{"id":29367,"date":"2026-05-18T09:39:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T09:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mck.krakow.pl\/?p=29367"},"modified":"2026-05-19T12:26:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T12:26:04","slug":"wystawa-kultura-chorwacka-w-krakowie-w-bibliotece-jagiellonskiej","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mck.krakow.pl\/en\/wystawa-kultura-chorwacka-w-krakowie-w-bibliotece-jagiellonskiej\/","title":{"rendered":"Exhibition: \u201cCroatian Culture in Krak\u00f3w\u201d at the Jagiellonian Library"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Exhibition opening: <\/strong>1 June 2026, 17.00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Venue: <\/strong>Exhibition Hall of the Jagiellonian Library<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dates: <\/strong>1 June 2026 \u2013 30 June 2026,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opening hours: <\/strong>Monday 10.00\u201317.00, Tuesday\u2013Wednesday 9.00\u201317.00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Author and curator: <\/strong>Prof. <\/strong>Maciej Czerwi\u0144ski<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The idea for the exhibition \u201cCroatian Culture in Krak\u00f3w\u201d arose whilst working on two manuscript copies of Ivan Gunduli\u0107\u2019s \u201cOsman\u201d \u2013 a masterpiece of Croatian Baroque \u2013 held at the Jagiellonian Library. The epic, which describes, among other things, the Battle of Chocim and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth\u2019s victory over the Ottoman Empire, became the starting point for a narrative on centuries-old Polish-Croatian relations. To understand these, Gunduli\u0107\u2019s work must be viewed within the broader historical context that took shape in Krak\u00f3w.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the University of Krak\u00f3w was founded in 1364, many people from Dalmatia began to come to the city to study. It was in Krak\u00f3w that a circle of humanists formed, active at the courts of Polish magnates. After completing their studies, some members of the Croatian intelligentsia played a leading role in politics, extending far beyond the Polish or Croatian context. The exhibition traces the connections between Croatians and Krak\u00f3w dating back to the Middle Ages, when the Jagiellonian University attracted students from Dalmatia and was an important centre of humanism in Central Europe. Among its distinguished alumni were Antun Vran\u010di\u0107, Juraj Dra\u0161kovi\u0107, Vinko Pribojevi\u0107 and Andrija Dudi\u0107 \u2013 figures who played a significant role in the politics and culture of Central Europe at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The exhibition also recalls 19th-century Polish-Croatian contacts within the Habsburg Monarchy. At that time, many Poles and Croats worked to foster mutual understanding between the two nations. Of particular significance for these relations was the album \u201cKrak\u00f3w \u2013 Zagrzebiowi\u201d, published in 1881 by Krak\u00f3w\u2019s intellectual circles to support the reconstruction of Zagreb following an earthquake. Three editions of this album are held at the Jagiellonian Library and will also be on display at the exhibition. The reissue of this publication in 2011 \u2013 at the time of the signing of Croatia\u2019s accession treaty to the European Union \u2013 had a symbolic significance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The exhibition also features contemporary figures, such as the Nobel laureate in literature, Ivo Andri\u0107. This former student of the Jagiellonian University was also involved in rescuing Polish professors imprisoned at Sachsenhausen. Alongside him is the eminent sculptor Ivan Me\u0161trovi\u0107. A retrospective exhibition of his work was organised in 2017 by the International Cultural Centre in Krak\u00f3w. A bilingual Polish-English catalogue accompanying the exhibition \u201cAdriatic Epopee. Ivan Me\u0161trovi\u0107\u201d<\/a>. Its academic consultant was Prof. Maciej Czerwi\u0144ski. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The exhibition \u201cCroatian Culture in Krak\u00f3w\u201d will also document the presence of Croatian literature and works on Croatia that were produced in Krak\u00f3w or in which the Krak\u00f3w community of Slavicists and historians was involved. It will also feature artefacts created in our city but inspired by Croatian literature, including the kinetic sculptures of Prof. Piotr Bo\u017cyk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Plakat<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The exhibition will also showcase numerous publications, including those from the ICC Publishing House, concerning Croatia. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organisers:<\/strong> Institute of Slavic Philology, Jagiellonian University; Jagiellonian Library; Kliofest Zagreb<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Logo:<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Patronage:<\/strong> Matica Hrvatska; International Cultural Centre; DiHeLib<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorary Patronage of the Rector of the Jagiellonian University, Prof. Piotr Jedynak<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Author and curator:<\/strong> Prof. Maciej Czerwi\u0144ski<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Production:<\/strong> cover design by Micha\u0142 Worgacz\/Natalia Palich; exhibition design by Micha\u0142 Worgacz; exhibition preparation by Anna B\u0119ben, Karolina Chor\u0105zka-Paluch, Adam Pia\u015bnik, Iwona Wawrzynek, Micha\u0142 Worgacz, and the Conservation Section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exhibition Committee:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Damir Agi\u010di\u0107 (University of Zagreb, Kliofest)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maciej Czerwi\u0144ski (Jagiellonian University)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Magdalena Najbar-Agi\u010di\u0107 (University of Sjever, Kliofest)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bo\u017eidar Petra\u010d (Matica Hrvatska)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Agata W\u0105sowska-Pawlik (International Cultural Centre)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

W\u0142adys\u0142aw Witalisz (Jagiellonian University)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Instytut Filologii S\u0142owia\u0144skiej UJ, Kliofest w Zagrzebiu oraz Biblioteka Jagiello\u0144ska zapraszaj\u0105 na ekspozycj\u0119, kt\u00f3ra zaprezentuje barwne i bogate relacje kultury i sztuki chorwackiej z Krakowem. MCK jest patronem tego wydarzenia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":29365,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[124,130,112],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wydarzenia","category-news","category-bez-kategorii"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mck.krakow.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29367","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mck.krakow.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mck.krakow.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mck.krakow.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mck.krakow.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29367"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/mck.krakow.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29367\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29528,"href":"https:\/\/mck.krakow.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29367\/revisions\/29528"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mck.krakow.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mck.krakow.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mck.krakow.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mck.krakow.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}