Muzeum Interaktywne / Centrum Edukacji Teatralnej MICET

About the museum

MICET – the Interactive Museum and Centre of Theatre Education (Muzeum Interaktywne i Centrum Edukacji Teatralnej) – belongs to the National Old Theatre named after Helena Modrzejewska in Kraków. The hosts present it as the only museum of its kind in Europe, combining the history of theatre, contemporary art, craftsmanship and new technologies.

The museum has no conventional permanent exhibition. It consists of a network of small workshops with props, books, set fragments and furniture, arranged along five thematic paths: freedom, us/them, emotions, body and new. Each path is based on archival and contemporary productions of the Old Theatre and includes an educational and workshop component.

Visitors use theatre apps that let them learn about the work of directors, set designers and sound engineers – for example by browsing director’s scripts (egzemplarze reżyserskie), designing a set, mixing sound or recording a message with a virtual actor. On the SCENA MICET stage you can make your own short film.

Highlights

• five thematic paths: freedom, us/them, emotions, body, new
• “Egzemplarze reżyserskie” (Director’s Scripts) app with notes by Jerzy Jarocki and Krystian Lupa
• apps: Scenografia (Set Design), Audioteka and Wirtualny aktor (Virtual Actor)
• SCENA MICET – recording your own film

Permanent exhibition

• Wystawa interaktywna MICET – Network of workshops with props and theatre apps, arranged in five thematic paths based on productions of the Old Theatre.

Founded

2016

Operated by

Narodowy Stary Teatr im. Heleny Modrzejewskiej w Krakowie

Admission & discounts

Tickets are bought at the MICET ticket office (entrance from ul. Jagiellońska, glass doors marked MICET) or online.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The building entrance is at ground level, but the doors open manually and require considerable force. The museum is underground; access by lift from levels −1 and −2 requires a card and the help of a member of staff, and the buttons have Braille labels. Some corridors are not accessible to wheelchair users, and the last part of the exhibition (“Kostium”) can only be reached by stairs. Toilets for people with disabilities are on the ground floor in the lower foyer and on the first floor by the Main Stage. Assistance dogs are welcome (a training certificate and vaccination booklet are required).

Kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations

The museum is interactive in character: each thematic path includes workshop exercises, and lessons and workshops have been prepared for schools and groups.

Getting there & parking

It is about a 2-minute walk from the Main Market Square (Rynek Główny) to the museum.

Amenities & dining

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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