Description
The project was implemented in the period May. 2015 - April. 2016 by the City of Kraków in partnership with the Łaźnia Nowa Theatre in Kraków – a municipal institution of culture. The project consisted of: - renovation and construction works at the Łaźnia Nowa Theatre building and planning of the green area surrounding the Theatre, a space will be created for the modern and rich educational and cultural programme; - purchasing technical equipment necessary to offer a modern cultural and educational programme; - creating a digital platform of the Theatre (Virtual Theatre) and digitalisation of the Theatre’s film, audiovisual and printed material collections and repository. The main goal of the project was to protect and enhance the potential of Kraków’s cultural heritage represented by the Theatre, and by this contributing to the development of culture in the region to strengthen the position of Kraków and Małopolska on the cultural map of Europe, increase the tourist attractiveness and promote social and economic development. Project partner was cooperating with lead partner as the operator of the future infrastructure responsible for implementation of defined goals.
Summary of project results
The main goal of the project was to protect and enhance the potential of Kraków’s cultural heritage represented by the Łaźnia Nowa Theatre, and by this contributing to the development of culture in the region to strengthen the position of Kraków and Małopolska as important centres on the cultural map of Europe, increase the tourist attractiveness of the region and promote social and economic development. Thanks to the project, the Łaźnia Nowa Theatre has become a modern institution of culture, ready to cooperate with prominent stage directors and artists, attracting the best world performances and offering educational activities to the community. The key problem solved by the project is the lack of the Theatre’s adequate infrastructure and equipment, which significantly hampered cooperation with the leading creators of the Polish and world theatre, whose work was based on the modern technologies, and practically prevented outdoor projects which increase community participation and enjoy great interest of residents. Consequently, a huge artistic potential of the Theatre remained underused. The project goals were in line with the strategic documents at the European, national and regional levels, in particular the goals of the Strategy of Culture Development in Kraków 2010-2014 and the Kraków Development Strategy, which have been conceived to promote Kraków as the seat of modern culture institutions and a creative city, which added to its great cultural heritage and cultural awareness of local residents.
Summary of bilateral results