Sukiennice and Jan Matejko. Great reconstruction in the 2nd half of the 19th century in iconographic materials from the collections of the National Museum in Krakow.

The Cloth Hall, which is one of the central buildings of the Krakow Market Square, is not only a particularly recognizable example of the public architecture of the city. The history of transformations to which the building has undergone over the centuries is at the same time a reflection of the history of Krakow. The great reconstruction carried out in the second half of the 19th century is an important example of architectural transformations characteristic of the society of the time. The analysis of the materials preserved in the collections of the National Museum in Krakow concerning the projects and the completed works, as well as the historical photographic documentation will allow us to answer the question of what special happened on the occasion of these activities, as well as what influence on the final shape of the building had outstanding artistic personalities, including Tomasz Pryliński and Jan Matejko.

Agnieszka Zagrajek — art historian, assistant professor at the Jan Matejko House Museum, branch of the National Museum in Krakow. He develops museum materials concerning Jan Matejko in the aspect of his artistic workshop (drawings, old photographs, woodcuts, casts of seals, medals, sculptures). Author of scientific publications and popular science lectures presenting the latest research findings concerning these museum objects.