Museum of the Polish Army (Polish: Muzeum Wojska Polskiego) is a museum in Warsaw documenting the military history of Poland. Established in 1920 under the Second Polish Republic, it formerly occupied a wing of the building of the Polish National Museum and now occupies a building of its own at the Warsaw Citadel, as well as several branches in Poland. It is Warsaw's second largest museum and the largest collection of military objects in Poland.[1] The collection illustrates a thousand years of Polish military history, from the 10th century to the Second World War.[1]
Polish helmet (szłom), 10th centuryKaracena armour, 17th centuryM-3 Halftrack in front of the museum
The forecourt of the museum houses several dozen armoured vehicles, artillery pieces and aircraft, an eclectic mix of Soviet, western and Polish equipment, mostly from the World War II era.
The indoor galleries concentrate on the military history of Poland since the 10th century, and are particularly strong on Poland's era of military greatness in the 17th century, through the decline into anarchy in the 18th century. Several rooms are devoted to Poland's part in the Napoleonic Wars, and the national uprisings of 1830-31 and 1863.[4] By far the largest part of exhibition space is devoted to the 20th century, especially World War II. Highlights of the museum's collection include an extremely rare gilded helmet from the 10th century, which is said to have belonged to a Polish chieftain and the collection of hussars' armour.[5]
Additionally there is a permanent exhibition of oriental arms and armour from the museum's own extensive collection, which includes many world-class items from Ottoman Turkey, the Crimean Tatar Khanate, Mongolia and Japan.[4][6] The heavy weaponry is on display in the adjacent park and at the Fort Czerniakowski (Museum of Polish Military Technology, closed at present while it is being repaired). The park surrounding the museum is home to an open-air exhibition of heavy military equipment (tanks, artillery, aircraft and mine detection and diffusion). The Fort houses also the Museum of Katyń Victims, a subsidiary of the Polish Army Museum.[1]
The museum was recently given the equipment from the soldiers lost in the presidential Smolensk aircraft crash. The equipment includes the ID Passes, portable radios, torches, holsters and much more all in their original state.[citation needed]
Permanent exhibitionsedit
Polish Armed Forces in the Middle Ages
Polish Army at the Time of Renaissance
History of the Old Polish Military: 1576–1648
Polish Army in the Second Half of the 17th Century
Polish Army in Saxon Times
Polish Army at the Time of the Enlightenment and the Kosciuszko Rising
The museum is run as a department of the Polish armed forces, an arrangement which brings advantages - such as limitless access to military surplus stock - but also disadvantages (not least the lack of a proper giftshop/bookshop, since, by law Polish military facilities cannot sell goods to the public on a commercial basis).
New Buildingedit
On December 15, 2008, the Museum of the Polish Army announced that it will sponsor an international competition to choose an architectural design for its new premises and surrounding area. The building will be built in the historic Citadel located in Warsaw's Żoliborz district. The new museum is expected to be a modern multimedia institution similar in concept to the highly successful Warsaw Uprising Museum. The winner was expected to be selected in August 2009, construction of the museum was supposed to begin in 2009 or 2010 and completion due in 2013, however in early 2014, this still had not occurred. Once the new Polish Army Museum is built, its current building in the city center will be taken over by the National Museum in Warsaw.[8]
Referencesedit
In-line:
^ abc"Museum of the Polish Army". eGuide / Treasures of Warsaw on-line. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
^. www.muzeumwp.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2008-06-21. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
^"Museum of the Polish Army". www.culture.pl. Archived from the original on 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
^ abMałgorzata Omilanowska; Małgorzata Omilanowska; Jerzy Majewski (2000). Warszawa Przewodnik (in Polish). Warsaw: Wiedza i Życie. ISBN83-7184-861-7.
^. www.muzeumwp.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2008-06-01. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
^"Sala broni wschodniej". www.muzeumwp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2008-07-04.
^"Wystawy stałe". www.muzeumwp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2008-07-04.
^. WBJ. 2008-12-15. Archived from the original on 2008-12-22. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
General:
Małgorzata Omilanowska; Małgorzata Omilanowska; Jerzy Majewski (2000). Warszawa Przewodnik (in Polish). Warsaw: Wiedza i Życie. ISBN83-7184-861-7.
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Museum of the Polish Army Polish Muzeum Wojska Polskiego is a museum in Warsaw documenting the military history of Poland Established in 1920 under the Second Polish Republic it formerly occupied a wing of the building of the Polish National Museum and now occupies a building of its own at the Warsaw Citadel as well as several branches in Poland It is Warsaw s second largest museum and the largest collection of military objects in Poland 1 The collection illustrates a thousand years of Polish military history from the 10th century to the Second World War 1 Museum of the Polish ArmyFormer main building of the museumEstablished22 April 1920LocationWarsaw PolandWebsitewww muzeumwp pl Contents 1 Establishment 2 Collections 2 1 Permanent exhibitions 3 New Building 4 References 5 Selected exhibition items 6 External linksEstablishment edit nbsp Decree about creation of Army Museum led by Bronislaw Gembarzewski Opened in 1920 the museum expanded in 1993 with the Museum of Katyn and the Museum of Polish Military Technology opened in the 9th Czerniakowski Fort 2 3 Collections edit nbsp Polish helmet szlom 10th century nbsp Karacena armour 17th century nbsp M 3 Halftrack in front of the museum The forecourt of the museum houses several dozen armoured vehicles artillery pieces and aircraft an eclectic mix of Soviet western and Polish equipment mostly from the World War II era The indoor galleries concentrate on the military history of Poland since the 10th century and are particularly strong on Poland s era of military greatness in the 17th century through the decline into anarchy in the 18th century Several rooms are devoted to Poland s part in the Napoleonic Wars and the national uprisings of 1830 31 and 1863 4 By far the largest part of exhibition space is devoted to the 20th century especially World War II Highlights of the museum s collection include an extremely rare gilded helmet from the 10th century which is said to have belonged to a Polish chieftain and the collection of hussars armour 5 Additionally there is a permanent exhibition of oriental arms and armour from the museum s own extensive collection which includes many world class items from Ottoman Turkey the Crimean Tatar Khanate Mongolia and Japan 4 6 The heavy weaponry is on display in the adjacent park and at the Fort Czerniakowski Museum of Polish Military Technology closed at present while it is being repaired The park surrounding the museum is home to an open air exhibition of heavy military equipment tanks artillery aircraft and mine detection and diffusion The Fort houses also the Museum of Katyn Victims a subsidiary of the Polish Army Museum 1 The museum was recently given the equipment from the soldiers lost in the presidential Smolensk aircraft crash The equipment includes the ID Passes portable radios torches holsters and much more all in their original state citation needed Permanent exhibitions edit Polish Armed Forces in the Middle Ages Polish Army at the Time of Renaissance History of the Old Polish Military 1576 1648 Polish Army in the Second Half of the 17th Century Polish Army in Saxon Times Polish Army at the Time of the Enlightenment and the Kosciuszko Rising Polish Legions in Italy and the Army of the Dukedom of Warsaw The Army of the Kingdom of Poland and the November 1831 Rising The January 1863 Rising Polish Paramilitary Organisations of the Early 20th Century The Roads to Independence 1914 45 The Polish Army 1921 39 Poland s Defence War of 1939 The Armed Struggle in the Occupied Country 1939 47 Polish Army in the East 1943 45 UN Peace Missions of the Polish Army 7 The museum is run as a department of the Polish armed forces an arrangement which brings advantages such as limitless access to military surplus stock but also disadvantages not least the lack of a proper giftshop bookshop since by law Polish military facilities cannot sell goods to the public on a commercial basis New Building editOn December 15 2008 the Museum of the Polish Army announced that it will sponsor an international competition to choose an architectural design for its new premises and surrounding area The building will be built in the historic Citadel located in Warsaw s Zoliborz district The new museum is expected to be a modern multimedia institution similar in concept to the highly successful Warsaw Uprising Museum The winner was expected to be selected in August 2009 construction of the museum was supposed to begin in 2009 or 2010 and completion due in 2013 however in early 2014 this still had not occurred Once the new Polish Army Museum is built its current building in the city center will be taken over by the National Museum in Warsaw 8 References editIn line a b c Museum of the Polish Army eGuide Treasures of Warsaw on line Retrieved 2008 07 04 Muzeum Wojska Polskiego www muzeumwp pl in Polish Archived from the original on 2008 06 21 Retrieved 2008 07 04 Museum of the Polish Army www culture pl Archived from the original on 2013 04 16 Retrieved 2009 06 08 a b Malgorzata Omilanowska Malgorzata Omilanowska Jerzy Majewski 2000 Warszawa Przewodnik in Polish Warsaw Wiedza i Zycie ISBN 83 7184 861 7 Najcenniejsze zabytki www muzeumwp pl in Polish Archived from the original on 2008 06 01 Retrieved 2008 07 04 Sala broni wschodniej www muzeumwp pl in Polish Retrieved 2008 07 04 Wystawy stale www muzeumwp pl in Polish Retrieved 2008 07 04 Polish Military Museum design competition WBJ 2008 12 15 Archived from the original on 2008 12 22 Retrieved 2009 01 09 General Malgorzata Omilanowska Malgorzata Omilanowska Jerzy Majewski 2000 Warszawa Przewodnik in Polish Warsaw Wiedza i Zycie ISBN 83 7184 861 7 Selected exhibition items edit nbsp Polish plate armour circa 1514 nbsp Battle of Grochow 1831 nbsp French World War I Mortier de 280 modele 1914 Schneider nbsp PZL I 22 Iryda light attack jet trainer nbsp TKS Polish tankette during the Second World War nbsp Polish Sokol 600 motorcycle nbsp D 44 Field gunExternal links edit 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