I was born in Wadowice
The temporary exhibition "I was born in Wadowice" centers around one central symbol: home. At a time of growing scarcity of close family relations, it served the exhibition's creators to show the story of Karol Wojtyla's life and sanctity.
The exhibition shows how Karol Wojtyla's personality and character were greatly influenced by his childhood years and his family home. A loving, happy family, in which, despite the many worries, time was never spared for conversation. A family that lived the affairs of the household, taught perseverance and faith-filled facing of adversities.
The exhibition shows how Karol Wojtyla's personality and character were greatly influenced by his childhood years and his family home. A loving, happy family, in which, despite the many worries, time was never spared for conversation. A family that lived the affairs of the household, taught perseverance and faith-filled facing of adversities.
The town of Wadowice
Wojtyla was also shaped by his "little homeland" - his hometown of Wadowice: the town's residents, who were extremely involved in the life of the community, always kind neighbors, schoolmates and warm friends from the boards of the amateur theater. At home - which was a school of love towards the other. Even then, or perhaps especially when, as a young boy, he lost all those closest to him. It was then that he discovered that as a priest he was called to build a spiritual family, a spiritual fatherhood.
Wojtyla was also shaped by his "little homeland" - his hometown of Wadowice: the town's residents, who were extremely involved in the life of the community, always kind neighbors, schoolmates and warm friends from the boards of the amateur theater. At home - which was a school of love towards the other. Even then, or perhaps especially when, as a young boy, he lost all those closest to him. It was then that he discovered that as a priest he was called to build a spiritual family, a spiritual fatherhood.
The creators of the exhibition are Barbara and Jaroslaw Klaput - authors of the Museum in the Family Home of John Paul II in Wadowice. The exhibition's visual structure is very much in line with the main theme. Its external form alludes to the facade of the house at 7 Kościelna Street (formerly Market Square 2), where Karol Wojtyla lived from the day of his birth on May 18, 1920 until his move to Cracow in the summer of 1938.
The authors of the exhibition took care of the youngest viewer. Children will be able to move to the conventional atelier of an old photographer and compose a family photograph of the Wojtyls with their own hands, find the most famous papal places on an interactive map of Krakow and listen to the Pope's voice.
Unique exhibits
Those who have not been to the Museum in Wadowice will have the opportunity to see what it looks like - because in the various rooms of the exhibition, eyes have been placed in which, as through a keyhole, we can look into the Holy Father's Museum.
The exhibits are from the collections of the Museum of the Family Home of the Holy Father John Paul II in Wadowice. They include: authentic photographs from the Wojtyla family album, a napkin embroidered by Emilia Wojtyla, a tile from the stove located in the Wojtyla home, Karol Wojtyla's communion picture, his cardinal's hat, the manuscript of Karol Wojtyla's drama "Radiance of Fatherhood," John Paul II's rosary and cards placed by pilgrims at the Holy Father's tomb in Rome.
Available languages:
polish, english;
Exhibition adapted for indoor presentation.
Available languages:
polish, english;
Exhibition adapted for indoor presentation.
