In Search of Divine Prospects: Christmas 2020 in Kraków
With only a few days left till Christmas 2020 (in its Covid-19 edition), mixed messages abound, especially when it comes to speculations around where 2021 might take us. At this time of the year, Kraków is one of many big cities preoccupied with gathering statistics…
Winter is upon us, but…
Yesterday was the first day of winter. Not in the calendar sense, of course, but merely the first proper snowfall. Now that 2020 is finally about to meet its much-deserved end, one feels that seeing the city wake up in pristine white feels somehow refreshing,…
Cities And Architecture Contrasts: When The New Meets The Old
One of the most interesting and creatively inspiring challenges for historic cities worldwide, especially UNESCO World Heritage Sites like Kraków, is building bridges and meaningful connections between the legacy of the past and the needs and expectations of today’s societies. It is fair to say that…
Greenery Extraordinaire And The Power of City Branding
In the entire urban-greenery discussion today, there are only two questions, perhaps, that really matter: (a) How green is your city? (b) Why, whatever it is you’re doing to preserve and promote greenery, it is probably not enough? Like many historic cities worldwide, Kraków is undergoing a…
The Packaging of Public Inconvenience: Repairs, Development And City Aesthetics!
Cities usually put their construction and repairs at full throttle during the summer season. There are obvious reasons, of course: reduced car traffic and good weather conditions are only a few. For those who stay in town, as well as those who come to visit,…
The 15th OWHC World Congress in Kraków Explained in 8 Minutes
A picture is worth a thousand words, they say. This is why it’s going to be one of the shorter posts in the (equally short) history of the Kraków Heritage Blog. To reach this stage, however, to be able to publish this 8-minute interview (having gathered…
From UNESCO to OWHC: Playing Host to Large International Congresses and Conferences (Part I)
Explaining the benefits of living in a big city, especially one that has a reputation for its cultural heritage, supported by a long list of ‘MUST SEEs’ and ‘MUST GO TOs’, is hardly a challenge. Likewise, prioritising the usual downsides of urban lifestyle is not…
Kraków City Hall
Urząd Miasta Krakowa
pl. Wszystkich Świętych 3-4
31-004 Kraków
