The National Museum in Warsaw
By: Agnieszka Morawińska ; translated by Aleksandra Szkudłapska
Contributors: Szkudłapska, Aleksandra, translator
Series: Director's Choice; Director's choice (London, England)
Publisher: Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers Ltd
Published: 2016
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 79
ISBN-13: 9781785510298
Subjects: Catalogs; Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie
Description: The National Museum in Warsaw, one of the largest museums in Poland, is home to a plethora of striking objects: from a collection of Chinese art comprising around five thousand objects to the Faras Gallery, home to Europe's largest collection of Nubian Christian art. Polish paintings from the sixteenth century onwards also feature, hung alongside paintings reclaimed from Nazis. In 2012 the permanent galleries were rehung; paintings are now arranged thematically rather than chronologically. Visitors can compare Italian with Flemish, Polish with German art while wandering through rooms of landscapes, cityscapes, biblical scenes and more. The Director's Choice is an intimate insight into a vast collection, unravelling the story of the museum and its artworks.