Settled. Mistrzejowice

The Settled. Mistrzejowice exhibition is a continuation of the exhibitions held so far at the Nowa Huta Museum, both those showing the past and cultural heritage of the area where Nowa Huta emerged and its present day.

The exhibition starts by showing the history of Mistrzejowice, Batowice and Dziekanowice, i.e. the areas where the current 15th District of Mistrzejowice popped up after 1968. The next part shows the “republic of artists”, i.e. the profiles of artists who had a large number of studios here or lived in nearby estates.

The next fragment will be devoted to the 1980s, when Mistrzejowice gained the name of the “Westerplatte of the South” on account of its anti-communist activity. This was, of course, related to the activity of the Church of st. M.M. Kolbe, and in particular the charismatic priest, Fr. Kazimierz Jancarz.

The exhibition ends with the urban and architectural part, as Mistrzejowice is a living example of the development of Polish architecture from the late 1970s to present day.