Wawel Royal Castle National Art Collection

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
Map
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
WebsiteOfficial website

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- )

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Citations edit

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

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