National Museum in Warsaw

The National Museum in Warsaw is a major Polish museum whose collections span ancient art, Polish art, and works from cultures around the world.

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Faras Gallery: A gallery at the National Museum in Warsaw displaying medieval Nubian Christian art and archaeological finds. Its collection of Nubian frescoes is one of the museum’s most distinctive holdings.
Warsaw: The capital and largest city of Poland, located on the Vistula River. The museum’s civic role and collections are rooted in Poland’s capital.
The Battle of Grunwald (Matejko): A large 1878 history painting by Jan Matejko depicting the 1410 Battle of Grunwald. The painting is a landmark of Polish art displayed in the museum’s nineteenth-century galleries.
Royal Castle in Warsaw: A historic royal residence in Warsaw that now functions as a museum and cultural monument. It offers another major Warsaw collection centered on the city’s royal and political history.
Cultural heritage of Poland: The material and intangible traditions, sites, and works inherited by communities in Poland. The museum preserves and presents major works within this national inheritance.
Gallery of Medieval Art: A National Museum gallery presenting medieval art, especially works from Poland and neighboring regions. It traces religious art in the region through objects preserved in the museum.
Polish National Museum: A national museum institution dedicated to collecting and presenting Poland’s artistic and cultural heritage. The Warsaw museum is the country’s principal institution bearing this national-museum role.
The Faras Cathedral: A medieval cathedral in Nubia, now submerged beneath Lake Nasser, whose paintings were excavated and preserved. Frescoes removed from the cathedral form the core of the museum’s Faras collection.
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews: A Warsaw museum presenting the history and culture of Jews in Poland. It complements the National Museum’s art collections with a focused account of Polish Jewish history.
Art conservation: The practice of examining, preserving, and repairing artworks and cultural objects. Long-term care enables the museum to retain objects vulnerable to age and damage.