ICE Kraków Congress Centre
ul. Marii Konopnickiej 17, 30-302 Kraków
The ICE Kraków Congress Centre is the business and cultural flagship of the city. Located in the very heart of Kraków, it is a convenient place for the organisation of diverse events: from international congresses, conferences, symposiums and business meetings, through cultural events such as concerts, opera, theatrical and ballet performances, to social meetings.
The ICE Kraków Congress Centre is a state-of-the-art, multifunctional venue in the very heart of Kraków. It has been described as the finest setting hosting business and cultural events in Małopolska since 2014.
The well-connected venue has four main halls: the Auditorium (capacity 1915), the Theatre Hall (capacity 600), the Chamber Hall (capacity 300) and the Conference Room Complex (capacity 400). ICE Kraków also has extensive infrastructure and boasts a glazed, three-storey foyer offering stunning views over Wawel Castle, the Vistula River and the Kazimierz district, providing comfortable space for a total 3200 visitors to myriad events.
ICE Kraków is well-suited to hosting business meetings such as congresses, conferences, corporate events and product launches, as well as cultural events including festivals, concerts, spectacles, galas, exhibitions and community projects.
The ICE Kraków Congress Centre is located in the very heart of Krakow, opposite the Wawel Castle, next to one of the main transport hubs.
Wieliczka Salt Mine
ul. Daniłowicza 10, 32-020 Wieliczka
The “Wieliczka” Salt Mine is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular underground tourist attractions in the world. The historic mine is also a venue for events, business meetings, conferences and cultural gatherings. The natural salt chambers, located more than 100 metres underground, provide an original setting for hosting even the most unusual events. Every event that takes place in the “Wieliczka” is elevated to new heights and remains an unforgettable experience.
The Mine is home to conference and banquet halls with sizes ranging from 58 to 680 m², suitable for intimate meetings and banquets, as well as concerts hosting hundreds of attendees.
The professional catering service for events is provided by our experienced staff. All dishes are prepared on site, in underground kitchens, from top-quality and fresh ingredients. The menu features Polish cuisine, European cuisine, excellent desserts, as well as original dishes by Wieliczka's chefs.
Each event organised in the “Wieliczka” Salt Mine can feature additional attractions, including a visit to the Tourist Route, a trip on the Miners’ Route, a ferry ride across an underground lake or a performance by the Representative Brass Band.
The mine’s convenient location, just 10 kilometres from the heart of Kraków, original interiors and professional staff make “Wieliczka” one of the most unique and exclusive event venues in Poland.
Forty Kleparz
ul. Kamienna 2/4, 30-001 Kraków
"Forty Kleparz" is part of the nineteenth century walls, fortress, preserved in almost perfect condition.
All the buildings are Fort Kleparski (Bastion III Kleparz), built between 1856-1859. One of the advantages is its interior - the traditional nineteenth-century fortifications successfully exploited in a modern and elegant way, like the finest of its kind in the world.
We strive to create a creative space with a cultural, business and entertainment character. We started with the club, creating a recognizable brand that is associated with excellent music and the biggest stars of the Polish music scene for Cracovians. Now we are sharing the effect of work on the second stage of our plan. We offer a year-round restobar serving world cuisine, a summer part of the restaurant - an orangery, a lounge bar - a relaxation zone in the restored part between the rampart and the redita of the fort - and a summer stage where concerts and events take place. In September, we will open further parts of our complex: a banquet and exhibition hall, a museum room dedicated to the topic of fortifications and a historical path located on the outer embankment. In the future, the concert courtyard will be covered with a roof, thanks to which a banquet and concert hall will be created, which will accommodate 3,000 people.
Sukiennice
Rynek Główny 1/3, 31-042 Kraków
The Sukiennice (Cloth Hall) is a large market hall erected in the 13th century in the middle of the Market Square, extended in the 14th century in the Gothic style and remodelled in the mid-16th century after Renaissance fashion. Following its restoration in the years 1875-1879, it began to serve a representative function and became a venue for grand balls and patriotic celebrations. Due to their location and character, the halls on the first floor of the Sukiennice building became the first seat of the National Museum in Krakow. Initially, the Museum shared this space with the Society of Friends of Fine Arts.
History
On 7 October 1879, the Krakow City Council founded the first National Museum on the Polish territory. The exhibition inaugurating the activity of the Museum was opened on 11 September 1883, on the eve of the bicentenary of the Battle of Vienna, in two rooms on the first floor of the Sukiennice, facing Bracka street. Since then, the permanent gallery of the National Museum was housed in this location. The first director of the new institution was Władysław Łuszczkiewicz (1883-1900), followed by Feliks Kopera (1900-1949).
In 1901, the National Museum took over the entire floor of the Sukiennice. 1902 and 1903 saw the creation of a modern museum gallery, which remained almost unchanged until 1939. The display presented arts and crafts from the 15th to the 19th century, painting and sculpture of the second half of the 19th century, drawings and watercolours, national memorabilia as well as archaeological and ethnographic exhibitions. During the First World War the Museum activity was interrupted for a few months, and during World War II - for five years, from 1939 to 1945.
In the years 1950-1956, under the directorship of Tadeusz Dobrowolski, the Sukiennice halls offered a new exhibition which presented exclusively Polish painting and sculpture from the Enlightenment to the end of the 19th century. The same chronological order of the displayed works was preserved by Directors Adam Bochnak (1957-1962), Jerzy Banach (1963-1974) and Tadeusz Chruścicki, under whose administration the Sukiennice Gallery was remodelled by Mieczysław Porębski, Andrzej Pawłowski and Jan Kolanowski. This time-honoured chronological order of the exhibition is still visible today.
A fundamental change was brought about by Director Zofia Gołubiew (since 2000). The Gallery underwent conservative renovation, gaining a new layout and decor. All the museum halls existing in the Sukiennice were transformed and modernised and new spaces were acquired - on the ground floor, mezzanine and terraces.
The present layout of the exhibition was designed by Barbara Ciciora and Aleksandra Krypczyk, who took into consideration the interior changes devised by Jacek Cupryś. The aesthetics of the Sukiennice Gallery still refers to the 19th-century manner of displaying art. 
The exhibition in the Sukiennice is presented in the following four rooms:
- The Bacciarelli Room: the Enlightenment – which displays the art of the second half of the 18th century and the early 19th century,
- The Michałowski Room: Romanticism. Towards National Art – which focuses on national themes in art,
- The Siemiradzki Room: Around the Academy – which presents issues relevant to the academic curriculum in the second half of the 19th century,
- The Chełmoński Room: Realism, Polish Impressionism, Beginnings of Symbolism – which displays the works that herald the art of Młoda Polska (Young Poland) movement, exhibited in the main building of the Museum.
The Gallery of 19th-Century Polish Art is a continuation of the Gallery of the Art of Old Poland from the 12th to the 18th Century, situated in the Bishop Erazm Ciołek Palace. The display exhibited in the Sukiennice is chronologically followed by works presented in the Gallery of 20th-Century Polish Art in the Main Building of the National Museum in Krakow.
CKF_13 Fabryczna Conference Centre
ul. Fabryczna 13, 31-553 Kraków
CKF_13 Fabryczna Conference Centre is more than just a place. It is a venue where business meets history and the multifunctional infrastructure of the entire complex.
The versatile space, with an area of 2200sqm, offers an optimal combination of functionality and style, creating the best conference and event environment. CKF_13 has 10 fully equipped rooms which, thanks to a movable wall system, create spaces tailored to the needs of each client.
The facility is located in the historic part of the Fabryczna City complex, on the site of the former Polmos vodka factory, in a well-connected location, just 10 minutes from the city center and the Main Railway Station and 30 minutes from the international Kraków Airport. At the same address you can find: the four-star Mercure Kraków Fabryczna City hotel, the Fitness Center, the Fabryka Wódki Museum and a passage with 5 restaurants, a cocktail bar and a culinary studio. All mentioned above create the innovative Fabryczna 13 complex.
The fact that this is a unique place is confirmed by the MP Power Venue 2023 award for CKF_13 - Fabryczna Conference Center for the best multi-functional venue in Poland.
TAXI
We recommend getting to the venues via taxis.
SHUTTLE BUSSES
ABSL Summit participants can reach Wieliczka by shuttle busses
Buses running every 10 minutes to the Wieliczka Salt Mine will be waiting for ABSL Summit participants outside ICE Krakow Congress Centre from 6:30 to 8:30 pm.
Coaches will also be waiting for Executive Club participants right after the end of the meeting, at 6:30 pm. After the event, participants can use the shuttle buses running from Wieliczka to ICE Krakow Congress Centre. The first one will leave as early as 10:00 pm and will run every 10 minutes. The last one leaves at midnight.
