The Free, Independent and Strictly Neutral City of Krakow and its Surrounding Areas were established on 3rd May 1815. The last patch of independent Poland, which had survived for more than 31 years, was incorporated into Habsburg Monarchy on 6th November 1846. The 200th anniversary of the establishment of the state provides the starting point for the implementation of an exhibition The Free City of Krakow – in search of modernity.