Went into the Gallicia museum by chance as we were staying in Kazermeirz and it was around the corner from our hotel on Szeroka Street. It cost 7zlotys or 5 if your a student to get in. The museum was very informative and all the exhibits were in both Polish and English (possibly in another language as well but I... more

For many centuries, Krakow and the province of Galicia was the diamond of Jewish scholarship and society in Central Europe. WWII changed all that. The Germans decimated the lives of over 16,000 Jews from the Kazimierz, (Krakow's Jewish quarter), and went on an extermination rampage throughout the province. This sad history is often why most tourists, like myself, visiting Southern... more

While visiting the Jewish quarter of Krakow, Poland, we happened upon a fairly new "museum" called the Galicia. Their permanent exhibit called "Traces of Memory" is one of the most potent and memorable presentations I have ever seen. The exhibition is a photographic tribute to Poland's vanished Jewish heritage. The large photos both informed and moved us and brought some... more