There is a very interesting monument by St Nicholas church in Cracow (Kopernika Street): it looks like a stone pole and many people pass by it not knowing what it actually is. In fact, it is a medieval Lantern of the Dead! Previously there were holes at the top of…
Albrecht Dürer’s prints were copied for various reasons; not only copies, but also pastiches were created, putting together details from different Dürer’s prints. It seems that the interest in Dürer’s art increased throughout the sixteenth century and culminated in the seventeenth century. In fact there is even a term “Dürer-Renaissance” which refers…
“Historia: Poszukaj” is a national Polish educational project developed since 2015 by The National Institute for Museums and Public Collections (Narodowy Instytut Muzealnictwa i Ochrony Zbiorów) supported by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. Since 2018 it is a part of a long-term governmental project “Independent” (“Niepodległa). The aim of…
The First / The Oldest is a cycle of exhibitions on the occasion of the 1050. anniversary of the Baptism of Poland. It is a monthly event of displaying the oldest manuscripts of the collection of Polish National Library in Warsaw. This time the subject of an exhibition is…
No medieval scribe or illuminator had ever possibility to see as many manuscripts as we can today. The manuscripts used to be the most precious treasures of the monasteries; one had to travel a lot to see particular examples in situ. Today almost every library is digitalised and we may enjoy…