There has never been a book quite like this before. Today an exceptional volume landed in bookstores, taking readers on a journey through times of great upheaval and renaissance of Polish local government. The latest book by Europa Nostra Vice-President, Prof. Jacek Purchla, entitled “Kraków 1990. At the Turn of the Epoch,” reveals the secrets of the city during the major transformation of the 1980s and 1990s.
read moreThe team at Kraków’s Europa Nostra Heritage Hub is not only engaged in heritage practice, but also in scholarly work. The Hub’s Head, Dr. Katarzyna Jagodzińska, has just published her new book in the prestigious British Routledge publishing house: ‘Participation and the Post-Museum’.
read moreOn Wednesday 27 November 2024 the team of the Europa Nostra Heritage Hub in Kraków had the pleasure of meeting the Secretary General of Europa Nostra Sneška Quaedvlieg–Mihailović. Also in attendance were Vice-President of Europa Nostra Professor Jacek Purchla and Agata Wąsowska-Pawlik, member of Europa Nostra Board.
read moreA conversation about the challenges faced today by heritage, people, non-governmental organisations and local government in the field of protection and management from the perspective of Krakow. The catalogue of these challenges is long. Some of them we know well, they have been with us for years, others have appeared recently, caused by the pandemic and geopolitical situation.
read moreIn this episode of Holistic Heritage, we meet Professor Andrzej Betlej, Director of the Wawel Royal Castle. He discusses the behind-the-scenes preparations of a blockbuster exhibition "Image of the Golden Age: Culture in the Times of the Last Jagiellons".
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