Wawel Royal Castle National Art Collection

The Wawel Royal Castle National Art Collection () 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.

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

• Evacuation of Polish National Treasures during World War II

Citations

Sources

• 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>[</nowiki>Charter of the Wawel Royal Castle National Art Collection. Attachment to Regulation No. 35 of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage<nowiki>]</nowiki>, Dz. Urz. MKiDN z 2011 r. Nr 5, poz. 44 (2011-07-14)