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The Royal in The Tin-Roofed Palace General Information

The permanent exhibition The Royal Castle 3 7 6 The Royal Castle – from Destruction to Reconstruction in Warsaw The Royal Castle in Warsaw, being a symbol of the sovereignty of tle | 5 the Polish State, became a target for German military attacks as early as in the first days of the World War ii. On 17 September 1939 it was 1 2 4 The Tin-Roofed Palace – originally a tenement (c. 1651), in flames. At the same time Polish workers and conservators, extended a number of times. Since 1777 the property of King Stanisław risking their own lives, were trying to salvageThe Royal the most Castle precious | The artRoyal Castle | The Royal Castle | The Royal Castle | The Royal Castle | The Royal Castle | The Royal Cas August, holding apartments for the court. 1780–84 connected with collections, as well as decorative elements from the Castle rooms. the Castle via a library building. Partly burnt down during the German Aware that the occupants have made a decisionin-Roofed to blow Palace the Castle | The Tin-Roofed Palace | The Tin-Roofed Palace | The Tin-Roofed Palace | the Tin-Roofed Palace | the Tin-Roofed Palace | The Lanckoroński Collection – Rembrandt’s Paintings occupation. Rebuilt in 1948. Presently the Apartment of Prince up, they were already thinking about the future reconstruction of The Lanckoroński Collection – Rembrandt’s Paintings | Józef Poniatowski (first floor) and collections of the Teresa Sahakian the building. The act of destruction was completedroński duringCollection the Warsaw– Rembrandt’s Paintings | Foundation (ground floor, main section and southern wing), among Uprising in September 1944, when German sappers blasted the Castle which Eastern tapestries from the 18th through the 20th centuries walls. For many years after the war the Castle’s reconstruction was are the most numerous. The collection includes also other objects advocated by a group of people close to Professor Stanisław Lorentz. 1 The Great and King’s Apartments, Prince Stanisław’s Apartment, Parliamentary Chambers of decorative arts of the Orient and works of art from . The final decision to begin the reconstruction was made in January 1971. The construction works started in September 1971. The first 2 The Lanckoroński Collection: Rembrandt’s Paintings Girl in a Picture Frame The tapestry collection was gathered by the founder Teresa Sahakian stage of the project – body of the building in an unfinished state – was and Scholar at His Writing Table; Gallery of Paintings, Sculpture and the Decorative Arts (1915–2007), a Pole living in Belgium. The rugs have been on display completed by July 1974. In 1977 first interiors were ready. The next in the Tin-Roofed Palace since 1990. The current exhibition Collection 3 The Royal Library: the Tomasz Niewodniczański Collection ones were delivered in August 1984, during an official ceremony of Revisited. Oriental Rugs from the Collection of the Teresa Sahakian Foundation opening of the Castle to the public. Handing the reconstructed Royal 4 The Castle Cellars: The Royal Castle – from Destruction to Reconstruction was launched in 2008, after a general overhaul of the Palace. The objects Castle to the nation was an act of honouring all of those, who, during Exhibition of mortars from the collection of Professor Krzysztof Górski on show represent four leading centres of tapestry art: Persia, Anatolia, the occupation, with the greatest dedication and risking their own lives, Central Asia and – the largest set – Caucasus. saved the Castle and the Castle art works for the future generations. 5 The Numismatic Cabinet: over 3 thousand Polish coins and medals from to modern times Stefan Żeromski’s Apartment, where the famous writer spent the last years of his life The Royal Castle in Warsaw open: 6 The Tin-Roofed Palace: Apartment of Prince Józef Poniatowski 1 October – 30 April Exhibition of Oriental Rugs from the Teresa Sahakian Collection Tuesday – Saturday 10 am – 4 pm Sunday 11 am – 4 pm, Monday closed 7 The Kubicki Arcades 2 May – 30 September Monday – Wednesday and Friday – Saturday 10 am – 6 pm Thursday 10 am – 8 pm and Sunday 11 am – 6 pm

closed on: Text prepared by: Dział Promocji Apartment of Prince Józef Poniatowski (1763–1813), the most famous 1 and 6 January, Good Friday, Easter Saturday and Sunday, 1 May, Graphic design: INNO Projekt + NP Design Translation: Anne-Marie Fabianowska and Anna Błasiak resident of the Palace, King Stanisław August’s nephew, minister of war Corpus Christi, 1 November, 24, 25 and 31 December Photos: M. Bronarski, M. Choynowski, B. Radzio, A. Ring, J. Salvadori, in the Duchy of Warsaw and Marshal of France. The interiors became legendary as the first society salon of Warsaw. Amongst visitors were M. Sobieraj, A. Szypowski, B. Tropiło, J. Tyczyński Tickets available at the Ticket Title page: The Royal Castle from the Castle Square King-in-Exile, Louis xviii of France and Emperor Napoleon i. In 1807 Ticket Office: plac Zamkowy 4, entrance from the Castle Courtyard Printed by: EXPOL, P. Rybiński, J. Dąbek Spółka Jawna, ul. Brzeska 4, 87-800 Włocławek the Palace became a ministerial office. arx regia® Ośrodek Wydawniczy Zamku Królewskiego w Warszawie open during the Castle’s opening hours Last ticket available 1 hour before closing

Sponsor of the Royal Castle in Warsaw plac Zamkowy 4, 00-277 Warszawa Information: tel. +48 22 35 55 170 www.zamek-krolewski.pl English Partner of the Royal Castle in Warsaw [email protected] The Royal Castle in Warsaw The Lanckoroński Collection

The history of the Royal Castle goes back to the 14th century. Rembrandt’s Paintings During the reign of Zygmunt iii Vasa the Castle was transformed into a five-winged edifice. It was a royal residence and the place The works of art which Karolina Lanckorońska gave to the Royal nd th where parliamentary sessions were held. In the 2 half of the 18 Castle in 1994 was one of the most invaluable gifts made in the century artists in the employ of King Stanisław August renovated museum’s history. These paintings included some that had come from the interiors, creating the Great Apartment and the King’s Apartment. King Stanisław August’s gallery and two masterpieces by Rembrandt, th During the partitions (19 century) the majority of the collections which Kazimierz Rzewuski bought in 1815. These later passed by were taken to . After regained its independence in 1918, inheritance into the Lanckoroński family. For nearly 200 years the some of these works of art were returned to the Castle. In September paintings were part of the Lanckoroński collection in , which 1944 the Castle was blown up by the German army and the decision was considered to be one of the best private collections in Europe. to rebuild it was only taken in 1971. In 1984 it was opened to the public. Nowadays state ceremonies are held at the Castle and it is also an important educational centre; works of art from the largest European collections are exhibited there.

Two masterpieces by Rembrandt Girl in a Picture Frame and Scholar at his Writing Table