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The National Museum in Lublin ( pl, Muzeum Narodowe w Lublinie) is one of the oldest and largest museums in Eastern Poland, located in
The history of the Lublin Museum dates back to the beginning of the 20th century, and is associated with Hieronim Łopaciński, a junior high school teacher and a correspondent of the Academy of Learning, amateur historian, ethnographer, bibliophile and lover of antiquity. Thanks to his efforts in 1901, two exhibitions were organized in Lublin. The exhibition of art and antiquities was opened on June 4 in the former Dominican Monastery. Approximately 4,000 exhibits were assembled – engravings, paintings, sculptures, decorative arts, documents, prints, manuscripts, excavated artefacts, guild artefacts, arms, coins, medals, stamps and maps. The industrial and agricultural exhibition was opened on June 22 with ethnographic section where folk costumes, wooden products and ritual art were presented.
In 1974, the premises of Lublin Castle were adapted for the needs of the District Museum in Lublin, established in 1950. The permanent exhibitions of painting, decorative arts, armaments, archeological, ethnographic, and numismatic artefacts were opened. In 1987 the museum was renamed the Lublin Museum.
On 15 May 2020, the Lublin Museum was nationalized, and therefore officially promoted to the rank of a National Museum, seamlessly the ownership of museum was transferred from the local government (pol. ''Sejmik Województwa'') and placed under the authority of Polish Ministry of Culture.
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Lublin
Lublin is the ninth-largest city in Poland and the second-largest city of historical Lesser Poland. It is the capital and the center of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 336,339 (December 2021). Lublin is the largest Polish city east of t ...
. It was created in 1914, and received its own building in 1923.
History
The history of the Lublin Museum dates back to the beginning of the 20th century, and is associated with Hieronim Łopaciński, a junior high school teacher and a correspondent of the Academy of Learning, amateur historian, ethnographer, bibliophile and lover of antiquity. Thanks to his efforts in 1901, two exhibitions were organized in Lublin. The exhibition of art and antiquities was opened on June 4 in the former Dominican Monastery. Approximately 4,000 exhibits were assembled – engravings, paintings, sculptures, decorative arts, documents, prints, manuscripts, excavated artefacts, guild artefacts, arms, coins, medals, stamps and maps. The industrial and agricultural exhibition was opened on June 22 with ethnographic section where folk costumes, wooden products and ritual art were presented.
In 1974, the premises of Lublin Castle were adapted for the needs of the District Museum in Lublin, established in 1950. The permanent exhibitions of painting, decorative arts, armaments, archeological, ethnographic, and numismatic artefacts were opened. In 1987 the museum was renamed the Lublin Museum.
On 15 May 2020, the Lublin Museum was nationalized, and therefore officially promoted to the rank of a National Museum, seamlessly the ownership of museum was transferred from the local government (pol. ''Sejmik Województwa'') and placed under the authority of Polish Ministry of Culture.
Permanent collection
It has permanent collections for: * Polish and foreign painting from the 17th to 20th century; * Polish and foreign decorative arts; * Polish historical and battle paintings; * Painters and folk art from the Lublin Region; * Coins and medals in Polish territories from the 10th to the 20th century; * Polish and foreign armaments from the 14th to the 20th century.Gallery
Amber
Amber is fossilized tree resin that has been appreciated for its color and natural beauty since Neolithic times. Much valued from antiquity to the present as a gemstone, amber is made into a variety of decorative objects."Amber" (2004). In Ma ...
hoard from Basonia
File:Interior of the Holy Trinity Chapel in Lublin 02.jpg, Gothic apse vault of the Holy Trinity Chapel
Sacred describes something that is dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity; is considered worthy of spiritual respect or devotion; or inspires awe or reverence among believers. The property is often ascribed to objects ...
File:Brugghen Pilate washing his hands.jpg, ''Pilate washing his hands'' by Hendrick ter Brugghen
File:Anonymous Pantocrator from Kułakowice.jpg, '' Pantocrator'' from Kułakowice
File:Thielen Girl in a garland of flowers.jpg, ''Girl in a garland of flowers'', Jan Philip van Thielen
Jan Philip van Thielen or Jan Philips van Thielen (1618 in Mechelen – 1667 in Booischot) was a Flemish painter who specialized in flower pieces and garland paintings. He was a regular collaborator with leading Flemish and Dutch figure pain ...
File:Hondius Dogs fighting.jpg, ''Dogs fighting with foxes'', Abraham Hondius
Abraham Danielsz. Hondius (about 1631 – 17 September 1691) was a Dutch Golden Age painter known for his depictions of animals. He was the son of a city stonemason, Daniel Abramsz de Hondt.
Hondius was born in Rotterdam and trained under Pieter ...
See also
*List of museums in Poland
The Minister of Culture and National Heritage of Poland may inscribe a Polish museum into the National Register of Museums ( pl, Państwowy Rejestr Muzeów) in order to confirm the high level of its cultural activity and the importance of its co ...
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