The National Museum, Warsaw, in Poland, was established May 20, 1862, as the "Museum of Fine Arts, Warsaw," and in 1916 renamed "National Museum, Warsaw" (with the inclusion of collections from museums and cultural institutions such as the Society of Care for Relics of the Past, the Museum of Antiquity at Warsaw University, the Museum of the Society for Encouragement of the Fine Arts, and the Museum of Industry and Agriculture). Motto: Contemnit procellas (It defies the storms) Semper invicta (Always invincible) Coordinates: , Country  Poland Voivodeship Masovia Powiat city county Gmina Warszawa Districts 18 boroughs City Rights turn of the 13th century Government  - Mayor Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz (PO) Area  - City 516. ... is the 140th day of the year (141st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Warsaw University (Polish: ) is one of the largest universities in Poland. ... ZachÄ™ta (lit. ...

The collection, currently housed in Aleje Jerozolimskie, was developed 1927-38 (earlier the museum had been located at ulica Podwale 15). In 1932 an exhibition of decorative art was opened in the two earlier erected wings of the building. In 1935, the museum director was Stanisław Lorentz. A new building was inaugurated June 18, 1938. Aleje Jerozolimskie (literally Jerusalem Avenue) is one of the principal streets of the city of Warsaw in Poland. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... is the 169th day of the year (170th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

During World War II building was damaged and the collection looted by German soldiers. After the war Polish Government retrieved (supervision by prof. Lorentz) works seized by the Germans. At present, the collection of the National Museum in Warsaw includes over 780,000 items displayed in many permanent galleries (incl. the gallery of Ancient Art, The Professor Kazimierz Michałowski Faras Gallery, Gallery of Medieval Art, the Gallery of Foreign Painting, the Gallery of Polish Painting, Gallery of European gold smithery Art, Gallery of Orient Art, the Gallery of 20th century Polish Art, the Gallery of Polish Decorative Art, Gallery of European Decorative Art) and many temporary exhibitions. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

Most important objects

Sandro Botticelli - "The Virgin and Child, St. John and Angels"

Jacob Jordaens - "The Holy Family with St. John, His Parents and Angels"

• Gallery of Western Europe Painting
  • Sandro Botticelli - "The Virgin and Child, St. John and Angels"
  • Paris Bordone - "Venus and Amor"
  • Hendrick ter Brugghen - "King David Playing the Harp"
  • Cima da Conegliano - "Christ among the Doctors"
  • Willem Claesz Heda - "Still life"
  • Lucas Cranach the Elder - "Adam and Eve"
  • Carel Fabritius - "The Raising of Lazarus", 1643, oil on canvas
  • Jean-Baptiste Greuze - "Guitarist"
  • Jacob Jordaens - "The Holy Family with St. John, His Parents and Angels"
  • Jacopo Tintoretto - "Admiral's Portrait"
  • Peter Paul Rubens (workshop)- "Virgin and Child"
  • Rembrandt van Rijn (workshop?) - "Martin Soolmans's portrait"
  • Aert van den Bossche - "The Martyrdom of St. Crispin and Crispinian"
  • Maerten van Heemskerk - triptych "Ecce Homo"

• Gallery of Polish Painting
  • Jan Matejko - "The battle of Grunwald", 1878, oil on canvas
  • Józef Mehoffer - "The Strange Garden"
  • Jacek Malczewski - "Polish Hamlet"

Jan Matejko - "The battle of Grunwald"

Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi, better known as Sandro Botticelli (little barrel) (March 1, 1445 – May 17, 1510) was an Italian painter of the Florentine school during the Early Renaissance (Quattrocento). ... Self-Portrait with Parents, Brothers, and Sisters by Jacob Jordaens (c. ... Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi, better known as Sandro Botticelli (little barrel) (March 1, 1445 – May 17, 1510) was an Italian painter of the Florentine school during the Early Renaissance (Quattrocento). ... Venus and Mars with Cupid by Paris Bordone, painted from 1559 to 1560 Paris Bordone (1495-1570) was a Venetian painter. ... Hendrick ter Brugghen, Flute Player (1621) Hendrick Jansz ter Brugghen, or Terbrugghen, (c. ... The Presentation of the Virgin Annunciation (1495). ... Willem Claeszoon Heda (c. ... A self portrait Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472 – October 16, 1553) was a German painter. ... Self-portrait by Fabritius(1654) Carel Fabritius (1622-1654) was a Dutch painter and one of Rembrandts most gifted pupils. ... Jean-Baptiste Greuze (21 August 1725 – 4 March 1805) was a French painter. ... Self-Portrait with Parents, Brothers, and Sisters by Jacob Jordaens (c. ... Tintoretto (real name Jacopo Comin; September 29, 1518 - May 31, 1594) was one of the greatest painters of the Venetian school and probably the last great painter of the Italian Renaissance. ... Peter Paul Rubens (June 28, 1577 – May 30, 1640) was a prolific seventeenth-century Flemish and European painter, and a proponent of an exuberant Baroque style that emphasized movement, color, and sensuality. ... 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 United Provinces (Netherlands) painter of the seventeenth century. ... Jan Matejko , self-portrait. ... Combatants Kingdom of Poland Grand Duchy of Lithuania Teutonic Order and Mercenaries and Various Knights from the rest of Europe Commanders WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw II JagieÅ‚Å‚o, Vytautas the Great Ulrich von Jungingen† Strength 39,000 27,000 Casualties Unknown 8,000 dead 14,000 captured The Battle of Grunwald... Wawel Cathedral in Krakow, Jozef Mehoffer Józef Mehoffer (1869-1946) was a Polish painter and decorative artist, one of the leading artists of the Young Poland movement and one of the most revered Polish artists of his time. ... Jacek Malczewski (b. ... This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons, a repository of free content hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. ... This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons, a repository of free content hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. ... Jan Matejko , self-portrait. ... Combatants Kingdom of Poland Grand Duchy of Lithuania Teutonic Order and Mercenaries and Various Knights from the rest of Europe Commanders WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw II JagieÅ‚Å‚o, Vytautas the Great Ulrich von Jungingen† Strength 39,000 27,000 Casualties Unknown 8,000 dead 14,000 captured The Battle of Grunwald...

See also

• National Museum, Kraków

National Muzeum, main building, at ulica 3 -go maja, Kraków. ...

External links

• National Museum in Warsaw - web page