The MOCAK Club

Herta Müller at MOCAK

On Thursday, 27 June, 6.30 pm, we would like to invite you to join us in our audio-visual hall to meet Herta Müller, laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature, who will be presenting her collages.

Summer Cinema at MOCAK 2019

From 5 July to 30 August you are invited to evening film screenings related to the exhibition Nature in Art. The shows take place on Fridays in the MOCAK arcades.

Summer Cinema at MOCAK: White God

From 5 July to 30 August you are invited to evening film screenings related to the exhibition Nature in Art. The shows take place on Fridays in the MOCAK arcades.

A Documented World? Film projection and discussion

On Saturday 1 June 2019, 6 pm, ZK Studio and MOCAK would like to invite you for the screening of Dobra zmiana (The Good Change), directed by Konrad Szołajski.

Discussion: Museum Contexts

On Thursday 13 June 2019 at 6 pm we would like to invite you to the discussion Museum Contexts with the participation of Katarzyna Jagodzińska, Monika Murzyn-Kupisz and Maria Anna Potocka. Led by: Katarzyna Bik.

Janda, Lipska, Dzieciuchowicz, Potocka: Debate Women Bring Us Freedom

On Saturday 1 June 2019, 3 pm MOCAK and the monthly Kraków invite you to the debate Women Bring Us Freedom.

Lecture by Thomas Weski

On Sunday 2 June at 4 pm MOCAK together with Krakow Photomonth would like to invite you to a talk by Thomas Weski, the curator of Michael Schmidt’s exhibition LEBENSMITTEL.

Electronic Cocktail: Concert by the Studio of Electroacoustic Music

On Thursday 16 May at 8.30 pm, MOCAK and the Association of Polish Composers invite you to the concert by the Studio of Electroacoustic Music in Krakow entitled Electronic Cocktail.

Music without Fanfare: Sinfonietta Cracovia

On Saturday 16 March, MOCAK and Sinfonietta Cracovia invite you to another concert from the series Music without Fanfare – Microtonality.

Opera Rara at MOCAK

MOCAK and the Krakow Festival office would like to invite you to a theatrical performance directed by Krzysztof Garbaczewski, A Madrigal Opera, which will be given within MOCAK’s exhibition space as part of the Opera Rara Festival on 6, 8 and 10 February.

Meet the Author: Archi-stories: How to Discover City Space?

On Thursday 13 December at 6 pm meet Radosław Gajda and Natalia Szcześniak, authors of the book Archi-stories: How to Discover City Space?

Concert of Silesian String Quartet

On Thursday 29 November at 7 pm, come to the concert by the Silesian String Quartet at MOCAK, in building A exhibition space.

Krakow Fantasies. Meet Ryszard Horowitz

On Monday 19 November at 6 pm, we invite you to meet Ryszard Horowitz, an artist, acclaimed photographer and creator of metaphorical collages, as well as one of the youngest survivors on Schindler’s list from the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.

Production The Infinite Trakl as part of the Austria Days 2018

On Wednesday, 14 November at 7 pm, MOCAK and the Austrian Consulate General in Krakow invite you to a performance directed by Paweł Zapendowski, The Infinite Trakl about the poet Georg Trakl.

Summer Cinema at MOCAK: Demon

From 29 June to 31 August you are invited to evening film screenings related to the exhibition Motherland in Art. The shows take place on Fridays in the MOCAK arcades.

Summer Cinema at MOCAK: Graduation

From 29 June to 31 August you are invited to evening film screenings related to the exhibition Motherland in Art. The shows take place on Fridays in the MOCAK arcades.

Summer Cinema at MOCAK: The Immigrant

From 29 June to 31 August you are invited to evening film screenings related to the exhibition Motherland in Art. The shows take place on Fridays in the MOCAK arcades.

Across the River: selected films by students, graduates and lecturers from IMAP

On Thursday 16 August 2018, at 6 pm, MOCAK and IMAP (Integrated Media Arts Production) from Jersey City would like to invite you to a review of short films by the students, graduates and lecturers on the IMAP programme. With Marcin Ramocki and Brandon Ascari.

Summer Cinema at MOCAK: Pride

From 29 June to 31 August you are invited to evening film screenings related to the exhibition Motherland in Art. The shows take place on Fridays in the MOCAK arcades.

Film Fridays at MOCAK

Throughout your holidays, you are invited to join us at MOCAK for Film Fridays, which consist of film screenings of the On Art Film Festival and an outdoor summer cinema.

Summer Cinema at MOCAK: Sieranevada

From 29 June to 31 August you are invited to evening film screenings related to the exhibition Motherland in Art. The shows take place on Fridays in the MOCAK arcades.

Summer Cinema at MOCAK: Incendies

From 29 June to 31 August you are invited to evening film screenings related to the exhibition Motherland in Art. The shows take place on Fridays in the MOCAK arcades.

Jazz Night: Saksofonarium

On Saturday, 14th July at 8 pm we would like to invite you to the MOCAK arcades to the concert of the only female saxophone quartet in Poland. The event will be a part of this year's Jazz Night.

Summer Cinema at MOCAK: Tangerines

From 29 June to 31 August you are invited to evening film screenings related to the exhibition Motherland in Art. The shows take place on Fridays in the MOCAK arcades.

Summer Cinema at MOCAK: Dheepan

From 29 June to 31 August you are invited to evening film screenings related to the exhibition Motherland in Art. The shows take place on Fridays in the MOCAK arcades.

Summer Cinema at MOCAK

From 29 June to 31 August you are invited to evening film screenings related to the exhibition Motherland in Art. The shows take place on Fridays in the MOCAK arcades.

Everything Is Art: Everything Is Political. A special showing of the film Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry

On Thursday 17 May at 6 pm you are invited to a screening of the film Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry directed by Alison Klayman.

And this is Poland: Motherland in the works of Andrzej Wajda

As part of the events accompanying the exhibition Motherland in Art you are invited to MOCAK for a special showing of films by Andrzej Wajda.

Global alt-right versus Poland – discussion

On Wednesday 16 May at 6 pm, we invite you to join the panel discussion on the topic of alt-right. The event accompanies the exhibition Motherland in Art.

Układanie wolności (Building Freedom) – a pre-release screening of the film. Meet the protagonist Anda Rottenberg

On Thursday 4 September at 6 pm you are invited to the pre-realease showing of the film Układanie wolności (Building Freedom) about Anda Rottenberg, directed by Róża Fabjanowska and Sławomir Malcharek. The screening will be followed by a discussion with the protagonist and the directors.

Summer Cinema at MOCAK. Suprise screening

Throughout the summer holidays, you are welcome to our evening cinema show to see films related to the issues raised in the exhibition Art in Art. The screenings take place on Fridays at 9 pm under the arches at MOCAK, from 7 to 25 August.

Summer Cinema at MOCAK. Pina

Throughout the summer holidays, you are welcome to our evening cinema show to see films related to the issues raised in the exhibition Art in Art. The screenings take place on Fridays at 9 pm under the arches at MOCAK, from 7 to 25 August.

Summer Cinema at MOCAK. Finding Vivian Maier

Throughout the summer holidays, you are welcome to our evening cinema show to see films related to the issues raised in the exhibition Art in Art. The screenings take place on Fridays at 9 pm under the arches at MOCAK, from 7 to 25 August.

Summer Cinema at MOCAK. Shirley – Visions of Reality

Throughout the summer holidays, you are welcome to our evening cinema show to see films related to the issues raised in the exhibition Art in Art. The screenings take place on Fridays at 9 pm under the arches at MOCAK, from 7 to 25 August.

Summer Cinema at MOCAK. La Migliore offerta

Throughout the summer holidays, you are welcome to our evening cinema show to see films related to the issues raised in the exhibition Art in Art. The screenings take place on Fridays at 9 pm under the arches at MOCAK, from 7 to 25 August.

Summer Cinema at MOCAK. Art School Confidential

Throughout the summer holidays, you are welcome to our evening cinema show to see films related to the issues raised in the exhibition Art in Art. The screenings take place on Fridays at 9 pm under the arches at MOCAK, from 7 to 25 August.

Summer Cinema at MOCAK

Throughout the summer holidays, you are welcome to our evening cinema show to see films related to the issues raised in the exhibition Art in Art. The screenings take place on Fridays at 9 pm under the arches at MOCAK, from 7 to 25 August.

Summer Cinema at MOCAK. Waste Land

Throughout the summer holidays, you are welcome to our evening cinema show to see films related to the issues raised in the exhibition Art in Art. The screenings take place on Fridays at 9 pm under the arches at MOCAK, from 7 to 25 August.

Summer Cinema at MOCAK. Exit Through the Gift Shop

Throughout the summer holidays, you are welcome to our evening cinema show to see films related to the issues raised in the exhibition Art in Art. The screenings take place on Fridays at 9 pm under the arches at MOCAK, from 7 to 25 August.

Film screening of William Kentridge, Triumphs and Laments

MOCAK has joined the international project to show simultaneously the film William Kentridge, Triumphs and Laments directed by Giovanni Troilo in museums all over the world. You are invited to attend the screening on Thursday 1 June at 6 pm. The event accompanies the exhibition Art in Art.

Concert Music without Fanfare: Jerzy Maksymiuk

on Thursday 11 May at 7 pm MOCAK and Sinfonietta Cracovia invite you to a concert from the series Music without Fanfare, conducted by Jerzy Maksymiuk.

29. International Festival of Krakow Composers

In collaboration with the Krakow section of the Association of Polish Composers, we would like to invite you to the events, which are part of the 29th International Festival of Krakow Composers.

Cracow Gallery Weekend Krakers 2017

As part of Cracow Gallery Weekend Krakers 21–23 April 2017 we would like to invite you to visit the Museum.

What’s the Point of Stage Design – discussion of the book Odsłony współczesnej scenografii (Forms of contemporary stage design)

On Thursday 6 April at 6 pm MOCAK and Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego would like to invited you to a session about the book Odsłony współczesnej scenografii. Sylwetki – problemy – rozmowy (Forms of contemporary stage design: Artists – issues – discourse).

Central Europe in the NET of conceptualism

On Thursday 30 March at 6 pm we would like to invite you to a discussion about the last two issues, no. 29 and 30, of the magazine on contemporary music "Glissando".

Meet Zofia Posmysz

On Thursday 23 March at 6 pm, MOCAK and Wydawnictwo Znak would like to invite you to meet the writer and former Auschwitz prisoner Zofia Posmysz. Hosted by: Maria Anna Potocka.

Brass Band Concert

On Saturday 11 March at 6 pm we would like to invite you to a concert of the Brass Band of the Academy of Music in Krakow.

Factory Birthday – meet Krystian Lupa and his actors

On Monday 13 March at 6 pm MOCAK would like to invite you to meet Krystian Lupa and the actors who took part in the production Factory 2. The event will take place in the space of Live Factory 2: Warhol by Lupa. Hosting: Adrian D. Kowalski.

A Book to Be Made – meet Aleksandra Cieślak

On Saturday 18 February at 3 pm MOCAK and the publishing house Wydawnictwo Dwie Siostry invite you to meet the author Aleksandra Cieślak and attend a workshop dedicated to her latest publication A Book to Be Made.

Working Women – meet the collective Dream Team

MOCAK and the women’s Dream Team collective of cartoon artists invite you on Thursday 9 February at 6 pm to the launch of their album Works and Handicrafts.

Meet Krzysztof Wodiczko

On Thursday, 2nd February, at 6 pm MOCAK and Wydawnictwo Krytyki Politycznej would like to invite you to a session dedicated to the book Wodiczko. Socjoestetyka.

Book launch of Prince of Networks: Bruno Latour and Metaphysics

On Tuesday 13 December at 6 pm, MOCAK, the Library of the quarterly Kronos and the Count August Cieszkowski Foundation would like to invite you to the launch of the book by Graham Harman.

Volunteer Cultural Ticket

As part of the action Volunteer Cultural Ticket on Saturday 10 December at 12 noon all volunteers are invited to MOCAK.

Najlepiej w życiu ma Twój kot [Your Cat Has the Best Life of All] – letters by Wisława Szymborska and Kornel Filipowicz – launch of the book.

On 8 December at 6 pm, MOCAK and the publishers Wydawnictwo Znak would like to invite you to a chat about the correspondence by Wisława Szymborska and Kornel Filipowicz on the occasion of the launch of the book Your Cat Has the Best Life of All: Letters.

Meet Bronka Nowicka – winner of the literary award Nike 2016

On Thursday 1 December at 6 pm, MOCAK and the publishers Biuro Literackie would like to invite you to meet Bronka Nowicka.

Klub Auschwitz i inne kluby. Rwane opowieści przeżywców – launch of the book by Agnieszka Dauksza

On Tuesday 29 November at 6 pm, MOCAK, Research Center for Memory Cultures and the publishers słowo/obraz terytoria would like to invite you to the launch of the book [The Auschwitz Club and Other Clubs: Broken Stories of the Survivors].

Book launch: Moje królestwo [My Kingdom] – interview with Edward Dwurnik

On Thursday 24 November at 6 pm MOCAK and the publishing house Wydawnictwo Czarne welcome you at the launch of the book Moje królestwo [My Kingdom]. The participants in the discussion: Małgorzata Czyńska, Edward Dwurnik and Maria Anna Potocka.

Concert by Sinfonietta Cracovia with music by Arvo Pärt

On Friday 18 November at 7.30 pm we would like to invite you to another concert at MOCAK from the series Music without Fanfare, entitled Explosion of Silence.

Meet the artist Tomasz Machciński

On Thursday 8 November at 6 pm MOCAK invite you to meet Tomasz Machciński. The artist will focus on his photographic portraits of women, talking about the females that he has become.

About-face: Going beyond visibility in art and philosophy – lecture by Anna Szyjkowska-Piotrowska

Together with the publishing house słowo/obraz terytoria on Thursday 27 October at 6 pm we would like to invite you to a lecture by Anna Szyjkowska-Piotrowska on the themes dealt with in her book About-face: Going Beyond Visibility in Art and Philosophy.

The Tactics of Barbara Hammer – a retrospective of films by the pioneer of experimental queer cinema, with an opportunity to meet the artist

On 10 and 11 October 2016 at 6 pm we would like to invite you to the retrospective of the pioneer of experimental queer cinema Barbara Hammer and to meet the artist.

Book launch Men with a Pink Triangle

On Thursday 8 September at 6 pm, MOCAK and the publishing house Wydawnictwo Ośrodek KARTA invite you to the launch of the book Men with a Pink Triangle.

Summer Cinema at MOCAK. The Existence

Throughout the summer you can come to our evening cinema show to see films related to the issues raised in the exhibition Medicine in Art.

Summer Cinema at MOCAK. The Knick

Throughout the summer you can come to our evening cinema show to see films related to the issues raised in the exhibition Medicine in Art.

Summer Cinema at MOCAK. A Dangerous Method

Throughout the summer you can come to our evening cinema show to see films related to the issues raised in the exhibition Medicine in Art.

Summer Cinema at MOCAK. Suprise screening

Throughout the summer you can come to our evening cinema show to see films related to the issues raised in the exhibition Medicine in Art. Free entry.

Summer Cinema at MOCAK. The Knick

Throughout the summer you can come to our evening cinema show to see films related to the issues raised in the exhibition Medicine in Art.

Summer Cinema at MOCAK. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Throughout the summer you can come to our evening cinema show to see films related to the issues raised in the exhibition Medicine in Art.

Summer Cinema at MOCAK. The Knick

Throughout the summer you can come to our evening cinema show to see films related to the issues raised in the exhibition Medicine in Art.

Meet Jacek Dehnel

On Wednesday 6 July at 6 pm together with Wydawnictwo Znak we would like to invite you to meet Jacek Dehnel at the launch of his most recent book – Krivoklat.

Summer Cinema at MOCAK. Code Blue

Throughout the summer you can come to our evening cinema show to see films related to the issues raised in the exhibition Medicine in Art.

Summer Cinema at MOCAK. You don't know Jack

Throughout the summer you can come to our evening cinema show to see films related to the issues raised in the exhibition Medicine in Art.

Summer Cinema at MOCAK. The Knick

Throughout the summer you can come to our evening cinema show to see films related to the issues raised in the exhibition Medicine in Art.

Summer Cinema at MOCAK

Throughout the summer you can come to our evening cinema show to see films related to the issues raised in the exhibition Medicine in Art. Free entry.

Music without Fanfare: Sinfonietta Cracovia

On Wednesday 18 May at 7.30 pm we would like to invite you to another concert at MOCAK from the series entitled Tajniki dodekafonii.

A Concert of Portuguese Music as part of the 28th International Festival of Krakow Composers

Together with the Krakow section of the Association of Polish Composers on Wednesday 20 April at 7.30 pm we would like to invite you to the concert of Portuguese Music.

Mieke Bal at MOCAK: World premiere of the film Reasonable Doubt

On Saturday 23 April at 6 pm we would like to invite you to a world premiere of the Mieke Bal latest film Reasonable Doubt. After the screening there will be a chance to meet the author and artists and a discussion led by Roma Sendyka (Jagiellonian Unversity) and Magdalena Mazik (MOCAK).

A World Premiere Concert as part of the 28th International Festival of Krakow Composers

Together with the Krakow section of the Association of Polish Composers on Sunday 17 April at 6 pm we would like to invite you to the world premiere concert of the 28th International Festival of Krakow Composers.

Screening of the film Performer with Oskar Dawicki, followed by talking to the artist

On Friday 8 April at 6 pm come to MOCAK for the screening of the film Performer by Maciej Sobieszczański and Łukasz Ronduda, starring Oskarem Dawicki. The projection will be followed by a discussion with the participation of Oskar Dawicki and Zbigniew Warpechowski.

What do you need to understand contemporary art? Launch of the publication Sztuka w naszym wieku (Art This Century)

On Thursday 7 April at 6 pm you are welcome to attend the publication launch of ING Polish Art Foundation.

Session dedicated to the book Eseje wybrane (Selected Essays) by Virginia Woolf

On Wednesday, 27th January at 6 pm MOCAK and Karakter publishing house would like to invite you to a session dedicated to the book Eseje wybrane (Selected Essays) by Virginia Woolf.

Session dedicated to the book Kino epoki nowofalowej (The age of new wave cinema) – the 3rd volume of Historia kina (The history of cinema)

On Friday, 15th January at 6 pm MOCAK, the Universitas Publishing House and the Institute of the Audio-Visual Arts at Jagiellonian University would like to invite you to a session dedicated to the book Kino epoki nowofalowej. Historia kina, tom 3 (The age of new wave cinema. The history of cinema, vol. 3)

MOCAK Summer cinema

Come to a series of film screenings which relate to the issues addressed in the exhibition Gender in Art. Screenings take place on Fridays at 9 pm in the open air, at MOCAK. Free entry.

Dirty Wars – film screening. Meet Mateusz Curyła

You are invited to the screening of the film Dirty Wars (USA, 2013). Mateusz Curyło, the author of Names of War a text published in the latest issue of Autoportret, will introduce the issues dealt with by the film.

Już trudno [Too Bad] – Meet Anda Rottenberg

We invite you to meet the author Anda Rottenberg talking about her book Rottenberg. Too Bad. Maria Anna Potocka will lead the discussion with Anda Rottenberg and Dorota Jarecka.

MOCAK Summer Cinema

Welcome to the evening screenings in the MOCAK colonnade! On Friday 22 August at 9.30 pm, you are invited to the screening of Jackpot directed by Magnus Martens.

MOCAK Summer Cinema

Welcome to the evening screenings in the MOCAK colonnade! On Sunday 27 July at 9.30 pm, you are invited to the screening of A History of Violence, directed by David Cronenberg.

MOCAK Summer Cinema

Welcome to the evening screenings in the MOCAK colonnade! On Friday 11 July at 9.30 pm, you are invited to the screening of A Touch of Sin directed by Jia Zhangke.

Launching the book Zaprojektowane [Design Stage]

The publication is the first such compilation of the achievements of Polish design post-2000. The designs have been divided into seven sections: furniture, transport, home and specialist appliances, lighting, glass and ceramics, textiles and toys, and experimental design.

Limbic Body – DF Dance Theatre premiere

Limbic Body is a new production of DF Dance Theatre. The company invited a prominent Łódź chorographer Jacek Owczarek to work on the project. The music was composed by Ola Bilińska (Babadag band).

A session dedicated to the books P1 and P2. Polish Postmodernism. Architecture and Urbanism

International Video Art Review THE 02

On 5th and 6th April we would like to invite you to premiere screenings as part of Video Art Review THE 02.

Constraint. Hans van der Laan's Architecture. A meeting with Maciej Miłobędzki

MOCAK and “Autoportret” magazine would like to invite you to a meeting with Maciej Miłobędzki, which coincides with the publication of the latest issue entitled Constraint.

The Nightmare of Participation

MOCAK and Bęc Zmiana Foundation invite you to a discussion around Markus Miessen’s book The Nightmare of Participation.

Debate: Right To Space

We would like to invite you to MOCAK for a debate on the right to the city in practice, on social participation, democracy, politics, conflicts and space.

Artist, Go!: Writing Applications and Financing Art Projects

The workshop activity will provide an opportunity for hands-on writing of an Application Letter and advice how to avoid typical errors as well as answers to many frequently asked questions including the sources of possible grants.

Genius and Mediocrity in Miloš Forman’s film Amadeus – Lecture by professor Harai Golomb

MOCAK and the Polish Psychoanalytical Association would like to invite you to the lecture The Love of Self, the Love of Another, the Love of God: Genius and Mediocrity in Miloš Forman’s film Amadeus.

Artist, Go!: How do You Make a Perfect Porftfolio?

Marta Czyż and Dawid Radziszewski will share their experience and provide practical advice on how to arrive at the best-possible portfolio.

Artist, Go!: How to Secure a Residency?

How to spot your perfect residency and how to go about securing it. Practical advice on the location of residencies, institutional partners, the terms and conditions of the residency and the principles of application.

Artist, Go!: Young Artists’ Auctions

What target audience are they aimed at? Are they a good way of promoting one’s art and making money? The participants will find out what to pay attention to, what to remember and what to avoid.