20th-Century Art Gallery in the Oksza Villa

The 20th-Century Art Gallery in the Oksza villa in Zakopane presents above all works by contemporary artists connected with Zakopane and Podhale. It is a branch of the Tatra Museum named after Dr Tytus Chałubiński.

The Oksza villa

The villa was designed by Stanisław Witkiewicz for Bronisława and Wincenty Korwin-Kossakowski and was built in 1895. During the Second World War it housed a Domestic Science School, and after the war a tuberculosis preventorium for children and young people and a holiday home.

From renovation to gallery

In 2006 the authorities of Lesser Poland Voivodeship handed the building over to the Tatra Museum. Revitalisation and conservation work lasted from 2007 to 2010. The gallery was opened to visitors on 15 May 2011 with the exhibition “Zakopane - the Navel of the World”.

What to see

The exhibitions focus on 20th- and 21st-century art by artists connected with Zakopane. The exhibition programmes change, so check the current layout on the Tatra Museum's website.

Nearby

Close by, less than 1.5 km away, stands the Karol Szymanowski Museum in the Atma villa. Not far away is also the Nature Education Centre of Tatra National Park.

Practical information

• Address: Władysława Zamoyskiego 25, Zakopane.
• Check the current hours and exhibitions on the Tatra Museum's website before your visit.