. The idea behind this place is…
On Tomek's Trail
Silesian Museum in Katowice
Due to the extremely high temperatures in the Carpenter's Workshop attic, we have decided to temporarily close the educational space "On Tomek's Trail". We will announce its reopening to visitors as soon as weather…
Open Zone / "Escape Velocity" Exhibition
Silesian Museum in Katowice
Open Zone is an exhibition space made available to students of artistic and design fields from our region. It is an initiative where the boundary between the host institution and the guest creator blurs. The Silesian…
Light of History: Upper Silesia Through the Ages
Silesian Museum in Katowice
The permanent exhibition "Light of History: Upper Silesia Through the Ages," opened to the public on June 26, 2016, during the opening festival of the new Silesian Museum building, tells the story of Upper Silesia from…
Gallery of Silesian Sacral Art
Silesian Museum in Katowice
The Gallery of Silesian Sacral Art, which is part of the permanent exhibition program dedicated to the history, culture, and art of the region, combines the collections of the Silesian Museum and exhibits from the…