National Museum, Gdańsk
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Director | Jacek Friedrich, Ph.D. |
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Website | mng |
The National Museum in Gdańsk (Polish: Muzeum Narodowe w Gdańsku), established in 1972 in Gdańsk (although the history goes back the third quarter of 19th century), is one of the main branches of Poland's national museum system.
History
Its main location is in the old late-
The core of the Museum's collection constitutes the collection of
After the end of the
In 1956,
A number of other museums were established from the rich collections of the Pomeranian Museum, which include: National Maritime Museum (1960), the Archeological Museum (1962) and the Gdańsk Historical Museum (1971). In 1972, it was renamed as the National Museum in Gdańsk.
In 2017, 162,137 people visited the museum.[6]
Departments
Currently the museum has seven departments:[7]
- Department of Ancient Art, contains Hans Memling's Last Judgment
- Department of Modern Art, in the Opatów Palacein Oliwa
- Ethnography Department, in the Spichlerz Opacki ("Abbot's Granary")
- Green Gate Department
- Gdańsk Photography Gallery
- Museum of the National Anthem in Będomin
- Museum of Szlachta Traditions in Waplewo Wielkie
Museum directors
- Jan Chranicki (1948-1970)
- Janusz Wąsowicz (1970-1974)
- Jan Przała (1974-1980)
- Józef Kuszewski (1980-1983)
- Teresa Milewska (1983-1988)
- Tadeusz Piaskowski (1988-2004)
- Wojciech Bonisławski (2004-2019)
- Jacek Friedrich (2020)[8]
Gallery
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The Last Judgement, Hans Memling, (late 1460s)
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Bowl with Flowers, Jan Brueghel the Younger, (ca.1630)
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Portrait of a Woman, Anthony van Dyck, (ca. 1630)
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Study of a Child, Jacob Jordaens, (1626)
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A Musician and a Singer, David Teniers the Younger, (ca.1650)
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Caritas, Frans Floris
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Ships at Sea, Jan Peeters I, (ca.1650)
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Charon's Boat, Isaac Claesz. van Swanenburg, (ca.1625)
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Woman Plucking a Duck, Pieter de Hooch, (between 1665 and 1668)
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Fisherman with Nets, Leon Wyczółkowski, (ca.1890)
See also
External links
References
- ^ "Muzeum Narodowe w Gdańsku" (in Polish). Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "O nas". Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "50-lat działalności Muzeum Gdańska. Jego początki były..." (in Polish). Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Tryptyk Memlinga zostaje w Gdańsku" (in Polish). Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Ważniejsze miejsca i obiekty zabytkowe w Oliwie" (in Polish). Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Muzeum Narodowe w Gdańsku: 162 137 zwiedzających" (in Polish). Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "O muzeum Gdańska" (in Polish). Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Jacek Friedrich nowym dyrektorem Muzeum Narodowego w Gdańsku" (in Polish). Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ Kennedy Grimsted, Patricia. "Nazi-Looted Art from East and West in East Prussia: Initial Findings on the Erich Koch Collection" (PDF). p. 30.
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