Arts&Ideas

An exhibition opened recently at the Walery Rzewuski Museum of the History of Photography. From July to October, the exhibit will show old Krakow's architectural development between the years 1909-1939.

Natalia LL, a true icon of Polish political and feminist art, boldly explores the subject of the human body.

Though Literary Translation Professor and Director of the Polish Studies Center at Indiana University Bill Johnston is primarily known as one of the most prolific, diverse and talented Polish-English translators of our day.

A temporary exhibition consisting of three, currently homeless collections of art (gathered from the Malopolska Fund of the Contemporary Art Museum in Niepolomice and Bunkier Sztuki) will be on exhibit in the Sukiennice until August 15.

The French-Polish Association ?Witraze 2000? along with the Dominican Priory has organized an exhibition entitled, "Lumen, Lumen II; European Contemporary Fine Art Glass and Stained Glass,"in the Dominican Cloister.

This year's annual Piwnica Pod Baranami jazz festival commenced last Saturday with an excellently attended concert at the Philharmonic.

Electric cello player Andy Baily has been living and composing in Krakow for five years. He spoke briefly with The Krakow Post after the expat concert.

There has always been something about Nowa Huta that has drawn me to its seemingly unattractive underbelly. Rarely can I put a finger on it, in want of factual backup as to what actually makes me catch a tram out there just to "hang."

On Wednesday, July 18, there will be a special concert at the Manggha Center on ul M. Konopnickiej to commemorate the life of the multi-instrumentalist, jazz pioneer and composer Andrzej Kurylewicz who passed away this April.

The 11th Viva Opera Festival, organized by the Krakow Opera, runs from July 3 to September 17, with performances every Tuesday and Friday.