Panorama Racławicka, Southern Poland, Poland

5M C 5:00 PM Oct 28, 2022

Impressive!
My first time to see Panorama was incredible and although I read about it, I have hardly expected that it will be so beautiful. Great art and the entire installation makes it so impressive...its story, not only how it was made but also how it survived turbulent years in Poland makes it even more worth visiting...highly recommend it.

4IntoTheNorth 5:00 PM Oct 9, 2021

A must see if you're interested in history
If you're even slightly interested in the history of Poland, the Panorama of Racławice is an absolute must see in Wrocław, the city's top attraction even. That battle and its hero, Tadeusz Kościuszko, are of immense importance to the Polish nation, so the panorama is a bit like a shrine. It's also an interesting piece of art in its illusionist manner and a fine example of the type of panorama paintings that were popular in the 19th century. The museum also has a shop with a good selection of souvenirs. I don't give it the full rating for two reasons: Firstly, though the presentation of the panorama is supposedly in several languages with an audio guide, there was no such audio guide (for Covid-19 protection reasons?) and the presentation was in Polish only, through loudspeakers. As I don't understand Polish, this was of no use to me, but as I already knew much of the history of the battle and understood what the painting shows, I could enjoy it nevertheless. My second negative point is that, although meticulously restored, the foreground decoration doesn't quite seamlessly blend into the painting, particularly because of the different shades of earth colours (a more light brown in the foreground). The painting can only be visited at specific "show" times and I could only get a ticket for today yesterday, so booking in advance is recommended.