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Jäckie Rydz – The Body as Archive. Residency at Villa Decius
21.10.2025
Villa Decius is a place where art and reflection meet in dialogue. For years, it has hosted artists from around the world who create works that transcend language and form. One of this year’s screenwriting residents within the Forum of Cultures Dialogue programme is Jäckie Rydz (@rydzritz) – a Polish-German performance artist. In their work, Jäckie explores the relationships between body, memory, and space, using movement, text, and performance as tools of storytelling. The residency at Villa Decius offers them space and time to deepen their work on the new project LAVA.
Wola Justowska Community Archive: How to Tell a Story That Resonates?
20.10.2025
We’ve just completed another meeting as part of the Wola Justowska Community Archive – this time in the form of autobiographical storytelling workshops. In a warm, neighborly atmosphere – over coffee, tea, and cookies – we explored how to talk about the past in ways that inspire and empower.
New Residents at Villa Decius
16.10.2025
We are delighted that Villa Decius has been a vibrant hub of creativity for many years, remaining a meeting place for artists, writers, and creators from all over the world. It is a space where new ideas are born, and diverse perspectives and experiences come together in a spirit of openness and dialogue.
Collective Memory – A Shared Responsibility. About the Community Archive of Wola Justowska
14.10.2025
The history of the places we live in is not written solely in textbooks. It lives in the stories of residents, in old family photo albums, in memories passed down through generations, in everyday objects and voices that often remain unheard. A community archive is a space where these personal, everyday, and local stories are given the recognition they deserve.
Ivan Štrpka returns to Villa Decius – a place you want to come back to
09.10.2025
For centuries, Villa Decius has been a meeting place for artists and writers from all over the world – a space for work, inspiration, reflection, and dialogue. It remains one of the most remarkable cultural venues in Central Europe, where creativity meets tradition.
Visit Marcelina – How We Build Accessibility at Villa Decius
07.10.2025
Sensitivity, Accessibility, Community. Summary of the October 5, 2025 Event
This past Sunday was one of the most important days of the year for us. On October 5, Villa Decius hosted the final edition of this year’s “Visit Marcelina” series – this time in the form of an Open Day, accessible to all residents of Kraków, regardless of age, language, individual needs, or personal experience. Homines Urbani Literary Residencies – Wiktoria Bieżuńska 06.10.2025
The Homines Urbani scholarship program, organized by the Villa Decius Association since 2002, supports writers, translators, and journalists. Its aim is to create a space for creative work, exchange of experiences, and intercultural dialogue. Participants of the residency have the opportunity to develop their literary projects in the inspiring surroundings of Kraków and to engage with the local artistic community.
Villa Decius – a place for culture, dialogue and shared European values
02.10.2025
For years, Villa Decius has been actively promoting Polish culture and protecting our heritage – not only on the local level, but also in the international arena. One of our key goals is to build bridges through art, literature and shared cultural initiatives.
Today at Strzelnica na Woli we had the pleasure of hosting Paweł Szczepanik – the Mayor of Kraków’s Plenipotentiary for Culture.
01.10.2025
The meeting was an opportunity to present the first results of our work and to discuss the next steps. Together with the City, we strive to ensure that Strzelnica truly responds to the needs of residents – whether they are related to culture, heritage, or the integration of the local community.
Homines Urbani – Katarzyna Surmiak-Domańska
01.10.2025
The Homines Urbani scholarship program, organized by the Villa Decius Association since 2002, supports writers, translators, and journalists. Its aim is to provide space for creative work, exchange of experiences, and intercultural dialogue. Residents develop their literary projects in the inspiring environment of Kraków, while engaging with the local artistic community.
Villa Decius is a place where art and reflection meet in dialogue. For years, it has hosted artists from around the world who create works that transcend language and form. One of this year’s screenwriting residents within the Forum of Cultures Dialogue programme is Jäckie Rydz (@rydzritz) – a Polish-German performance artist. In their work, Jäckie explores the relationships between body, memory, and space, using movement, text, and performance as tools of storytelling. The residency at Villa Decius offers them space and time to deepen their work on the new project LAVA.
Wola Justowska Community Archive: How to Tell a Story That Resonates?
20.10.2025
We’ve just completed another meeting as part of the Wola Justowska Community Archive – this time in the form of autobiographical storytelling workshops. In a warm, neighborly atmosphere – over coffee, tea, and cookies – we explored how to talk about the past in ways that inspire and empower.
New Residents at Villa Decius
16.10.2025
We are delighted that Villa Decius has been a vibrant hub of creativity for many years, remaining a meeting place for artists, writers, and creators from all over the world. It is a space where new ideas are born, and diverse perspectives and experiences come together in a spirit of openness and dialogue.
Collective Memory – A Shared Responsibility. About the Community Archive of Wola Justowska
14.10.2025
The history of the places we live in is not written solely in textbooks. It lives in the stories of residents, in old family photo albums, in memories passed down through generations, in everyday objects and voices that often remain unheard. A community archive is a space where these personal, everyday, and local stories are given the recognition they deserve.
Ivan Štrpka returns to Villa Decius – a place you want to come back to
09.10.2025
For centuries, Villa Decius has been a meeting place for artists and writers from all over the world – a space for work, inspiration, reflection, and dialogue. It remains one of the most remarkable cultural venues in Central Europe, where creativity meets tradition.
Visit Marcelina – How We Build Accessibility at Villa Decius
07.10.2025
Sensitivity, Accessibility, Community. Summary of the October 5, 2025 EventThis past Sunday was one of the most important days of the year for us. On October 5, Villa Decius hosted the final edition of this year’s “Visit Marcelina” series – this time in the form of an Open Day, accessible to all residents of Kraków, regardless of age, language, individual needs, or personal experience. Homines Urbani Literary Residencies – Wiktoria Bieżuńska 06.10.2025
The Homines Urbani scholarship program, organized by the Villa Decius Association since 2002, supports writers, translators, and journalists. Its aim is to create a space for creative work, exchange of experiences, and intercultural dialogue. Participants of the residency have the opportunity to develop their literary projects in the inspiring surroundings of Kraków and to engage with the local artistic community.
Villa Decius – a place for culture, dialogue and shared European values
02.10.2025
For years, Villa Decius has been actively promoting Polish culture and protecting our heritage – not only on the local level, but also in the international arena. One of our key goals is to build bridges through art, literature and shared cultural initiatives.
Today at Strzelnica na Woli we had the pleasure of hosting Paweł Szczepanik – the Mayor of Kraków’s Plenipotentiary for Culture.
01.10.2025
The meeting was an opportunity to present the first results of our work and to discuss the next steps. Together with the City, we strive to ensure that Strzelnica truly responds to the needs of residents – whether they are related to culture, heritage, or the integration of the local community.
Homines Urbani – Katarzyna Surmiak-Domańska
01.10.2025
The Homines Urbani scholarship program, organized by the Villa Decius Association since 2002, supports writers, translators, and journalists. Its aim is to provide space for creative work, exchange of experiences, and intercultural dialogue. Residents develop their literary projects in the inspiring environment of Kraków, while engaging with the local artistic community.