Wawel Royal Castle National Art Collection

The Wawel Royal Castle National Art Collection (Zamek Królewski na Wawelu – Państwowe Zbiory Sztuki) is the residence museum and collection housed in the historic Wawel Castle of Kraków. The collection was inaugurated officially in 1930, with its current name introduced in 1994.

Divisions

 * Non-administrative departments
 * Department of Archaeology
 * Department of Ceramics
 * Department of Education
 * Department of Exhibitions
 * Department of Furniture and Clocks
 * Department of Goldsmithing
 * Department of Inventories and Catalogues
 * Department of Metalwork
 * Department of Militaria
 * Department of Paintings, Prints and Sculptures
 * Department of Photographic Documentation
 * Department of Publishing
 * Department of Reserves and Lapidarium
 * Department of Textiles
 * Archives
 * Library


 * Conservation studios
 * Painting, Sculpture and Craftsmanship Conservation Studio
 * Furniture Conservation Studio
 * Paper Conservation Studio
 * Frames Conservation Studio
 * Textile Conservation Studio
 * Archaeological Conservation Studio

Directors of Wawel Castle

 * Prof. Tadeusz Mańkowski (1945-1951)
 * Prof. Jerzy Szablowski (1951-1989)
 * Prof. Jan Ostrowski (1989-2020)
 * Prof. Andrzej Betlej (2020- )