Chandeliers resembling snowflakes, balustrades decorated with chestnut leaves and stained glass windows depicting Copernicus’s revolution – join us for walks through one of the most beautiful Art Nouveau interiors.
The Medical Society Building at 4 Radziwiłłowska Street in Krakow is one of Stanisław Wyspiański’s most important works of applied art. Although the building appears austere and classicist from the outside, inside it hides spaces carefully designed by the artist, with nature as the main decorative motif. At the time of its construction, the building was extremely modern, equipped with central heating, mechanical ventilation and electrical installations, which was a real technological breakthrough at the beginning of the 20th century.
What will we see during the walks?
During the walks, we will see the Malinowa Hall with its characteristic chairs, visit the reading room and library with preserved friezes and chandeliers, as well as the representative staircase with a balustrade decorated with chestnut leaves and the “Apollo” stained glass window. The building also houses the Jagiellonian University’s Museum of the History of Medicine – the oldest medical museum in Poland and one of the oldest in Europe. The collection includes surgical, pharmacy and pharmaceutical tools, as well as documents related to the history of medical sciences.
Dr Michał Wiśniewski will guide you through the Art Nouveau interiors, while Michał Chlipała will introduce you to the collections of the Museum of the History of Medicine.
Practical information:
- free admission,
- mandatory reservation of places on the Evenea website
- for further information, please call +48 12 42 42 860 or send an email to: a.klejzerowicz@mck.krakow.pl
- the event will be held in Polish
The walks are organised in cooperation with the Museum of the History of Medicine of the Jagiellonian University.
Michał Chlipała – lawyer and historian, employee of the Department of History of Medicine at the Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum. Author of numerous publications on the history of medicine and the history of weapons and colours. Coordinator for special property and museum collections at the Jagiellonian University Medical College. President of the Foundation for the Memory of the State Police of the Second Polish Republic.
Dr Michał Wiśniewski – head of the Education Centre – Heritage Academy of the ICC, architectural historian, curator of architectural exhibitions, author of books on the history of architecture. Employee of the University of Economics in Krakow and Fulbright scholar. Member of the board of the Architecture Institute Foundation.
The event is part of the Walk with Us series.