Krakow Archaeological Museum (Muzeum Archeologiczne) description and photos - Poland: Krakow (Topic)

Krakow Archaeological Museum (Muzeum Archeologiczne) description and photos - Poland: Krakow. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The name in English is Muzeum Archeologiczne.

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The Archaeological Museum in Krakow is the oldest such museum in Poland, created in 1850.

In the first half of the nineteenth century, when Poland was under occupation, the scientific community faced an acute task of preserving the country's heritage in the Polish language. In Krakow, which was under Austrian rule, the leadership applied fairly liberal measures and allowed the creation of the Scientific Society in 1816.

In 1848 the Department of Art and Archeology was created, and already in 1850 it was decided to create in the Krakow Museum of Antiquities. The museum was originally opened at the Jagiellonian Library on St. Anne Street under the direction of Charles Kremer, Joseph Muzkowski, Vincent Paul and Theophilus Zebrowski. The museum moved twice: 14 years after its opening and in 1967 the Senate building.

In 1891, the Archaeological Museum was adopted as the base of the Academy of Sciences. In 1955, he came under state control. At the time of the museum's creation, an appeal was sent to the public with a request for the transfer of archaeological finds and objects that can be exhibited in the new premises. One of the most valuable things in the museum is the statue `` Zbruch Idol '' (Slavic stone idol, found in 1848). Soon, the museum began to conduct its own archaeological research and, thus, acquired many more interesting exhibits.

The first exhibition was organized in 1857, which was attended by a record number of people at that time - 16 thousand.

The museum's permanent exhibits include: Gods of Ancient Egypt, where you can see 4 sarcophagi. The same room displays numismatics, figurines, fragments of jewelry and drawings. An exposition of prehistoric ceramics tells about the appearance of ceramics in Poland. In addition to the permanent exhibition, the museum hosts temporary exhibitions.

In 2000, the Archaeological Museum in Krakow celebrated its 150th anniversary.

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