Complex of State Visual Arts Schools (f. Lyceum of Visual Arts)
At the entrance to the school there is a charming sculpture by X. Dunikowski named ‘Gizela’. The structure is inspired by W. Gropius and Bauhaus, yet it has its individual spatial and architectural expression which is clear also in the detail. The influence of Sir Herbert Read’s ideas of education through art is visible in the design whose characteristic feature is free spatial layout. It is also visible in the spaces for integration, accessible apart from education itself and in locating of functional complexes in pavilions which are shifted in relation to each other. Rooms for painting and sculpture are indeed pavilions immersed in greenery and linked both to each other and to the ‘mother’ building by means of corridors full of exhibitions. All of tchem are connected to the main exhibition and entrance hall. The horizontal front building houses other functions such as classrooms and serving spaces. The school is one of the more interesting examples of the 1960 Modern architecture in Krakow. It was awarded with the ‘Mister Krakow’ 1969 title.