The Legacy of Kazimierz Michałowski in the Archives of the National Museum in Warsaw
Journal: Rocznik Muzeum Narodowego w Warszawie Nowa Seria / Journal of the National Museum in Warsaw New Series
Year: 2025

This article discusses the archival legacy of the distinguished archaeologist and Egyptologist Kazimierz Michałowski (1901–1981), founder of the Polish school of Mediterranean archaeology, whose nachlass is stored in the Archives of the National Museum in Warsaw. Before the war, Michałowski built the Department of Ancient Art at the National Museum in Warsaw, where he served as deputy director from 1945 to 1981. He also founded and headed the Polish Academy of Sciences’ Research Centre for Medit