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
Arcade courtyard of the Wawel Castle
Established1945 (1945)
LocationWawel Hill, Kraków, Poland
Coordinates50°03′15″N 19°56′07″E
TypeHistoric residence
Visitors2.100.000 (in 2019)
DirectorPh.D Andrzej Betlej
OwnerState-owned
WebsiteOfficial website

Divisions

Floor plans

Ground floor
First floor
Second floor

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

Citations

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

Sources

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