Museum of Contemporary Art or MOCAK ( Polish: Muzeum Sztuki Współczesnej , MOCAK - abbreviation for "Museum of Contemporary Art in Kraków") is a museum located in Krakow , Poland . The museum is located at ul. Lipova, 4 in one of the production buildings of the former Schindler factory . The first director of the museum was art historian Maria Anna Pototskaya .
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| Established | May 19, 2011 |
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| Address | Krakow , Poland |
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History
The idea of creating a museum of contemporary art has been widely discussed in the Cracow art community since the beginning of the 21st century. In 2005, the Krakow City Council acquired the bankrupt Krakovsky Electrical Plant Unitra-Telpod, which was called Emailwarenfabrik (DEF) during the Second World War and was known as Schindler’s Factory. In 2005, the mayor of Krakow, Jacek Majrowski, submitted an application to finance a project to create a museum to the Polish Ministry of Culture. In 2007, the territory of the factory was divided into two parts, one of which was transferred to the Krakow Historical Museum , which organized a permanent exhibition "Krakow during the occupation 1939-1945" in it, and the other part was transferred to the future Museum of Modern Art. In 2007, a competition was held during which the project of the museum was selected.
The construction of the museum began in December 2009 and was completed in November 2010. The opening of the Museum of Modern Art took place on May 19, 2011. On this day, the museum demonstrated the exhibitions “History in Art”, “Bibliophilia”, “MOCAK Collection”, “Laureates of the Vordemberge-Gildewart Foundation Award”, “Mauricia Gomulitsky's Creativity”, “Madeline Sante Photos” and “Mechislav Porebsky Library” permanent exhibition of the museum.
Activities
The museum exhibits permanent and temporary exhibitions that focus on contemporary art for the past twenty years. Particular attention is paid to the post-war avant-garde and conceptual art. Projects are accompanied by educational programs, research and print publications. Exhibitions are shown on the first and second floors. On the first floor there are permanent exhibitions, the second floor is intended for temporary exhibitions.
The museum houses an art history library, a bookstore, a conservation and restoration workshop, and various objects for visitors.
Links
- Museum official page (Polish)