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The Fowler Brotherhood of Kraków and City Defenses.

Permanent exhibition entitled “The Fowler Brotherhood of Kraków and City Defenses” is  real pearl of Krakow’s history & tradition.

Let me please  give you a foretaste  of what we may admire there : portraits of Krakow’s Fowler Kings  ; historical paintings showing the major events from the Brotherhood’s history ; weapons and firearms used by the Fowler Brothers – the city’s defenders;  valuable brotherhood souvenirs, e.g. silverware  which was a gift from Emperor Franz Josef I and many other  valuable cups and trophies.

The most precious jewel of the Brotherhood is the Silver Fowler.
“It is a high-class masterpiece of craft. This outstanding work of craft was made at the turn of 1564 and 1565 by an unknown, probably Krakow-based, goldsmith. The Rooster’s handover to the Shooting Society is associated with a legend, saying that the Polish King Zygmunt August himself gave the silver bird to the Brothers. However, the facts are different.It was Krakow city authorities who gave funds to make the bird’s image.The silver fowler is not only a symbol of the organization, but also the passing insignia of power for the next Fowler King.”- by MHK website
It is really worth to visit the Celestat Branch  Museum with the subbranches: Barbican and Defense Walls .

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