Wawel Royal Castle National Art Collection

Summary

The Wawel Royal Castle National Art Collection (Polish: Zamek Królewski na Wawelu – Państwowe Zbiory Sztuki) is the residence museum and collection housed in the historic Wawel Castle of Kraków. The collection was inaugurated officially in 1930, with its current name introduced in 1994.[1]

Wawel Royal Castle National Art Collection
Zamek Królewski na Wawelu
– Państwowe Zbiory Sztuki
A white football
Arcade courtyard of the Wawel Castle
Arcade courtyard of the Wawel Castle
Established1945 (1945)[citation needed]
LocationWawel Hill, Kraków, Poland
Coordinates50°03′15″N 19°56′07″E / 50.05417°N 19.93528°E / 50.05417; 19.93528
TypeHistoric residence
Visitors2.100.000 (in 2019)
DirectorPh.D Andrzej Betlej
OwnerState-owned
Websitewww.wawel.krakow.pl/en

Divisions edit

Floor plans edit

Ground floor
First floor
Second floor

Directors of Wawel Castle edit

  • Prof. Tadeusz Mańkowski (1945-1951)
  • Prof. Jerzy Szablowski (1951-1989)
  • Prof. Jan Ostrowski (1989-2020)
  • Prof. Andrzej Betlej (2020- )

See also edit

Citations edit

  1. ^ Staff writer (May 2016). "Zamek Królewski na Wawelu - Państwowe Zbiory Sztuki". Culture.pl. Instytut Adama Mickiewicza.

Sources edit

  • Statut Zamku Królewskiego na Wawelu – Państwowych Zbiorów Sztuki. Załącznik do zarządzenia Nr 35 Ministra Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego z dnia 14.07.2011 r. [Charter of the Wawel Royal Castle National Art Collection. Attachment to Regulation No. 35 of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage], Dz. Urz. MKiDN z 2011 r. Nr 5, poz. 44 (2011-07-14)
  • "Wawel Royal Castle". Wawel Royal Castle National Art Collection. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
  • "The institution".