The National Museum in Wroclaw (Muzeum Narodowe we Wrocławiu), was established in 1947, and is one of the main branches of Poland’s National Museum system. It is located beside the Odra River inside what was originally the Silesian Regency Office building, designed by architect Karl Friedrich Endell and built in 1883–1886.
If you want to really explore the art-history of Poland, this museum provides absolutely beautiful examples of Polish as well as European art.
If you want to really explore the art-history of Poland, this museum provides absolutely beautiful examples of Polish as well as European art.
There are four distinct sections divided by art-periods and historical epochs. The oldest is the "Silesian Art of the 12th to 16th century", featuring tomb sculpture of the Silesian princes and some of the most precious works of Gothic Art in Poland.
The second section is "Silesian Art of the 16th to 19th century" with sculpture, painting and decorative arts from Silesian Renaissance to Romanticism. The next section is the "Polish Art of the 17th to 19th century"
and, "European Art from the 15th through Early 20th century" and the paintings and sculptures were fabulous.
The last section on the top floor is “Polish Contemporary Art” which we skipped due to our time constraints.
This museum easily takes a whole day to explore and we only had a couple hours so we focused mostly on the Polish Art since we were on this trip to learn more about Poland.
The second section is "Silesian Art of the 16th to 19th century" with sculpture, painting and decorative arts from Silesian Renaissance to Romanticism. The next section is the "Polish Art of the 17th to 19th century"
and, "European Art from the 15th through Early 20th century" and the paintings and sculptures were fabulous.
The last section on the top floor is “Polish Contemporary Art” which we skipped due to our time constraints.
This museum easily takes a whole day to explore and we only had a couple hours so we focused mostly on the Polish Art since we were on this trip to learn more about Poland.
While the paintings and decorative objects were very interesting and absolutely beautiful, to us the most fascinating and evocative pieces in the museum were the sculptural figures. Therefore, we have collected some of our favorites here for you to experience as well. I hope you enjoy them as much as we did!
OK..... I am also a sucker for gorgeous glassware, porcelain and decorative objects and the National Museum in Wroclaw has a wonderful collection! So I have included a few of my favorites from this collection as well!
Be sure to plan to visit the National Museum in Wroclaw if you are planning a trip to southern Poland. It is a wonderful museum and shouldn't be missed!
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