In the Municipal Park, you can find a bench dedicated to Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, featuring recordings by the band Palfy Gróf as well as compositions by Witkacy himself. The musical notation was provided by the Kórnik Library, and the performances were carried out by Sabina Zwijacz-Kozica, a teacher at the Zakopane Music School.

Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, known as Witkacy, was born on February 24, 1885, in Warsaw and died by suicide on September 18, 1939, in Jeziory (now in Ukraine). His symbolic grave is located at the Old Cemetery on Kościeliska Street in Zakopane. From 1890 onward, he lived in Zakopane.

Witkacy was the son of the painter, art critic, and creator of the Zakopane Style – Stanisław Witkiewicz. He gained recognition as a painter, art theorist, playwright, novelist, and philosopher. Among his works are The Pragmatists, Tumor Brainiowicz, The Little Manor, The Water Hen, The Madman and the Nun, Farewell to Autumn, and The Shoemakers.

It is worth noting that in his youth, Witkacy engaged in hiking, skiing, and even mountaineering in the Tatra Mountains, accompanied by highlander guides, climbing peaks such as Durny Szczyt. However, only slight references to Podhale or the Tatras can be found in his artistic work. Particularly noteworthy are the numerous surviving portraits created by him, as well as his photographs taken in Zakopane and the Tatras, many of which today have documentary value, while the portraits also hold artistic merit.

Since 1985, the Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz Theatre has been operating in Zakopane. Numerous exhibitions dedicated to the artist are organized at the Tatra Museum, and the year 2015 was declared the Year of the Witkiewicz Family in the Małopolska Region.