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Museum Night 2024

DURATION:17 / 05 / 2024 - 17 / 05 / 2024
Noc Muzeów 2024 w Muzeum Lotnictwa Polskiego w Krakowie

We warmly invite everyone to take part in this year’s Museum Night at the Polish Aviation Museum! On May 17, all interested visitors will have the opportunity to spend an evening dedicated to the theme of the 2nd Aviation Regiment.

EVENT PROGRAMME

7:00 PM — model-building workshops (no places available)
7:30 PM — vernissage of the exhibition about the Kraków 2nd Aviation Regiment
8:00 PM — Meeting by the Aircraft PZL P.11c with Jan Hoffmann
8:30 PM — balloon show*
9:00 PM — aviation film screening
9:00 PM — concert by the “Dywizjon” band from the General Aviation High School
10:00 PM — Marek Siuta (channel “Zabytki Nieba“) and the Albatros B.II in a new guise

*show subject to weather conditions

Additionally

7:00–8:30 PM — styled aviation photographs
7:00–11:00 PM — touring the interiors of exhibits — Yak-40 and Mi-8
7:00–11:00 PM — educational zone for children
7:00 PM–12:00 AM — field game

Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/hxVYN5MSc

Map showing locations of Museum Night 2024 events at the Polish Aviation Museum in Kraków

Vernissage of the Exhibition about the 2nd Kraków Aviation Regiment

May 15 marks the holiday of the 2nd Aviation Regiment.

It was one of the largest units of the Polish military aviation during the interwar period, stationed at the Rakowice airfield in Kraków.

Its pilots were famous for their aerobatic skills, achieved international sporting successes, and also suffered the first casualties and scored the first victories in combat against the German aggressor after the outbreak of World War II.

⏲: 7:30 PM
📌: Main Hangar

Meeting by the Aircraft PZL P.11c with Jan Hoffmann

The legend of our Museum — Mr. Jan Hoffmann — will introduce you to the history of the PZL P.11c aircraft.

He will also speak in detail about its construction and significance for the 2nd Aviation Regiment, to which this year’s Museum Night is dedicated.

⏲: 8:00 PM
📌: Main Hangar by the PZL P.11c aircraft

Jan Hoffmann at the Meeting by the Aircraft will talk about the PZL P.11c exhibit
PZL P.11c aircraft

Concert by the “Dywizjon” Band

The band was formed in the 2015/2016 school year, and its originator, founder, and manager is Andrzej Królikowski.

The band’s repertoire is very diverse — from aviation songs, through patriotic songs, to rock and folk music. An important part of the band’s activities also includes concerts of carols and Christmas songs.

The band performs regularly across Poland, from the Baltic Sea to the Tatra Mountains, giving approximately 30 performances per year at air bases, cultural institutions, churches, and outdoor events.

⏲: 9:00 PM
📌: exhibition hall

'Dywizjon' band from the General Aviation High School in Dęblin

Marek Siuta and the Albatros B.II

Marek Siuta from the “Zabytki Nieba” (Monuments of the Sky) channel will present the history of the Albatros B.II exhibit during Museum Night.

This will be a special event, as the aircraft has not been accessible to visitors recently, and Museum Night will be the first opportunity to see it after restoration!

We would like to sincerely thank Mr. Piotr Łopalewski, who is responsible for the new paint scheme of the Albatros.

Be sure to visit Marek’s channel! https://www.youtube.com/@ZabytkiNieba

⏲: 10:00 PM
📌: exhibition hall

Marek Siuta from the 'Zabytki Nieba' channel in front of the Albatros B.II aircraft