Gallery sights in Poland
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John Paul II Collection
The latter houses the John Paul II Collection, an art collection donated to the Catholic Church by the Carrol-Porczyński family. It’s quite a surprise to find the likes of Dali, Van Gogh, Constable, Rubens, Goya and Renoir gracing the walls of a fairly non-descript museum, and to normally have them all to yourself. Polish artists are also represented, including Warsaw-born Wojciech Gerson (1831–1901), whose massive Baptism of Lithuania (1889), which beautifully captures Lithuania’s conversion to Christianity, is highly expressive despite lacking colour.
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Małopolska Contemporary Art Collection
The Małopolska Contemporary Art Collection, replacing the Gallery of 19th-Century Polish Painting That collection, with works by Józef Chełmoński, Jacek Malczewski, Aleksander Gierymski and the leader of monumental historic painting, Jan Matejko, has been moved to the Royal Castle at Niepołomice, 20km east of Kraków, for three years while Cloth Hall is renovated.
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Oriental Art Exhibition
The Oriental Art Exhibition features a collection of 17th-century Turkish banners and weaponry, captured after the Battle of Vienna, displayed along with a variety of old Persian carpets, Chinese and Japanese ceramics, and other Asian antiques. The entrance is from the northwestern corner of the courtyard.
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Zachęta Gallery of Modern Art
South across ul Królewska is the Zachęta Gallery of Modern Art, a beautiful neoclassical temple that stages temporary exhibitions of contemporary art, mostly along the lines of video installations. Its bookshop has a fine collection of art books, but most are in Polish.
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House of Painters
At the House of Painters, which serves as a centre for the village’s artists, you can watch the women painters at work. There’s also a gift shop here, with guides and maps.
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Galeria Ag
This high-end gallery represents contemporary artists from all over Poland. If you can get past the stern, suited patron, you'll discover paintings and sculpture ranging from the profound to the playful.
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Centre of Drawing & Graphic Arts
It displays temporary exhibits of drawings and graphic arts, including works by Tadeusz Kulisiewicz (1899–1988), a Kalisz-born artist known mainly for his drawings. Enter from ul Łazienna.
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Modern Art Gallery
Behind the cathedral is the 18th-century abbots’ palace that now accommodates the Modern Art Gallery, a branch of the National Museum of Gdańsk.
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Water Reservoir
Water Reservoir, which stored water for distribution through wooden pipes to the palace and its fountain; it now houses an art gallery.r.
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Skansen
skansen, which is extensive enough to justify bringing a picnic lunch. Furnished interiors showcase styles from the whole region.
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Arsenal City Art Gallery
The Arsenal City Art Gallery partly atones for its external design sins by hosting temporary exhibitions of modern art.
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Centre for Contemporary Art
Centre for Contemporary Art; a new centre is planned near the Palace of Culture & Science.
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Wozownia Art Gallery
The Wozownia Art Gallery has changing displays of contemporary art.
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Klimy Bocheńskiej
A gallery which specialises in contemporary art from a wide range of media.
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Rondo Art Gallery
The large roundabout called the Rondo now houses the new Rondo Art Gallery.
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