Monday, 14 March 12.00 noon

Inauguration of manuscripts exhibition

Beethoven between the Music of North and South
Curator: Agnieszka Mietelska-Ciepierska
Design: Lech Dziewulski

Open on: 15-18 March, 10:00-17:00
19 March, 10:00-15:00

Free admission

Jagiellonian Library
Mickiewicza 22 Street, Kraków

Since its first edition Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival has been famous for an exhibition of musicalia that are one of the treasures of the world’s cultural heritage. The audience could see priceless autographs of Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Haydn, Mozart, Schumann, Szymanowski from the collections of National Library in Warsaw, Jagiellon Library in Cracow and Prussian Library, which exhibits are stored at Jagiellon Library. The history of this Prussian Library collection, mysterious for many years, dates back to the times of Friedrich Wilhelm who founded Prussian Library in the 17th century in Berlin. The attack of the Allies on Berlin during the Second World War forced German librarians to evacuate the collection. The most precious exhibits went to Lower Silesia. Finally, after many vicissitudes it ended up at Jagiellonian Library.