In the Shadow of Krak’s Mound

The main exhibition at the Podgórze Museum tells the chronological and thematic story of Podgórze and the area where the city was formed, from the earliest and legendary times to the present.

Visiting successive rooms, the visitor gets to know the most important figures who created Podgórze's cultural heritage, its self-government and the identity of the place. Each visitor can choose the most convenient way of visiting. The descriptions of the exhibits and the zones are supplemented by recorded commentaries, the so-called "knowledge magazines", and witness accounts. You can listen to oral histories via headphones at selected points in the exhibition, and at the end of the tour (Hall IV) you can watch film versions of all the accounts. A narrated audio-guided tour is also available. Visually impaired visitors can listen to an audio tour, while hearing impaired visitors can experience the exhibition in Polish Sign Language. There is also something interesting for the youngest visitors in each room: interactive games, puzzles, unusual places where children can learn about different, sometimes surprising aspects of the city's history and traditions. The knowledge gained in the exhibition can be developed and deepened in the Alchemy of the City.

The exhibition tells the story and phenomenon of Podgórze—a multicultural and multinational city, its spectacular industrial success, as well as its mythology and legendary layer. It is the intention of the authors that the exhibition will change, that it will be supplemented. There will be new exhibits, new witness accounts, new commentaries, so that it will be possible to return here again and again and still discover something new. The permanent exhibition occupies the ground floor of the building - four halls and a hall and a room on level -1, with a total area of approximately 294 m².

script authors: Melania Tutak, Katarzyna Bury, Elżbieta Firlet, Piotr Opaliński, Robert Gaweł
project manager: Zuzanna Miśtal
deputy project manager, assistant to the curator, manager of the HMK Branch “Podgórze Museum”: Katarzyna Bury
multimedia: Wojciech Wilusz
graphic project coordinator: Bartłomiej Woch
investment process coordinator: Maria Makarewicz
publication editing: Marcin Baran
promotion: Anna Kandzior-Zug