Zakopane played very important role in polish librarianship and history of reading. The course of political events made Galitia far more autonomous than other regions of divided nation, which suffered from many forms of national oppression.
As part of education system, we mostly help improving skills of teachers and students aspiring to become one. The library is still open for other readers, who can find much needed literature here. Małopolska province pedagogical libraries, with Podkarpacie province libraries, created "Galitia educational libraries" consortium, with main goal to allow acces to digital Ibuk Libra repository for library readers. This website offers digital versions of scientific books published by most important polish publishing houses.
We present you the rich history of one of the oldest art galleries in Poland, the Municipal Art Gallery in Zakopane. It's beginning reach year 1911. In july of 1911, in newly opened and still yet unifinished Polish Bazaar next to Krupówki street, a new art exhibition was held. It was rather a contest, organized by manufacturer from Lódź, Henryk Grohlman, who was also an art mecenate and co-creator of Podhalan Art Association which by then was operating for three years.