Nowa Huta – A Journey into the Socialist Era｜Poland

Discover Nowa Huta, a district built as a model socialist city on the outskirts of Kraków. Explore its unique socialist-realist architecture, wide avenues, and monumental squares, designed to embody the power of the new system.

Visit Central Square, monumental housing estates, and the famous Lord’s Ark church (Arka Pana), a symbol of the residents’ fight for freedom and religion. Uncover local secrets, like why there’s an area called “Mexico” and what this unusual name reveals about the district’s past.

Learn about everyday life under communism, full of contrasts, humor, and hardships. To get a real feel of the era, play games that children used to enjoy during the communist period.