BWA Wrocław
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.
Cut and Polished. An Exhibition on Crystal Glass and the Julia Glassworks
Wine glasses like these had a place of honor in homes. They sat in wall units, in showcases, and cabinets. They were only pulled out for special occasions. In communist Poland, “crystals,” or lead glassware with decorative engravings, were a symbol of luxury and social status. They were produced by over a dozen factories in Poland. The Cut and Polished exhibition explores the relationships between crystal glass and people. […]
Lifery: an exhibition-situation
Lifery is a unique place on the map of the country, where art is meant to serve as a respite. The twelve-month exhibition-situation which inaugurates the venue is conceived as a living organism that follows its own internal rhythms of regeneration and decay, aligned with the cycles of nature. The winter round of the year-long Lifery events showcases more than 20 artists, […]
Art of Passage ’25
The competition exhibition “Art of Passage ’25 – Best Diplomas of the Academy of Art and Design” is a comprehensive presentation of diploma projects created at the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wrocław and defended in 2025. The exhibition features works from the following degree programmes: Painting, Sculpture, Printmaking, Media Art, Art Mediation, Interior Architecture, Design, […]
City Scene: Wrocław’s Independent Culture of the 1990s
Lech Janerka, Kaman, Kormorany. Luxus. Entropia and Lśnienie. Figures, bands, and places that continue to fascinate and inspire. Dozens of photographs and films, alongside zines, posters, and flyers. Archival materials, many never before exhibited. On March 6, 2026, at 7:00 p.m., the exhibition City Scene: Wrocław’s Independent Culture of the 1990s opens at Studio BWA Wrocław. A story of a Wrocław […]
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