The Wawel Royal Castle National Art Collection ( pl, Zamek Królewski na Wawelu – Państwowe Zbiory Sztuki) is the residence museum and collection housed in the historic
Wawel Castle
The Wawel Royal Castle (; ''Zamek Królewski na Wawelu'') and the Wawel Hill on which it sits constitute the most historically and culturally significant site in Poland. A fortified residency on the Vistula River in Kraków, it was established on ...
of
Kraków
Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...
. The collection was inaugurated officially in 1930, with its current name introduced in 1994.
Divisions
; Non-administrative departments
* Department of Archaeology
* Department of Ceramics
* Department of Education
* Department of Exhibitions
* Department of Furniture and Clocks
* Department of Goldsmithing
* Department of Inventories and Catalogues
* Department of Metalwork
* Department of Militaria
* Department of Paintings, Prints and Sculptures
* Department of Photographic Documentation
* Department of Publishing
* Department of Reserves and Lapidarium
* Department of Textiles
* Archives
* Library
; Conservation studios
* Painting, Sculpture and Craftsmanship Conservation Studio
* Furniture Conservation Studio
* Paper Conservation Studio
* Frames Conservation Studio
* Textile Conservation Studio
* Archaeological Conservation Studio
Floor plans
Directors of Wawel Castle
* Prof. Tadeusz Mańkowski (1945-1951)
* Prof. Jerzy Szablowski (1951-1989)
* Prof. Jan Ostrowski (1989-2020)
* Prof. Andrzej Betlej (2020- )
See also
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Evacuation of Polish National Treasures during World War II
Citations
Sources
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Statut Zamku Królewskiego na Wawelu – Państwowych Zbiorów Sztuki. Załącznik do zarządzenia Nr 35 Ministra Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego z dnia 14.07.2011 r. /nowiki>Charter of the Wawel Royal Castle National Art Collection. Attachment to Regulation No. 35 of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage/nowiki>'', Dz. Urz. MKiDN z 2011 r. Nr 5, poz. 44 (2011-07-14)
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Museums in Kraków
Museums established in 1945
Art museums and galleries in Poland
Registered museums in Poland
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