Entry to Czartoryski Museum, Kraków, early June 2005

The Czartoryski Museum was founded in 1796 by Princess Izabela Czartoryska to preserve Polish heritage in keeping with the Princess' motto: "The Past to the Future". Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3072x2048, 674 KB) w:Czartoryski_Museum entry Photo by my friend done specifically for Wikipedia use. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3072x2048, 674 KB) w:Czartoryski_Museum entry Photo by my friend done specifically for Wikipedia use. ... Noble Family Fleming Coat of Arms Fleming Parents Jerzy Detloff Fleming Antonina Czartoryska Consorts Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski Children with Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski Teresa Czartoryska Maria Anna Czartoryski Adam Jerzy Czartoryski Konstanty Adam Czartoryski Gabriela Czartoryska Zofia Czartoryska Date of Birth March 3, 1746 Place of Birth Warsaw, Poland Date of...

The first objects in the so-called "Temple of Memory" were trophies commemorating the victory against the Turks at the Battle of Vienna in 1683. The Museum also features historical artifacts from the looted treasures of the Wawel Cathedral, the Royal Castle and other objects donated by Polish noble families (Szlachta). Izabela also bought the treasures of the Duke of Brabant, including his books which were considered a particular highlight of the collection. Influenced by the Romantic artistic movement, she also acquired objects of sentimental significance that represented the glory and misery of human life. Among these were Shakespeare's chair, fragments from the grave of Romeo and Juliet , ashes of El Cid and Ximena from the Cathedral of Burgos, and relics from Abelard and Heloise, and Petrach and Laura. The Battle of Vienna in 1683 (Turkish: Ä°kinci Viyana KuÅŸatması) (as distinct from the Siege of Vienna in 1529) was the first large-scale battle of the Habsburg-Ottoman Wars, yet with the most far-reaching consequences. ... Events June 6 - The Ashmolean Museum opens as the worlds first university museum. ... Wawel (Polish Wzgórze wawelskie or for short Wawel) is the name of a lime hillock situated on the left bank of the Vistula in Kraków, Poland at an altitude of 228 metres above sea level. ... Polish szlachcic. ... The Duchy of Brabant was formally erected in 1183/1184. ... William Shakespeare—born April 1564; baptised April 26, 1564; died April 23, 1616 (O.S.), May 3, 1616 (N.S.)—has a reputation as the greatest of all writers in English. ... Adam Díaz de Vivar (c. ... Gothic cathedral started on july 20 of 1221, consagrated in 1260, it was ordered to be built by King Fernando III and Don Mauricio bishop. ... Pierre Abélard (in English, Peter Abelard) or Abailard (1079 - April 21, 1142) was a French scholastic philosopher. ... Heloise is a girls name, carried by at least two notable women: Heloise the student of Abelard, born 1101 Heloise the columnist, born 1951 This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Laura is the name of several places: Laura, Saskatchewan, a community southwest of Regina, Saskatchewan in Canada Laura, Queensland, a small community on Cape York Peninsula in Australia Laura, Marshall Islands, a city in the Marshall Islands Laura, Illinois, a populated place in Illinois in the United States Laura, Indiana...

In 1798, Izabela's son, Prince Adam Jerzy Czartoryski, traveled to Italy and acquired The Lady with an Ermine by Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael's Portrait of A Young Man, and many Roman antiquities. However, Prince Adam Jerzy was always more a politician than an art-collector. He was sentenced to death by the Russians after the 1830 November Uprising and forced to flee across Europe. He established himself in Paris, and in 1843 bought The Hotel Lambert, which became both the center of operations for the exiled Czartoryski magnate, and the Living Museum of Poland. All the objects from the first museum were displayed in Paris. 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Noble Family Czartoryski Coat of Arms Czartoryski Parents Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski Izabela Fleming Consorts Anna Zofia Sapieha Children with Anna Zofia Sapieha Witold Czartoryski Władysław Czartoryski Izabella Elżbieta Czartoryska Date of Birth January 14, 1770 Place of Birth Warsaw, Poland Date of Death July 15, 1861 Place of Death Montfermeil... The Lady with an Ermine is a 1485 painting by Leonardo da Vinci. ... Leonardo da Vinci (April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519) was an Italian Renaissance architect, musician, anatomist, inventor, engineer, sculptor, geometer, and painter. ... Self-portrait by Raphael. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Hôtel Lambert is a palace on Île Saint-Louis in Paris and the name of a Polish political fraction. ... Czartoryski is the surname of a Polish szlachta ( gentry) family (also known as the Familia Czartoryskich). ...

Upon Prince Adam Jerzy's death, his younger son, Prince Władysław, took over the museum. A born collector, he and his sister, Princess Izabela Dzalynska, expanded the collection to include: the Polonaise carpet, Etruscan and Greek vases, Roman and Egyptian antiquities, and other types of arms and armours, as well as Limoges enamels. At the 1865 Exposition des Arts Decoratifs in Paris, Władysław created a Polish room to exhibit the famous carpet and other parts of his collection. Noble Family Czartoryski Coat of Arms Czartoryski Parents Adam Jerzy Czartoryski Anna Zofia Sapieha Consorts Marie Amparo Marguerite Adelaide Children with Marguerite Adelaide Adam Ludwik Czartoryski Witold Kazimierz Czartoryski Date of Birth July 3, 1828 Place of Birth Warsaw Date of Death June 23, 1894 Place of Death Boulogne-sur... Typical rhythm of a Polonaise The polonaise (Polish: polonez, chodzony; Italian: polacca) is a rather slow dance of Polish origin, in 3/4 time. ... Map showing the extent of the Etruscan civilization and the twelve Etruscan League cities. ... The Roman Forum was the central area around which ancient Rome developed. ... Location within France Limoges (Limòtges in Occitan) is a city and commune in France, the préfecture of the Haute-Vienne département, and the administrative capital of the Limousin région. ... 1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ...

"The Lady with an Ermine" by Leonardo da Vinci

In 1871, after the French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War, Prince Władysław packed or hid all of the artifacts and fled. In 1874, the city of Krakow offered him the arsenal in the Old Wall as a museum, which he called upon Violet-le-Duc to renovate, who in turn delegated the project to his son-in-law Maurice Ouradou. In 1878, one hundred years after Princess Izabela set up her museum in Pulawy, the new museum, as it is seen today, was opened. Prince Wladyslaw continued to add items to the collection for the next twenty years, until his death in 1894. Download high resolution version (567x749, 64 KB)Lady with an Ermine by Leonardo da Vinci, 1483, oil on board, 40 x 55 cm. ... Download high resolution version (567x749, 64 KB)Lady with an Ermine by Leonardo da Vinci, 1483, oil on board, 40 x 55 cm. ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Franco-Prussian War (July 19, 1870 – May 10, 1871) was fought between France and Prussia (backed by the North German Confederation) allied with the south German states of Baden, Bavaria and Württemberg. ... 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... This article needs cleanup. ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Puławy is a city in eastern Poland, in Lublin Voivodship (province), on the Wisła (Vistula) River. ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

The Gothic House

Władysław's son, Prince Adam Ludwik, then carried on the work of his father. In 1897 he took over the Sieniawa Ordynacja property with the Emperor Francis-Joseph . At that point his capital assets were estimated at 4.5 million Austrian Crowns , not including the Collections. In 1899, Adam Ludwik's aunt Izabela bequeathed the Goluchow Estate, with all the collections that she had bought with her beloved brother Władysław, to her two nephews, and Prince Adam Ludwik cared for both Museums. Image File history File links Czartoryski_Museum1. ... Image File history File links Czartoryski_Museum1. ... Noble (szlachta) Family Czartoryski Coat of Arms Czartoryski Parents WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw Czartoryski Marguerite Adelaide Consorts Maria Ludwika KrasiÅ„ska Children with Maria Ludwika KrasiÅ„ska MaÅ‚gorzata Izabella Czartoryska Izabella Czartoryska Elżbieta Czartoryska Augustyn Józef Czartoryski Anna Maria Czartoryski WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw Czartoryski Teresa Czartoryska Ludwik Czartoryski... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Sieniawa is a town in south-eastern Poland with 2,200 inhabitants (1998). ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

He then travelled to Japan and acquired the vases and bronzes still displayed today at the Goluchow Castle. In 1914, he was called up to the Austrian Army and his wife Princess Maria Ludwika Krasinska took over the Museum, taking most of the important artifacts (52 paintings, 12 carpets, 35 folders of prints and drawings, and works by Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and Rembrandt) to Dresden because of her connections with the Royal Saxon Family. . These works garnered great interest, with the collection being open to the public two days a week. 1914 (MCMXIV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Noble Family Krasiński Coat of Arms Ślepowron Parents Ludwik Józef Krasiński Magdalena Zawisza-Kierżgaiłło Consorts Adam Ludwik Czartoryski Children with Adam Ludwik Czartoryski Małgorzata Izabella Czartoryska Izabella Czartoryska Elżbieta Czartoryska Augustyn Józef Czartoryski Anna Maria Czartoryski Władysław Czartoryski Teresa Czartoryska... Leonardo da Vinci (April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519) was an Italian Renaissance architect, musician, anatomist, inventor, engineer, sculptor, geometer, and painter. ... Self-portrait by Raphael. ... Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (July 15, 1606 – October 4, 1669) is generally considered one of the greatest painters in European art history and the most important in Dutch history. ... Dresden, the capital city of the German federal state of Saxony, is situated in a valley on the river Elbe. ...

In 1918, after the war, Hans Posse, Director of the royal collections, was unwilling to return the collection. He was fearful of the unrest in Poland. However, after two years of negotiation, all objects were recovered and transferred to the Family Museum in Kraków in 1920. The signing of the 1921 Treaty of Riga provided for the return of all looted or confiscated objects during tzarism due to the bolshevik revolution. 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Motto: none Voivodship Lesser Poland Municipal government Rada miasta Kraków Mayor Jacek Majchrowski Area 326,8 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 757,500 (2004 est. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Peace of Riga (also known as the Treaty of Riga, Polish: Traktat Ryski) signed on 18th March 1921 between Poland and Soviet Russia ended the Polish-Bolshevik War. ... The October Revolution, also known as the Bolshevik Revolution, was the second phase of the Russian Revolution, the first having been instigated by the events around the February Revolution. ...

In 1931 a large number of important books, archives and objects that had been taken from Pulawy in 1831 immediately after the November Uprising were also returned, though most of these were placed in various national depositories. 1931 (MCMXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Puławy is a city in eastern Poland, in Lublin Voivodship (province), on the Wisła (Vistula) River. ... 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

In 1937, after Prince Adam Ludwik's death, his son Prince Augustyn, took over as head of the family. He married Princess Dolores Victoria Maria de las Mercedes de Borbon y Orleans and spent most of his time in Poland. Then, in August 1939, Europe was thrown into turmoil with the events of World War II, and the museum was forced to prepare for war. Sixteen cases packed with the most precious objects were transported and walled in Sieniawa, while the rest of the collection was carried down to the cellars of the museum, where unfortunately the Germans found the cases and looted the tradable objects. Luckily, although the Leonardo and other pictures were roughly handled, they were not damaged. 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Noble Family Czartoryski Coat of Arms Czartoryski Parents Adam Ludwik Czartoryski Maria Ludwika Krasińska Consorts Marie Delores Children with Marie Delores Adam Karol Czartoryski Ludwik Piotr Czartoryski Date of Birth October 10, 1907 Place of Birth Warsaw, Poland Date of Death July 1, 1946 Place of Death Seville, Spain... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the globe and is accepted as the largest and deadliest...

The Temple of Memory

On September 22, 1939, Prince Agustyn removed what remained of the treasures and took them to his cousin's property in Pewkinie. However, soon afterwards the Gestapo found the cases and took them back to Krakow, though not to the museum. On January 25, 1940, the final selections of the 85 most important items from the Museum were sent to Dresden where Dr. Posse, Hitler's plenipotentiary, decided that all objects were to be part of the Fuhrer's own Collection at Linz. From that moment the museum, whose curator was to die in a concentration camp, was closed to the public. Image File history File links Czartoryski_Museum. ... Image File history File links Czartoryski_Museum. ... September 22 is the 265th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (266th in leap years). ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Deaths Head emblem similar to Skull and crossbones, often used as the insignia of the Gestapo The â–¶ (help· info) (acronym of Geheime Staatspolizei; secret state police) was the official secret police of Nazi Germany. ... January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler (April 20, 1889 – April 30, 1945, standard German pronunciation in the IPA) was the Führer (leader) of the National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazi Party) and of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945. ...

In 1945, Dr. Hans Frank, German governor of Poland and personal friend of Hitler, brought the paintings from Berlin for his own use at the Wawel Castle. But when the Germans evacuated Krakow in January, he took the paintings with him to Silesia and then to his own villa in Neuhaus. The Americans arrested Dr. Frank on May 4, and the Polish representative at the Allies Commission for the Retrieval of Works of Art claimed the stolen paintings on behalf of the Czartoryski Museum. However, the Raphael and 843 other artifacts were missing from the collection. 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Hans Frank (May 23, 1900 – October 16, 1946) was lawyer for the Nazi party during the 1920s and a senior official in Nazi Germany. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Wawel (Polish Wzgórze wawelskie or for short Wawel) is the name of a lime hillock situated on the left bank of the Vistula in Kraków, Poland at an altitude of 228 metres above sea level. ... Prussian Silesia, 1871, outlined in yellow; Silesia at the close of the Seven Years War in 1763, outlined in cyan (areas now in Czech Republic were Austrian-ruled at that time) Silesia (-Latin, Polish: ÅšlÄ…sk, German: Schlesien, Czech: Slezsko) is a historical region in central Europe. ... Neuhaus refers to: Albert Neuhaus Gert Neuhaus Gustav Neuhaus Heinrich Neuhaus Max Neuhaus Richard John Neuhaus Stanislav Neuhaus Amt Neuhaus Neuhaus Tower This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

When the Iron Curtain was drawn closed on Poland, the museum was reopened and run by the communist government. Although the economical situation was desperate, the museum survived thanks largely to the work of Professor Marek Rostworoski, who dedicated his life to the collection. In 1991, the High Court of the Nation returned the Museum to its rightful owner, Prince Adam Karol Czartoryski, along with the library housed in a nearby building. In the summer of 1989, the foreign ministers of Austria and Hungary, Alois Mock and Gyula Horn, ceremonially cut through the border defences separating their countries. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Noble Family Czartoryski Coat of Arms Czartoryski Parents Augustyn Józef Czartoryski Marie Delores Consorts Nora de Picciotto Josette Calil Children with Nora de Pocciotto Tamara Laura Czartoryska Date of Birth January 1, 1940 Place of Birth Seville, Spain Date of Death - Place of Death - Prince Adam Karol Czartoryski (b. ...

Today the Museum is administered by the Princes Czartoryski Foundation set up by Prince Adam Karol in 1991. It welcomes more than 12,000 visitors a year, and has organized exhibitions in Italy (Rome-Milan-Florence), Sweden (Malmö-Stockholm), Turkey (Istanbul), and Japan (Kyoto-Nagoya-Yokohama). In the fall of 2002, The Lady With An Ermine was featured at the Milwaukee Art Museum's tribute to the splendour of Poland. The portrait and other items from the Collection also went on to Houston and San Francisco throughout 2003. The Princes Czartoryski Foundation was established by Prince Adam Karol Czartoryski in 1991 and administering the Czartoryski Museum under the auspices of the National Museum in Krakow, Poland. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about Milwaukee in Wisconsin. ... Houston redirects here. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

References

• Czartoryski Museum history

External link

• http://www.muzeum-czartoryskich.krakow.pl/