BWA - Municipal Art Gallery of Bydgoszcz

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Municipal Art Gallery BWA is the largest and most important art gallery in Bydgoszcz.

Location: The gallery is located at 20 Gdańska Street. It stands between St Peter's and St Paul's Church and the Park Casimir the Great.

History: After World War II, the majority of artistic activity in Bydgoszcz was concentrated in the Pomeranian Arts House, be it Opera, Theatre or exhibitions. On 7 May 1946, during the celebration of the 600th anniversary of the city of Bydgoszcz, has been unveiled the Pomeranian Arts House (Polish: Pomorski Dom Sztuki) comprising, among other elements, a permanent showroom for arts, called BWA ((in Polish) Biuro Wystaw Artystycznych - Central Bureau of Art Exhibitions). The building on Gdańska Street was also the seat of art workshops for Pomeranian writers, musicians and artists from all domains and in addition the premises have been used by State School of Art "Leon Wyczółkowski" until 1982. To gain independence and visibility, a dedicated building has been erected in 1970, thanks to the active support of, among others, Alexander Schmidt then President of the Bydgoscy Region, and Andrzej Szwalbe, director of the Pomeranian Philharmonic. It had been designed...