We got a week left on this trip and so much to see in Warsaw. The National Museum in Warsaw can’t be missed – " one of the largest museums in Poland and the largest in the capital. It comprises a rich collection of ancient art, counting about 11,000 pieces, an extensive gallery of Polish painting since the 16th century and a collection of foreign painting including some paintings from Adolf Hitler’s private collection, ceded to the Museum by the American authorities in post-war Germany"
They currently have a temporary exhibition “A State of Things” – "The things assembled in the exhibition come from different eras, cultures, and corners of the world. We show them in a layout corresponding with the rhythm of the day – from morning grooming, to the household routine, to play, rest, and bedtime. The shapes and functions of many of these things have largely been forgotten, as have their names: bed warmer, parure, liseuse, aigrette, chatelaine, banyan. Others have changed so drastically that their usage confounds us – young smartphone users would likely be unable to make a phone call on a 1932 telephone or operate a post-war Bajka projector. "
We got a week left on this trip and so much to see in Warsaw. The National Museum in Warsaw can’t be missed – " one of the largest museums in Poland and the largest in the capital. It comprises a rich collection of ancient art, counting about 11,000 pieces, an extensive gallery of Polish painting since the 16th century and a collection of foreign painting including some paintings from Adolf Hitler’s private collection, ceded to the Museum by the American authorities in post-war Germany"
They currently have a temporary exhibition “A State of Things” – "The things assembled in the exhibition come from different eras, cultures, and corners of the world. We show them in a layout corresponding with the rhythm of the day – from morning grooming, to the household routine, to play, rest, and bedtime. The shapes and functions of many of these things have largely been forgotten, as have their names: bed warmer, parure, liseuse, aigrette, chatelaine, banyan. Others have changed so drastically that their usage confounds us – young smartphone users would likely be unable to make a phone call on a 1932 telephone or operate a post-war Bajka projector. "