Kraków is considered by many to be the cultural capital of Poland. It was named the European Capital of Culture by the European Union for the year 2000. The city has some of the best museums in the country and several famous theaters. It became the residence of two Polish Nobel laureates in literature: Wisława Szymborska and Czesław Miłosz, while a third Nobel laureate, the Yugoslav writer Ivo Andrić also lived and studied in Krakow. It is also home to one of the world's oldest universities, the Jagiellonian University of Kraków, and Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts, the oldest Polish fine art academy, established in 1818 and granted full autonomy in 1873.
Folk dancers in traditional costumes from Kraków (regarded as Polish national costumes)
Wawel Tapestry
Lady with an Ermine, by Leonardo da Vinci
Collegium Maius
Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts
The Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków, is a public institution of higher education located in the centre of Kraków, Poland. It is the oldest Polish fine art academy, established in 1818 and granted full autonomy in 1873.
Main building, on Kraków's Jan Matejko Square
19th-century etching of the Academy, then named the "Kraków School of Drawing and Painting"
Image: Teodor Axentowicz, Autoportret z paletą
Image: Julian Fałat, Autoportret
