Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology
The Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology is a museum in Kraków that houses the Japanese art collection donated to the National Museum in Kraków by collector Feliks "Manggha" Jasieński. Its building, designed by Japanese architect Arata Isozaki with Kraków architects Krzysztof Ingarden and Jacek Ewý, opened in 1994 thanks to funds raised by film director Andrzej Wajda, and the museum became an independent state cultural institution in 2007. It presents temporary exhibitions on Japanese art, culture and history.
Now on view
4 exhibitions
Now Everything Will Be Different: Karolina Breguła
Aleksandra Sikora
What connects the works at the exhibition is the prospect of losing one’s home, and the anticipation of the coming change. The project in 2018–21 concerns mass demolitions and evictions in Taiwanese cities.
Tokyo Story
Agnieszka Jankowska-Marzec
Japanese pop culture and street art, cuisine, futuristic visions and technologies, and finally calligraphy inspired Studio 2 to create an extraordinary Tokyo story.
Akitsushima. The Island of Dragonflies
Adam Jurgilewicz, prof. Anna Król, dr hab. Anna Król, prof. ASP
In Japanese culture, in addition to determination, the dragonfly was also a symbol of courage, persistence, and victory. It was referred to as kachimushi – “the victory insect” – and ancient chronicles had given Japan…
Warrior Women: Japanese Herstories
Japanese literary, historical, and visual traditions feature female characters and figures endowed with remarkable strength, courage, and strategic ability. Their portrayals operated at the intersection of history,…
Opening soon
2 upcoming
Eiko Ishioka. Who Am I?
The first presentation in Poland of one of the icons of Japanese design, the most important graphic designer from the Land of the Rising Sun. From her rich body of work, spanning advertising campaigns, publishing…
Whispers of Rain, Silence of Snow. Kawase Hasui
Called the poet of nostalgia and nature, he was an artist in constant journey. He travelled the country with a sketchbook in hand, capturing places that were disappearing forever under the pressure of rapid…