2016 is the Year of Hungarian Culture in Poland, the Year of Polish-Hungarian Solidarity and the 60th Anniversary of the Budapest Uprising. On this occasion, the NMK is showcasing works by the most prominent painters of the Carpathian Basin. The title ‘Golden Age’ is a period […]
Around Exhibitions
7 reasons why the exhibition of Siemiradzki’s works is worth a visit
From 20 May, visitors to the Gallery of 19th-Century Polish Art in the Sukiennice have an opportunity to see an exhibition titled ‘Searching for Arkadia‘. Here are a few examples why it’s a #mustsee 😉
Where is the Samurai going?
This particular footman, dressed in a nimai gusoku armour fastened on his right side, and a kabuto helmet protecting his head, was portrayed in the photograph during the autumn parade called Jidai Matsuri (Parade of the Ages) in Kyoto.
Could Wyspiański possibly love her?
Looking at the artist’s depiction of his wife of four years, wearing beads, we cannot help but wonder: how did the marriage between a sensitive, educated artist and a simple uneducated peasant woman come about? Was the then fashionable folkmania the only reason?
A GOOD PHOTOGRAPHER HAS TO READ A FACE LIKE A BOOK
On 9 October 2015, we opened the container. While unwrapping the papers, we were able to discover the subsequent results of each shutter click, and their common denominator became increasingly clearer in the course of time. The faces were not unknown, and the photographed places seemed […]
Last wall painting by Józef Mehoffer
‘I reached Lubień in lovely autumn weather, I did not need to take out my warm clothes, because the priest had sent a coat. At dusk we took a look at the church,’ Mehoffer wrote to his wife Jadwiga from a small village called Lubień near […]
FASHIONable – behind the scenes of the photo shoot
We are presenting the first part of our material featuring the activities behind the scenes of our photo shoot for the exhibition FASHIONable In Communist Poland, which will soon open in the Main Building of the NMK. In this section we are unveiling some secrets and […]
What’s the content of Feliks Jasieński’s portfolio?
The painting which introduces the visitors into the space of the exhibition titled From Japan to Europe. Beautiful and Useful Objects, displayed on the second floor of the Szołayski House, is the portrait of Feliks Jasieński holding a portfolio, painted by Jacek Malczewski.
Ottomania Instameet. Pre-opening day unlike any other
24 June 2015 – the day preceding an important exhibition opening but somehow different than usual. The date was special thanks to Ottomaniainstameet, which we decided to hold for the first – though now we know that definitely not the last – time.
Where is Hurrem?
This somewhat desperate and disappointed question can be found among the entries in the guest book at the exhibition titled Ottomania. The Ottoman Orient in Renaissance Art, which is displayed in the NMK halls. Such questions are usually posed by the fans of the TV series […]