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Art and Heritage in Central Europe<\/h1>

Bronis\u0142aw Chromy’s works are highly universal both in terms of the means of artistic expression he employed and the subjects he explored. The breadth of this outstanding artist’s oeuvre includes numerous monuments, outdoor sculptures, figurines and sacred art works that have earned him a permanent place in the hi story of Polish art and culture. He explored a broad range of topics in his art. Particularly worthy of notice are sculptures inspired by historical, martyrological, cosmological and animalistic themes, many of which can be admired in the Bronis\u0142aw Chromy Gallery in the Decius Park in Krak\u00f3w.<\/p>\n

However, Bronis\u0142aw Chromy is best known for his statue of the Wawel Dragon whose farne extends far beyond the borders of Poland. Originally, the statue that was to become Krak\u00f3w’s most recognizable symbol had been designed as a fountain and was to be located elsewhere. In 1960, Krak\u00f3w announced three competitions for the design of city fountains, all of which were won by Bronis\u0142aw Chromy. The fountain with a dragon figure was to be located on the Wolnica Square. When the sculpture had been completed, the artist’s studio was visited by the the n mayor of Krak\u00f3w Zbigniew Skolicki who thought that it would better serve the purpose if it stood at the foot of the Wawel Hill. He managed to en list the support of the Director of the Wawel Royal Castle, Professor Jerzy Szab\u0142owski, and this is how the Wawel Dragon took its place in front of the Dragon’s Den where it has been breathing fire for fifty years now. The Wolnica Square, on the other hand, was adorned with another of Bronis\u0142aw Chromy’s works, the Three Musicians fountain, which stands there to this day.<\/p>\n

The exhibition of outdoor sculptures in the gardens of the Wawel Royal Castle celebrates the 50th anniversary of the construction of the Wawel Dragon statue. Examples of the artist’s oeuvre are also exhibited in the Boles\u0142aw Chromy Gallery in the Decius Park in Krak\u00f3w.<\/p>\n

April 30 \u2013 September 30, 2022
\nExhibition organizers: Wawel Royal Castle and Bronis\u0142aw Chromy Foundation<\/p>\n

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