A place where two cultures met and developed some kind of a solid bond is surely an obligatory tourist spot for all of you who feel attracted to the Japanese culture. Come and visit the magnificent Manggha museum by which you will be definitely bewitched.
Hajimemashite – welcome!
Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology in Krakow is a completely unique and one of a kind institution which since 2007 operates as an independent museum of Japanese art. From its start, the museum was also a culture centre which by its high developed and varied program grabbed the attention of all culture lovers.
History of the museum
Manggha, opened in 1994 on the initiative of Andrzej Wajda and Krystyna Zachwatowicz, in the beginning served as a centre dependent on National Museum but later, as its successful activity expanded, it became an independent institution. Built on the basis of the architectural project of great Arata Isozaki, the museum meets not only new standards of designing but also belongs together to the nearby Wawel and Wisla.
Pictures of the floating world
The exhibitions that can be viewed today come from the personal collection of Felix ‘Manggha’ Jasienski who in 1920 donated all his woodcuts to the museum. From January to June or July exhibits, lectures and other programs are dedicated to the mountain Fuji. A definitely captivating one called ‘Mountain Fuji: Hokusai and Hiroshige’ is a compilation of woodblocks from ukiyo-e (‘pictures of the floating world’) period made by Hokusai (and later by Hiroshige) who presented the mountain viewed from many perspectives (different time of day, season, weather).
Apart from visiting the exhibitions, you can also take part in the courses of the Japanese language, tea brewing but also in calligraphy and Ikebana (art of flower arrangement).
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