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National Museum in Kraków

January 01, 1970

The National Museum in Kraków (Polish: Muzeum Narodowe w Krakowie), popularly abbreviated as MNK, is the largest museum in Poland, and the main branch of Poland's National Museum, which has several independent branches with permanent collections around the country. Established in 1879, the museum consists of 21 departments which are divided by art period: 11 galleries, 2 libraries, and 12 conservation workshops. It holds some 780,000 art objects, spanning from classical archeology to modern art, with special focus on Polish painting.[1][2] In 2023, the museum was visited by over 1.65 million people, making it the third most-visited art museum in Poland and the 37th most-visited art museum in the world.[3]

National Museum in Kraków
Main Building
Interactive fullscreen map
Established7 October 1879
Location3 May Street
Kraków, Poland
Coordinates50°3′37″N 19°55′26″E / 50.06028°N 19.92389°E / 50.06028; 19.92389
TypeNational museum
DirectorProf. Dr. Habil. Andrzej Szczerski
Websitemnk.pl

Location edit

The Kraków National Museum was first housed at the upper floor of the Renaissance Sukiennice building located at the Main Square in the Kraków Old Town, now home to one of its most popular divisions in the city. The construction of the museum's contemporary New Main Building located at 3 Maja Street, started in 1934, but was interrupted by World War II. It was fully completed only in 1992, after the collapse of the Eastern Bloc.[1] The collections – consisting of several hundred thousand items in total – are kept in big part in the Main Building where the administrative offices are located, but also in the nine of its divisions around the city.[1]

During World War II the collection was looted by the German occupation forces.[4] After the war the Polish Government retrieved many of the works seized by the Germans. Still more than 1,000 artifacts are missing, including The Fight Between Carnival and Lent (which Polish authorities allege was stolen in 1939 by German invaders, reportedly taken away and sold in Vienna, and currently resides in the Kunsthistorisches Museum there) by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (donated to the museum in 1937 by Stanisław Ursyn-Rusiecki) and priceless others.[4][5]

 
Apollo - Copernicus solar system by Stanisław Wyspiański, 1904

Collections edit

The Main Building features the newly renovated upper Gallery of the Twentieth Century Polish Art, one of the largest galleries of painting and sculpture from the late 19th century on in Poland, with most celebrated artwork by Jacek Malczewski, Leon Wyczółkowski, Włodzimierz Tetmajer; an extensive collection of works by Stanisław Wyspiański; and also, works by artists of the interwar and postwar periods: the Polish cubists, expressionists, colorists, the avant-garde of the 1930s, and representatives of New Directions from the 1960s.[1]

Paintings in the collection include masterpieces of the Young Poland movement (Konrad Krzyżanowski, Olga Boznańska, Józef Pankiewicz, Władysław Ślewiński, Wacław Szymanowski, Ludwik Puget, Jan Stanisławski, Tadeusz Makowski). Polish avant-garde is represented by Zbigniew Pronaszko, Leon Chwistek, Tytus Czyżewski, Stanisław Osostowicz, Eugeniusz Waniek, Jan Cybis, Hanna Rudzka-Cybisowa, Artur Nacht-Samborski, Jan Szancenbach, Józef Czapski, Piotr Potworowski, Wacław Taranczewski, Juliusz Joniak.

The collection of post-war art includes works by Tadeusz Kantor, Jonasz Stern, Maria Jarema, Jerzy Nowosielski, Andrzej Wróblewski, Katarzyna Kobro, Alina Szapocznikow, Maria Pinińska-Bereś, Katarzyna Kozyra. It also holds works by a wide range of influential contemporary Polish artists including Grzegorz Sztwiertnia, Rafał Bujnowski, Wilhelm Sasnal, Jadwiga Sawicka, Leon Tarasewicz, Stanisław Rodziński, Jan Pamuła, and Jan Tarasin.

Militaria edit

The Main Building has a vast display of militaria ranging from 12th to 20th century, including Polish armor from 16th and 17th centuries, Polish sabers, firearms, saddles and caparisons, military uniforms from 18th to 20th century, military orders, medals, and distinctions. The museum holdings also include a collection of Western and Eastern European weapons. The militaria are presented at the "Arms and Colours" exhibition.

Decorative arts edit

Decorative arts and crafts are exhibited in the Decorative Arts and Crafts Gallery, with gold, silver and precious stone artifacts ranging from twelfth to eighteenth century; copper, pewter and iron objects, such as bowls and wrought iron chests; old furniture, musical instruments, clocks, ceramics and glass, notably stained glass from the churches of Kraków. The museum has one of Poland's largest collections of Polish and Oriental antique rugs and carpets, as well as a collection of sixteenth to twentieth century costumes.

Museum Divisions edit

  1. The Main Building, at 3 Maja St., featuring nearly 500 works by Poland's leading modern artists.
  2. Gallery of the 19th Century Polish Art in Sukiennice, with the collection of some of the best known paintings of the Young Poland Movement, including sculpture.
  3. Czartoryski Museum, Library and Arsenal, world-famous for Leonardo's painting of Lady with an Ermine. The museum has other old masters on display including dramatic landscapes by Rembrandt.
  4. The latest division called EUROPEUM with Brueghel among a hundred Western European paintings was inaugurated in 2013.[6]
  5. Bishop Erazm Ciołek Palace with polish gothic, renaissance and baroque art
  6. Stanisław Wyspiański Museum
  7. Jan Matejko House on Floriańska Street
  8. Józef Mehoffer House - artist's house
  9. Szołayski's House - temporary exhibitions
  10. Emeryk Hutten-Czapski Museum - numismatic collection
  11. Karol Szymanowski Museum at Villa Atma in Zakopane
  12. Cracovia Hotel

In 2009 a new project "Museum Forum" was launched to promote art in front of National Museum's Main Building. The winning design from architect Michal Bernasik was than chosen.[7]

Gallery edit

Wartime losses edit

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d . Culture.pl Instytucje kultury. Adam Mickiewicz Institute. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
  2. ^ "Zbiory (Collections)". O muzeum (About the Museum) (in Polish). Muzeum Narodowe w Krakowie. 2009. from the original on November 23, 2014. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
  3. ^ Cheshire, Lee; da Silva, José; Research by Lillie Ellen Moller and Robert Palk (2024-03-26). "The 100 most popular art museums in the world—blockbusters, bots and bounce-backs". The Art Newspaper. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  4. ^ a b Monika Kuhnke. Przyczynek do historii wojennych grabieży dzieł sztuki w Polsce. Druga wojna światowa (Introduction to the history of looting in Europe. World War II) (in Polish). Zabytki.pl. from the original on November 22, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
  5. ^ Maria Romanowska-Zadrożna, Tadeusz Zadrożny (2000). Wartime losses - Foreign painting. Ministry of Culture, Art and National Heritage of Poland. p. 115.
  6. ^ Ministry of Culture (2013-09-13). "Otwarcie Europeum – Ośrodek Kultury Europejskiej nowego oddziału Muzeum Narodowego w Krakowie" [Centre of European Culture, new branch of National Museum opened]. Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego. from the original on 2021-04-10. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  7. ^ Radio Poland (21 June 2011). . TheNews. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2016.

External links edit

  • Official website  
  • at Krakow-Poland.com. Retrieved November 30, 2012 from the Internet Archive
  • at Culture.pl (in English)
  • Virtual tour of the National Museum, Kraków provided by Google Arts & Culture
  •   Media related to National Museum in Kraków at Wikimedia Commons

January 01, 1970
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The National Museum in Krakow Polish Muzeum Narodowe w Krakowie popularly abbreviated as MNK is the largest museum in Poland and the main branch of Poland s National Museum which has several independent branches with permanent collections around the country Established in 1879 the museum consists of 21 departments which are divided by art period 11 galleries 2 libraries and 12 conservation workshops It holds some 780 000 art objects spanning from classical archeology to modern art with special focus on Polish painting 1 2 In 2023 the museum was visited by over 1 65 million people making it the third most visited art museum in Poland and the 37th most visited art museum in the world 3 National Museum in KrakowMain BuildingInteractive fullscreen mapEstablished7 October 1879Location3 May StreetKrakow PolandCoordinates50 3 37 N 19 55 26 E 50 06028 N 19 92389 E 50 06028 19 92389TypeNational museumDirectorProf Dr Habil Andrzej SzczerskiWebsitemnk wbr pl Contents 1 Location 2 Collections 2 1 Militaria 2 2 Decorative arts 3 Museum Divisions 4 Gallery 5 Wartime losses 6 See also 7 Notes 8 External linksLocation editThe Krakow National Museum was first housed at the upper floor of the Renaissance Sukiennice building located at the Main Square in the Krakow Old Town now home to one of its most popular divisions in the city The construction of the museum s contemporary New Main Building located at 3 Maja Street started in 1934 but was interrupted by World War II It was fully completed only in 1992 after the collapse of the Eastern Bloc 1 The collections consisting of several hundred thousand items in total are kept in big part in the Main Building where the administrative offices are located but also in the nine of its divisions around the city 1 During World War II the collection was looted by the German occupation forces 4 After the war the Polish Government retrieved many of the works seized by the Germans Still more than 1 000 artifacts are missing including The Fight Between Carnival and Lent which Polish authorities allege was stolen in 1939 by German invaders reportedly taken away and sold in Vienna and currently resides in the Kunsthistorisches Museum there by Pieter Bruegel the Elder donated to the museum in 1937 by Stanislaw Ursyn Rusiecki and priceless others 4 5 nbsp Apollo Copernicus solar system by Stanislaw Wyspianski 1904Collections editThe Main Building features the newly renovated upper Gallery of the Twentieth Century Polish Art one of the largest galleries of painting and sculpture from the late 19th century on in Poland with most celebrated artwork by Jacek Malczewski Leon Wyczolkowski Wlodzimierz Tetmajer an extensive collection of works by Stanislaw Wyspianski and also works by artists of the interwar and postwar periods the Polish cubists expressionists colorists the avant garde of the 1930s and representatives of New Directions from the 1960s 1 Paintings in the collection include masterpieces of the Young Poland movement Konrad Krzyzanowski Olga Boznanska Jozef Pankiewicz Wladyslaw Slewinski Waclaw Szymanowski Ludwik Puget Jan Stanislawski Tadeusz Makowski Polish avant garde is represented by Zbigniew Pronaszko Leon Chwistek Tytus Czyzewski Stanislaw Osostowicz Eugeniusz Waniek Jan Cybis Hanna Rudzka Cybisowa Artur Nacht Samborski Jan Szancenbach Jozef Czapski Piotr Potworowski Waclaw Taranczewski Juliusz Joniak The collection of post war art includes works by Tadeusz Kantor Jonasz Stern Maria Jarema Jerzy Nowosielski Andrzej Wroblewski Katarzyna Kobro Alina Szapocznikow Maria Pininska Beres Katarzyna Kozyra It also holds works by a wide range of influential contemporary Polish artists including Grzegorz Sztwiertnia Rafal Bujnowski Wilhelm Sasnal Jadwiga Sawicka Leon Tarasewicz Stanislaw Rodzinski Jan Pamula and Jan Tarasin Militaria edit The Main Building has a vast display of militaria ranging from 12th to 20th century including Polish armor from 16th and 17th centuries Polish sabers firearms saddles and caparisons military uniforms from 18th to 20th century military orders medals and distinctions The museum holdings also include a collection of Western and Eastern European weapons The militaria are presented at the Arms and Colours exhibition Decorative arts edit Decorative arts and crafts are exhibited in the Decorative Arts and Crafts Gallery with gold silver and precious stone artifacts ranging from twelfth to eighteenth century copper pewter and iron objects such as bowls and wrought iron chests old furniture musical instruments clocks ceramics and glass notably stained glass from the churches of Krakow The museum has one of Poland s largest collections of Polish and Oriental antique rugs and carpets as well as a collection of sixteenth to twentieth century costumes Museum Divisions editThe Main Building at 3 Maja St featuring nearly 500 works by Poland s leading modern artists Gallery of the 19th Century Polish Art in Sukiennice with the collection of some of the best known paintings of the Young Poland Movement including sculpture Czartoryski Museum Library and Arsenal world famous for Leonardo s painting of Lady with an Ermine The museum has other old masters on display including dramatic landscapes by Rembrandt The latest division called EUROPEUM with Brueghel among a hundred Western European paintings was inaugurated in 2013 6 Bishop Erazm Ciolek Palace with polish gothic renaissance and baroque art Stanislaw Wyspianski Museum Jan Matejko House on Florianska Street Jozef Mehoffer House artist s house Szolayski s House temporary exhibitions Emeryk Hutten Czapski Museum numismatic collection Karol Szymanowski Museum at Villa Atma in Zakopane Cracovia Hotel In 2009 a new project Museum Forum was launched to promote art in front of National Museum s Main Building The winning design from architect Michal Bernasik was than chosen 7 Gallery edit nbsp Clouds in Finland Konrad Krzyzanowski 1908 nbsp Woman Combing Hair Wladyslaw Slewinski 1897 nbsp Sun Over Lupines Wladyslaw Podkowinski 1891 nbsp Frenzy of Exultations Wladyslaw Podkowinski 1893 nbsp Marysia with the Dog Burek on Ceylon Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz 1920 1921 nbsp The Wloclawek Goblet 10th century nbsp W katordze In prison Heinrich Rauchinger 1886 nbsp Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane bas relief by Veit Stoss ca 1485 nbsp Girl with Chrysanthemums Olga Boznanska 1894 nbsp Polonia Stanislaw Wyspianski 1893 1894 nbsp Portrait of Leon Sapieha Jozef Oleszkiewicz 1827 nbsp Portrait of Zofia Atteslander Jacek Malczewski 1908 nbsp St Stanislaus Gothic stained glass window from Dominican Monastery in KrakowWartime losses edit nbsp Throning Madonna of Rabka Lesser Poland nbsp The Fight Between Carnival and Lent Pieter Bruegel the Elder nbsp Historical scene Pieter CoddeSee also editCulture of Krakow National Museum Poznan National Museum Warsaw National Museum Wroclaw Culture of Poland Beautiful Virgin Mary from KruzlowaNotes edit a b c d Muzeum Narodowe w Krakowie Culture pl Instytucje kultury Adam Mickiewicz Institute Archived from the original on October 12 2012 Retrieved October 15 2012 Zbiory Collections O muzeum About the Museum in Polish Muzeum Narodowe w Krakowie 2009 Archived from the original on November 23 2014 Retrieved October 15 2012 Cheshire Lee da Silva Jose Research by Lillie Ellen Moller and Robert Palk 2024 03 26 The 100 most popular art museums in the world blockbusters bots and bounce backs The Art Newspaper Retrieved 2024 03 26 a b Monika Kuhnke Przyczynek do historii wojennych grabiezy dziel sztuki w Polsce Druga wojna swiatowa Introduction to the history of looting in Europe World War II in Polish Zabytki pl Archived from the original on November 22 2020 Retrieved October 15 2012 Maria Romanowska Zadrozna Tadeusz Zadrozny 2000 Wartime losses Foreign painting Ministry of Culture Art and National Heritage of Poland p 115 Ministry of Culture 2013 09 13 Otwarcie Europeum Osrodek Kultury Europejskiej nowego oddzialu Muzeum Narodowego w Krakowie Centre of European Culture new branch of National Museum opened Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego Archived from the original on 2021 04 10 Retrieved 10 July 2014 Radio Poland 21 June 2011 Winner announced for National Museum s new Forum TheNews Archived from the original on 11 August 2017 Retrieved 8 April 2016 External links editOfficial website nbsp National Museum in Krakow at Krakow Poland com Retrieved November 30 2012 from the Internet Archive National Museum in Krakow at Culture pl in English Virtual tour of the National Museum Krakow provided by Google Arts amp Culture nbsp Media related to National Museum in Krakow at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title National Museum in Krakow amp oldid 1215673420, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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