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The National Museum in Kraków
Kraków

Krak?w , in English also spelled Krakow or Cracow , is one of the largest and oldest cities in Poland, with a population of 756,336 in 2007 ....
 , established in 1879, is the main branch of Poland
Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
's National Museum, which has many permanent collections around the country.

ów National Museum was first housed at the upper floor of the Renaissance
Renaissance in Poland

The Renaissance in Poland lasted from the late 15th century to the late 16th century and is widely considered to be the Golden Age of Polish culture....
 Sukiennice
Sukiennice

The Renaissance in Poland Sukiennice in Krak?w, Poland, one of the city's most recognizable icons, was once a major centre of international trade....
 building, now the home of one of its many divisions. The construction of the Museum's New Main Building at 3 Maja Street started in 1934, but was interrupted by World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
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The National Museum in Kraków
Kraków

Krak?w , in English also spelled Krakow or Cracow , is one of the largest and oldest cities in Poland, with a population of 756,336 in 2007 ....
 , established in 1879, is the main branch of Poland
Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
's National Museum, which has many permanent collections around the country.

History

Kraków National Museum was first housed at the upper floor of the Renaissance
Renaissance in Poland

The Renaissance in Poland lasted from the late 15th century to the late 16th century and is widely considered to be the Golden Age of Polish culture....
 Sukiennice
Sukiennice

The Renaissance in Poland Sukiennice in Krak?w, Poland, one of the city's most recognizable icons, was once a major centre of international trade....
 building, now the home of one of its many divisions. The construction of the Museum's New Main Building at 3 Maja Street started in 1934, but was interrupted by World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
. It was completed only in 1992.

The Museum collections - consisting of several hundred thousand items - are kept in big part in the Main Building but also in the nine of its divisions around the city.

Collections

The Main Building features the newly renovated upper Gallery of the Twentieth Century Polish Art, one of the largest art galleries in Poland. It contains a collection of paintings and sculptures from the late nineteenth century on, including canvases by Jacek Malczewski
Jacek Malczewski

Jacek Malczewski was one of the most famous painters of Poland symbolism. In his creativity he successfully joins the predominant style of his times with motifs of Polish martyrdom....
, Leon Wyczólkowski
Leon Wyczólkowski

Leon Wycz?lkowski was one of the leading Paintings of the Young Poland movement, as well as the principal representative of Realism in Polish art of the period....
 and Wlodzimierz Tetmajer
Wlodzimierz Tetmajer

Wlodzimierz Tetmajer a.k.a. Wlodzimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer was a Poland painter with works in collections of the Warsaw National Museum and Krakow National Museum....
; an extensive collection of works by Stanislaw Wyspianski
Stanislaw Wyspianski

Stanislaw Wyspianski was a Polish playwright, Painting and poetry, as well as interior and furniture designer. A patriotic writer, he created a series of symbolic, national dramas within the artistic philosophy of the Young Poland Movement....
; and also, works by artists of the inter-war and post-war periods: cubists, expressionists, colorists, the avant-garde of the 1930s and representatives of New Directions from the 1960s.

Militaria

The Main Building has a vast display of militaria ranging from twelfth to twentieth century, including Polish armor from sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Polish sabers, firearms, saddles and caparisons, military uniforms from eighteenth to twentieth 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

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

  • The Main Building, at 3 Maja St., featuring nearly 500 works by Poland’s leading modern artists.
  • Czartoryski Museum
    Czartoryski Museum

    The Czartoryski Museum was founded in Krak?w in 1796 by Princess Izabela Czartoryska to preserve Poland heritage in keeping with the Princess' motto: "The Past to the Future"....
     and Arsenal, world-famous for Leonardo's painting of Lady with an Ermine
    Lady with an Ermine

    Lady with an Ermine is a painting by Leonardo da Vinci, from around 1489–1490. The subject of the portrait is identified as Cecilia Gallerani, and was probably painted at a time when she was the mistress of Lodovico Sforza, Duke of Milan and Leonardo was in the service of the Duke....
    . The museum has other old masters on display including dramatic landscape by Rembrandt
    Rembrandt

    Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn was a Netherlands Painting and etching. He is generally considered one of the greatest painters and printmakers in European art history and the most important in History of the Netherlands....
    .
  • Manggha
    Manggha

    Manggha is a branch of the National Museum in Krak?w....
    , Centre of Japanese Art and Technology
  • Stanislaw Wyspianski
    Stanislaw Wyspianski

    Stanislaw Wyspianski was a Polish playwright, Painting and poetry, as well as interior and furniture designer. A patriotic writer, he created a series of symbolic, national dramas within the artistic philosophy of the Young Poland Movement....
     
  • Gallery of the 19th Century Polish Art in Sukiennice
    Sukiennice Museum

    Sukiennice Museum a.k.a. The Gallery of the 19th Century Polish Art in Sukiennice, is a division of the National Museum in Krak?w, Poland....
    , with the collection of some of the best known paintings of the Young Poland Movement, including sculpture.
  • Józef Mehoffer
    Józef Mehoffer

    J?zef Mehoffer was a Poland painter and decorative artist, one of the leading artists of the Young Poland movement and one of the most revered Polish artists of his time....
     
  • Jan Matejko
    Jan Matejko

    Jan Matejko was a Poland painting known for paintings of notable historical Polish political and military events. His most Jan Matejko's Gallery include oil on canvas paintings like Battle of Grunwald, paintings of numerous other battles and noble court scenes, and a gallery of List of Polish monarchs....
      in Krzeslawice
  • Karol Szymanowski
    Karol Szymanowski

    Karol Maciej Szymanowski was a Poland composer and pianist....
     Museum at Villa Atma
    Villa Atma

    The Villa Atma in Zakopane, Poland, is a chalet housing the Karol Szymanowski Museum, a department of the National Museum in Cracow.The Villa Atma was built about 1890 in the 'Zakopane style' for J?zef Kasprusie-Stoch to designs by the architect Stanislaw Witkiewicz....
     in Zakopane
    Zakopane

    Zakopane is a town in southern Poland with some 28,000 inhabitants , situated in Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999 . The town, a place of Gorals culture and informally known as "the winter capital of Poland," lies in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains, the only alps mountain range in the Carpath...


Exhibition posters are available in the gift shop by the entrance.


Open every day except Mondays.
Opening hours: Tuesday, Thursday, 10am-4pm; Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, 10am-7pm; Sunday, 10am-3pm.


See also

  • Culture of Kraków
    Culture of Kraków

    Krak?w is considered by many to be the Culture of Poland capital of Poland. It was named the European Capital of Culture by European Union for the year 2000....
  • National Museum, Warsaw
  • Culture of Poland
    Culture of Poland

    The culture of Poland is closely connected with its intricate 1000 year History of Poland. Its unique character developed at the crossroads of the Latinate and Byzantine Empire worlds, in continual dialog with the many ethnic groups living in Poland....


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