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Panorama Raclawicka
Division of the National Museum of Wroclaw
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Panorama Raclawicka
Panorama Racławicka
Oddział Muzeum Narodowego we Wrocławiu
ul. Purkyniego 11, 50-155 Wrocław
Director: mgr Romuald Nowak
tel./fax (+48 71) 343 36 39
www.panoramaraclawicka.pl
Opening hours: Closed Mondays; open all other days, 9am-6pm.

The rotunda housing the "Panorama Raclawicka" is one of the few places in the world where visitors can see a relic of the 19th century mass culture - a huge, 120m x 15m painting in the shape of a revolving hyperboloid (spool) commemorating the battle of Raclawice. Fought on 4th April 1794, the battle was an overwhelming victory over the Russian army by the Insurrection troops commanded by Tadeusz Kosciuszko. The painting of the "Panorama" took place in Lvov and lasted from August 1893 till May 1894. The painters were Jan Styka and Wojciech Kossak, assisted by other artists. The "Panorama" was intended to add splendour to the National Exhibition in Lvov. From 1894 till 1944 the painting was exhibited inside the town's Stryjski Park Rotunda. In 1946 it was moved to Wroclaw. Over the years three Public Committees had lobbied for the Restoration of the "Panorama Raclawicka" lobbied for the public showing of the painting. In 1985, after many years of restoration work, the "Panorama" was finally placed in a purpose-built Rotunda. The construction project lasted from 1967 to 1983. The "Panorama" is shown together with mock-ups of the battlefield and figures of soldiers wearing uniforms dating from the Kosciuszko Insurrection. Unlike with most panoramas displayed in Europe, modern systems allow visitors to view the Wroclaw painting all year round, morning to evening, and to listen to a commentary in one of six languages. The "Panorama Raclawicka" is a member of the Congress of European Panoramas, a forum which promotes panoramic paintings and towns which have them.

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On Monday, September 20, the first Polish arena for the Euro 2012 Cup will open in Poznań. The official ceremony will be honoured with a concert featuring Sting performing with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, conducted by Steven Mercurio.
Until September 25 (except for Sundays and holidays), the John the Baptist Archcathedral in Warsaw will host daily organ recitals as part of the 7th edition of the "Grand Organ of the Archicathedral" Festival.
"Dotyk człowieka/Beruehrungen" is the title of the exhibition presenting works of six Polish contemporary artists displayed at the German Embassy in Warsaw (Jazdów street): on view until September 27.
On October 17, the National Museum in Poznań will host the first public presentation of Claude Monet's "Beach in Pourville". The painting was stolen ten years ago. The painting returned to the museum in January 2010 after the folice found the thief.
Jazz pianist Chick Corea will give his only Polish solo concert on November 8 in Zabrze.
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