It occupies space in the Art Nouveau building was built between 1906-1907, designed by Louis Wojtyczka. It was created on request Stanislav Gabriel Żeleński, owner witrażowniczej, operating since 1902 as a plant Wladyslaw Ekielski and Anthony Tuch. This company owes Krakow deployed thousands of stained-glass windows in churches and private houses. Projects implemented greatest artists of Polish Art Nouveau: Wyspiański, Mehoffer and Henryk Uziembły.
The plant continues to operate today, in 2000, he was purchased by Peter Ostrowski, who in addition to the company arranged a museum of stained glass. It is the only of such a facility in Poland.
As a complement to the permanent exhibition of historical collections, the so-called. "living museum" you can look at the process of creating stained glass. They are made in the workshop using traditional techniques unchanged for years. Also retained the original character of studio equipment and interiors. The second part of the museum is the Contemporary Glass Gallery, which hosts temporary exhibitions.
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