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Manggha: Centrum Sztuki i Techniki Japonskiej

Address: ul. M. Konopnickiej 26, Debniki, Kraków
Phone: 012/267-27-03
www.manggha.krakow.pl

Category: Museums/Galleries
Location: Stare Miasto

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Fodor's Review:

The "Manggha" Center for Japanese Art and Technology houses a magnificent collection of woodblock prints, pottery, Samurai armor, netsuke (small sculptures worn on the sash of a kimono), and more. The collection was the gift of an eccentric bohemian named Feliks Jasienski, who became caught up in the fashion of collection Japanese artifacts in fin de siècle Paris. Jasienski's admiration and obsession with all things Japanese earned him the nickname "Manggha." Manggha are picture books containing famous prints of old Japan (not exactly the same as today's manga, which are popular graphic novels). Jasienski actually donated the collection to the Kraków National Museum, but there was no space to properly display it. The present museum opened in late 1994.

Cost: zl5, free Sun.
Open: Tues.-Sun. 10-6

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