This modern museum is dedicated to the life and work of avant-garde Polish dramaturge Tadeusz Kantor (1915–90) and his experimental theatre company, Cricot 2. Most of the exhibition is given over to the stage props and mannequins used in performances, the significance of which may be lost on non-Poles, but the space also houses happenings and theatre performances. Check the website.
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