Art galleries exhibition spaces foundations and cultural centers Wrocław

The Centenary Hall, erected in 1913 to celebrate the Allied victory over Napoleon, lies between the zoo and Szczytnicki Park. Its immense reinforced concrete dome, inspired by the Pantheon in Rome and Saint Sophia in Istanbul, is a feat of engineering. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2006, it now houses a sports center, concert hall, cinema and exhibition space. This emblematic monument still divides public opinion, but remains an architectural masterpiece in Poland

This magnificent Baroque complex painted in bright red impresses and is sublime in summer, when the golden sun hits its wide windows. Today, it houses the Ossolineum Library, an impressive collection of manuscripts and documents that is virtually sacred in terms of Polish cultural history. The collection was assembled from 1817 onwards by the great philosopher Józef Maksymilian Ossoliński, curator of the Imperial Library in Vienna, precursor of Slavic studies and a great name in Polish Enlightenment.

Located in a neo-Gothic water reservoir dating from 1893, this new multimedia museum is dedicated to water. Divided into eight thematic sections, the subject may seem boring, but its ultramodern museography is enough to seduce and make it one of the city's great attractions. The visit begins with a film projected onto a circular screen that takes you from the Big Bang to the formation of the planets and the origin of water on Earth. Highly informative and absolutely impressive, this museum is well worth a visit. The museum is accessible by streetcar!

This former 1942 air-raid shelter just west of the Old Town has been converted into a museum of contemporary art. The permanent exhibition is devoted to ^{twentieth-century} art, with a strong emphasis on artists from Wrocław. In the center of the bunker, an elevator leads up to the sixth floor, where you can enjoy a coffee on the panoramic terrace. The museum is easily accessible by public transport. See the website for more details.