National Museum, Warsaw

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The National Museum in Warsaw , popularly abbreviated as MNW, is a national museum in Warsaw, 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. The museum is also home to numismatic collections, a gallery of applied arts and a department of oriental art, with the largest collection of Chinese art in Poland, comprising some 5,000 objects.The Museum boasts the Faras Gallery with Europe's largest collection of Nubian Christian art and the Gallery of Medieval Art with artefacts from all regions historically associated with Poland, supplemented by selected works created in other regions of Europe.

Museum of John Paul II Collection

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The Museum of John Paul II Collection in Warsaw, also known as the Porczyński Gallery or Carroll-Porczyński Collection, is a museum dedicated to its painting collection, which is housed in the building of the former stock exchange and National Bank. It is considered one of the finest collections of European art in Warsaw. The collection includes around 400 exhibits mainly Old Masters and the Impressionists along with some copies of masterpieces of European painting.

Castelo Real de Varsóvia

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O Castelo Real de Varsóvia é um antigo palácio real polaco que serviu de sede ao Sejm e ao senado da Rzeczpospolita, vindo a ser também residência oficial aos Reis da Polónia. Situa-se na Plac Zamkowy , em Varsóvia, capital da Polónia, à entrada da Cidade Velha. O castelo é um símbolo da soberania e da história polaca. As suas origens somam quase sete séculos e a sua presente estrutura evoluiu por fases desde o século XIV. Os gabinetes pessoais do rei e os gabinetes administrativos da Corte Real da Polónia estiveram ali localizados desde o século XVI até às Partições da Polónia, organizados em volta dum pátio central. Na sua longa história, o Castelo Real foi repetidamente devastado e saqueado pelos exércitos sueco, brandemburguês, alemão e russo.A Constituição Polaca de 3 de Maio de 1791, a primeira constituição nacional moderna codificada da Europa e a segunda mais antiga constituição nacional do mundo, foi elaborada aqui pelo Sejm de Quatro Anos. No século XIX depois do colapso da Revolta de Novembro, foi usado como centro administrativo pelo czar. Entre 1926 e o início da Segunda Guerra Mundial, o palácio foi a sede do presidente polaco Ignacy Mościcki. Depois da devastação causada pela guerra, foi reconstruído. Actualmente é um monumento histórico e nacional, além de estar classificado como museu nacional.

King John III Palace Museum, Wilanów

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The Museum of King John III's Palace at Wilanów is a museum in Warsaw, Poland considered to be one of the oldest in the country and the repository of the country's royal and artistic heritage. The collection consists of valuables collected by subsequent owners of the Wilanów Palace, the Kings of Poland - John III Sobieski and Augustus II, as well as by representatives of noble families of Potocki, and Lubomirski and a collection of Sarmatian art.

Museum of Warsaw

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Museum of Warsaw is a museum in the Old Town Market Place in Warsaw, Poland. It was established in 1936.

Polish Army Museum

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Museum of the Polish Army is a museum in Warsaw documenting the military aspects of the history of Poland. Created in 1920, it occupies a wing of the building of the Polish National Museum as well as several branches in Poland. It's Warsaw's second largest museum and the largest collection of military objects in Poland. The collection illustrates a thousand years of Polish military history, from the 10th century to the Second World War.