Piotr Skrzynecki Monument in Kraków, Bronze monument in Main Market Square, Kraków, Poland.
The Piotr Skrzynecki Monument is a bronze figure in Main Market Square showing the artist seated at a small table in formal dress and hat. The statue sits in the center of the historic square, visible from multiple angles throughout the plaza.
The monument honors Piotr Skrzynecki, who founded the influential cabaret Piwnica Pod Baranami in Kraków in 1956 and shaped the city's cultural landscape. His contributions to theater, film direction, and art criticism remained significant throughout his life until 1997.
Skrzynecki shaped the cultural identity of Kraków through his work in theater and cabaret, becoming a symbol of artistic resistance and creativity. Visitors today recognize him as a key figure in the city's artistic memory and legacy.
The monument stands freely accessible in the center of Main Market Square and can be visited at any time of day or night without any entrance fee. The busy square offers multiple approaches to reach the statue and view it from different angles.
A second statue of Skrzynecki exists on Skawińska Street showing him alongside a female acrobat in front of a hospital building. This lesser-known version reveals a different aspect of the artist's theatrical connections.
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