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Zapomniane dziedzictwo Nowej Huty - Ruszcza i Branice
| Forgotten heritage of Nowa Huta - Ruszcza and Branice |
| Opening of the exhibition Forgotten heritage of Nowa Huta - Ruszcza and Branice on September 23rd at 12.00 Welcome to the History of Nowa Huta branch on the 4th exhibition from the series Forgotten heritage of Nowa Huta, showing the history of these lands before the gigantic factory was built and the youngest district of Kraków established. This year Nowa Huta will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the foundation. This year’s exhibition is dedicated to two localities - Ruszcza and Branice – which for over 600 years have been ruled by wealthy family of Gryfits, who have changed their family name to Branicki as per the name of the locality they were owner of. Archaeological research which has been performed since 50’s of this century on the territory of Ruszcza and Branice revealed that colonization of these fertile lands began 7 thousand years ago. Although earlier mentions in written documents comes from the mid 13th century, and says about lords in Ruszcza and Branice using a crest with griffin. At the beginning of the 15th century Wierzbięta from Branice, a Kraków’s carpenter, founded a new Gothic church in Ruszcza which replaced previous Romanesque temple from the beginning of the 12th century. The founder was buried in the new church and his stone epitaph has survived up to this day. Previously there was a painted on a wood epitaph, one of the oldest presentations of this type in the Little Poland, however it was moved to the National Museum in Kraków. Descendants of Wierzbięta used to care of the artistic development on their lands too. Jan Branicki, starost of Niepołomice, at the beginning of the 17th century, engaged a king’s architect - Santi Gucci - to decorate his palace in Branice. He designed advanced- Renaissance fireplace in the room on the first floor and decorative portal to the staircase. The last owner from the Branicki family, Izabela from Poniatowski family Branicki, royal sister, well known art patron in her manors near to Białystok, in 1801 allowed heirs of her husband – Jan Klemens Branicki - to sell Ruszcza and Branice to the family of Badeni. Marcin Badeni divided the lands and sold Branice to his brother Stanisław, and Ruszcza was given as a heritage to his daughter Zofia Popiel. Very soon the Ruszcza lands were taken over from his mother by Paweł Popiel, one of the most distinguished representatives of Galician conservatives, who in place of the manor house built a new, Renaissance one. It was a meeting place for intellectual elite from Kraków. In 1945 the Popiel family was forced to leave Ruszcza, and the property began to go to rack and ruin. Not till then 2006 the manor got back to the owners. Stanisław Badeni, built in Branice a new, single-storeyed, classical manor house with pillared portico near to the old Renaissance one. Moreover he built a farm and approximately in 1815 he established a brewery, which product very soon became famous in whole Kraków. His son – Michał Badeni continued the production in Branice, and established a distillery which was working until the World War II. At the beginning of the 20th century the property was taken over by the Starzewski family, however they have to abandon the manor in 1945. Currently there are scientific labs of the Archaeological Museum branch in Nowa Huta and in the Renaissance manor of Branicki family there take place archaeological exhibitions. In 1951 Ruszcza and Branice were included to Kraków and currently are in administrative borders of two districts - XVII – Wzgórza Krzesławickie (Krzesławickie Hills) and XVIII – Nowa Huta. On the exhibition you will find portraits of previous owners of Ruszcza and Branice, and also various documents related to these localities and its inhabitants. We present interesting objects from the church in Ruszcza like, liturgical vestments founded in 19th century by patrons of the church – Badeni and Popiel families, liturgical paraments including reliquary of the Holy Cross and monstrance with a presentation of St. Gregory. In a specially arranged place you will find mausoleum of Wierzbięta from Branice – a founder of the St. Gregory church. Moreover we present articles related to lives of the localities’ inhabitants, such as national costumes and jewellery presented on the background of old photographs of Ruszcza and Branice lands. To see the second part of the exhibition related to the archaeology of these lands, from the times of Gryfit family you have to go to Branice, to the Archaeological Museum branch in Nowa Huta, where in the old manor house archaeologists prepared ample presentation of the oldest , prehistoric acts of Ruszcza and Branice. Custodian: Maria Lempart Art arrangement: Łukasz Sarnat Exhibition available from September 23rd 2009 to February 28th 2010 Opening hours: Summer season (until October 31st): Mondays: closed Tuesday-Friday: 9.30–17.00 Saturdays and the second Sunday of month: 10.30–18.00 Please note, since November 1st the opening hours have changed. Fore more details please refer to Branches tab. Winter season (form November 1st): Mondays: closed Tuesday, Thursday and the second Sunday of month: 9.00–16.00 Wednesday: 10.o0–17.00 Tickets: regular 4 pln half price 3 pln group, schools 3 pln family 8 pln charge for taking photos 10 pln guide 40 pln per group + ticket museum lesson 80 pln per group museum lessons in school 120 pln outdoor classes 90 pln per group travelling guided tour 90 pln per group + costs of transportation |
