Zachęta – National Gallery of Art

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Specialising in contemporary art, Zachęta organises a variety of temporary exhibitions, which change roughly every three months. A visit to this elegant neo-Renaissance building that celebrated its centenary in 2000 could include shows by Polish as well as Argentinian and Iraqi Kurdish artists in mediums ranging from painting to video installations and photography.

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