The Archaeological Museum of Kraków (Polish: Muzeum Archeologiczne w Krakowie) is a historic museum in Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. It was established in 1850.
The Archaeological Museum in Kraków is the oldest archaeological museum in Poland. It was founded as the Muzeum of Antiquity, by a group of intellectuals and academics who belonged to the Kraków Scientific Society (Towarzystwo Naukowe Krakowskie, TNK) during the Partitions of Poland. The foreign rule in the Austrian Partition prohibited the existence of Polish patriotic organizations except for the learning societies like the TNK; which in turn, set up a museum as centre of Polish socio-cultural activities. The TNK society which sponsored the museum foundation, existed in Kraków since 1816. It has formed its own Division of Art and Archeology in 1848.[1]
The founding act was signed on 18 February 1850 by the Committee which included such notable personalities as Director of the Jagiellonian Library, Józef Muczkowski (President of the Committee), Karol Kremer (member of the Sejm of the Free City of Kraków: Rzeczypospolita Krakowska), Wincenty Pol (Professor UJ, poet and explorer), as well as Teofil Żebrawski (architect, city inspector). A series of documents including the museum mission statement were written for the administration, specifying the priority of the museum in obtaining archaeological finds from private donors. The first museum exhibit opened in 1857 at the Lubomirski Palace at 17 św. Jana Street. The collection originated mostly from private donations by numerous noble Polish families, including the statue of Zbruch Idol (Światowid ze Zbrucza), which is the symbol of the museum.[1]
The museum is divided into five major permanent exhibitions: Gods of the Ancient Egypt, Prehistoric Pottery, The Garden of Ceramics, The Prehistory and Early Middle Ages of Lesser Poland, and The Carts of Bronocice, which includes the Bronocice Pot (3635–3370 BC) - a ceramic vase incised with the earliest known image of what may be a wheeled vehicle.
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archaeological, museum, kraków, polish, muzeum, archeologiczne, krakowie, historic, museum, kraków, lesser, poland, voivodeship, poland, established, 1850, main, buildingestablished1850locationsenacka, kraków, polandtypenational, museumwebsitehttp, krakow, con. The Archaeological Museum of Krakow Polish Muzeum Archeologiczne w Krakowie is a historic museum in Krakow Lesser Poland Voivodeship Poland It was established in 1850 Archaeological Museum of KrakowMain buildingEstablished1850LocationSenacka str Krakow PolandTypeNational museumWebsitehttp www ma krakow pl Contents 1 History 2 Gallery 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe Archaeological Museum in Krakow is the oldest archaeological museum in Poland It was founded as the Muzeum of Antiquity by a group of intellectuals and academics who belonged to the Krakow Scientific Society Towarzystwo Naukowe Krakowskie TNK during the Partitions of Poland The foreign rule in the Austrian Partition prohibited the existence of Polish patriotic organizations except for the learning societies like the TNK which in turn set up a museum as centre of Polish socio cultural activities The TNK society which sponsored the museum foundation existed in Krakow since 1816 It has formed its own Division of Art and Archeology in 1848 1 The founding act was signed on 18 February 1850 by the Committee which included such notable personalities as Director of the Jagiellonian Library Jozef Muczkowski President of the Committee Karol Kremer member of the Sejm of the Free City of Krakow Rzeczypospolita Krakowska Wincenty Pol Professor UJ poet and explorer as well as Teofil Zebrawski architect city inspector A series of documents including the museum mission statement were written for the administration specifying the priority of the museum in obtaining archaeological finds from private donors The first museum exhibit opened in 1857 at the Lubomirski Palace at 17 sw Jana Street The collection originated mostly from private donations by numerous noble Polish families including the statue of Zbruch Idol Swiatowid ze Zbrucza which is the symbol of the museum 1 The museum is divided into five major permanent exhibitions Gods of the Ancient Egypt Prehistoric Pottery The Garden of Ceramics The Prehistory and Early Middle Ages of Lesser Poland and The Carts of Bronocice which includes the Bronocice Pot 3635 3370 BC a ceramic vase incised with the earliest known image of what may be a wheeled vehicle 50 03 28 N 19 56 10 E 50 057738 N 19 936001 E 50 057738 19 936001Gallery Edit nbsp Museum Gardens with a view of the Wawel Hill nbsp The Bronocice Pot nbsp Egyptian mummy nbsp The Zbruch Idol nbsp Interior of the museum nbsp Ostrogothic pottery nbsp Viking swordsSee also EditMuseums in PolandReferences Edit a b Anna Tyniec 2016 Historia Muzeum Muzeum Archeologiczne w Krakowie spadkobierca Muzeum Towarzystwa Naukowego Krakowskiego Muzeum Archeologiczne w Krakowie Archived from the original on 2016 12 20 Retrieved 2016 09 12 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help External links Edit nbsp Media related to Archaeological Museum in Krakow at Wikimedia Commons Official website nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Archaeological Museum of Krakow amp oldid 1081602653, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
