Timeline
Erotic Provocations
Natalia LL, a prominent contemporary artist considered one of the pioneers of feminist art, died on 12 August 2022. Her work had roots in conceptualism and was also part of the body art movement. The MOCAK Collection contains more than 40 works by Natalia LL, dating from 1964 to 1993. This collection of her works has never before been presented in its entirety at MOCAK, the exhibition is thus a premiere, but is above all a tribute to an outstanding artist.
Life Recorded in 745 Notebooks
Janina Turek was born in Krakow in 1921 and died there in 2000. She spent most of her life at 6 Parkowa Street in the Podgórze district of the city. On the face of it, she was an ordinary housewife. Yet for 57 years – in secret from her loved ones – she kept a diary. The object of her observations was everyday life, the simplest human activities, to which we often pay little attention. After Janina Turek’s death, her diaries, written almost throughout her life and hidden in her flat, were found by her daughter. The core of the exhibition will be a presentation of notebooks that have been in the MOCAK Collection since 2016. The exhibition will be complemented by photographs from the family archive, as well as postcards that the diarist collected and a film interview with Janina Turek’s daughter.
Thursdays with Artists from the MOCAK Collection. Franciszek Orłowski
In September and October, we show an interview with Franciszek Orłowski. The artist talks about the beginnings of his creative path and the factors that influenced his choice of the dominant medium in his work. He discusses some of his works, including the project This Blood is for You.
Active Reading: Phillip and His Mother Who Had Forgotten
On Saturday 15 October at 12 noon children up to the age of 8 are invited along with the adults in charge to the active reading of the book Phillip and His Mother Who Had Forgotten. The workshop will be conducted in Polish.
Stories We Have Heard Workshop with audio-description for children aged 6–12
On Saturday 8 October at 12 noon, children aged 6–12 and their accompanying adults are invited to a workshop with self-description. The workship will be conducted in Polish.
Artistic Resistance in Dissonance. Guided Tour in English on Politics in Art exhibition
On Sunday 2 October at 4 pm MOCAK invites you for guided tour in English on the exhibition Politics in Art.
MOCAK Bus in action Drop in to Huta
On Saturday 17 September, from 10 am until 4 pm we invite Krakow residents and visitors to the city to take part in the action Drop in to Huta.
Mieczysław Porębski: Portrait of the Master
On the tenth anniversary of the death of Mieczysław Porębski, the MOCAK Library will host a display of photographs and portraits of this outstanding theoretician, critic and art historian. We will present objects from the Museum Archives: photographs from the time of the occupation, family photographs and documentation of Porębski’s foreign travels. An important part of the exhibition will be the Professor’s portraits made by artists who were friends of his.
Thursdays with Artists from the MOCAK Collection. Lukáš Houdek
In July and August, we present an interview with Lukáš Houdek. The interview includes discussion on how the work Hope Tour came to be. This work is currently displayed as a part of Politcs in Art exhibition that covers a very actual issue of European migrant crisis.
Donate blood in MOCAK
On Thursday, 28 July from 10 am until 2 pm, you will be able to donate blood on MOCAK site. There will be a mobile blood donation unit of the RCKiK. The statutory requirement for blood donation is that the blood donor is able to speak and write Polish.
