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This afternoon will feature the opening ceremony of the Bishop Erazm Ciolek Palace, the newest branch of the National Museum in Cracow. Fans of medieval art will be pleased, as will Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth history buffs, for the two permanent collections are the Art of Old Poland of the 12th-18th Centuries and the Orthodox Art of the Old Polish-Lithuanian Republic.
The collections are housed in the beautiful Bishop Erazm Ciolek Palace at 17 Kanonicza Street, the home of the Bishop of Plock Erazm Ciolek from 1474 to 1522. The building was given to the National Museum in 1996, and from 1999 to 2006 was completely remodelled in preparation for its conversion into a museum. The Art of Old Poland of the 12th-18th Centuries exhibition features excellent works of medieval and more modern art from the collections of the National Museum in Cracow, including Gothic paintings and sculptures from the 14th to the early 16th century. The Orthodox Art of the Old Polish-Lithuanian Republic collection includes one of the oldest and most precious collections of Orthodox painting in Central Europe, primarily in the form of icons.
The opening ceremony of the museum will take place on the 18th of October at 4 pm, and the museum will be open to the public starting on the 19th of October, with the two permanent collections being shown year-round, as well as various temporary exhibitions that are planned throughout the year. | Source: Cracow Life | Oct.18.2007 |
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