"Dom Doktora" Contemporary Art Gallery

In year 1993, Magda Kraszewska, Academy of Fine Arts in Cracov graduate, has opened contemporary art gallery in her family house. Located at Przecznica street (former name of Stanisława Witkiewicza street), the villa was built in 1898. It was designed in modest Zakopane style and its blueprint probably was made in Stanisław Witkiewicz's circle. In 1912 the house became doctor Wacław Kraszewski's (1872-1931) property. This physician and social-worker, very noteworthy in Zakopane, was Magda Kraszewska's grandfather. After settling down in Zakopane, he continued his patriotic activity by collaborating with Józef Piłsudski and Wacław Sieroszewski.

The house stayed and still remains in hands of doctor Kraszewski's family. Thanks to this, the original interior with tiled stove and furniture designed by Stanisław Witkiewicz and Wojciech Brzega were preserved. It might strike as breaknecking to arrange contemporary art gallery inside antique interiors, however time has shown that this was actually a good idea.

Contemporary works are displayed inside two rooms on ground floor. House Museum is a historical part of Gallery, where family keepsakes, four generations family documents and medical tools from doctor Kraszewski's times are collected. There are also keepsakes after Kraszewski's daughter, Janina Szmurłowska, a well known pediatrician from Zakopane.

Currently in Dom Doktora Gallery both Zakopane, polish and foreign artists vernissages are being held.

Opening hours
Monday –Sunday from 11.00 to 14.00 and from 16.00 to19.00

Contact
ul. Stanisława Witkiewicza 19
34-500 Zakopane
phone +48 18 20 002 39
www.galeriadomdoktora.pl