BWA Wrocław

A woman in a long dress holds a cat up outdoors near a stack of logs and a barren tree, reminiscent of the tranquil landscapes surrounding BWA Wrocław.

I Wish I Was a Yellow Dog

Nearly 24,000 photographs chronicling the lives of pioneer families from the town of Encampment in southern Wyoming have been preserved in the archives of Lora Webb Nichols. Set in three different eras and following the lives of three women, the exhibition accompanying the 15th American Film Festival is simultaneously a photo collection, a journalistic report, an archive of letters and diaries, and a historical narrative.

kobiety na wystawie oglądają podświetloną pracę na ścianie

Four galleries of contemporary art in the very centre of Wrocław, connected by a program and an idea. We present art and design in their new, sometimes surprising, manifestations. BWA Wrocław exhibitions, events and publications often take the form of socially engaged art. Our galleries and Żyjnia – a city health resort in Świdnicka Street – function as the so-called third place. One may visit them regardless of the events taking place, bring a dog, relax and have some drinking water. It feels like home with us.

A dark, surreal painting of a humanoid creature with bat-like features, large wings, and elongated limbs, crouching in a mysterious, shadowy environment.

The Temple of Tales

BWA Wrocław Główny gallery’s latest exhibition, The Temple of Tales, draws reference to Sagenhalle, built in 1903 in Szklarska Poręba and no longer extant. The exhibition invokes the Mountain Spirit, known from Sudetan folk culture. The works on display, created from various media, stress the role of the imagination in facing the crises of today’s world, at a time when we need new legends. […]