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On this day in
1791 died Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, prolific and highly influential composer of Classical music.
1870 Alexandre Dumas, writer, died at 68
1906 Otto Preminger, American producer, director, and actor, was born
1911 Alfred Manessier French painter was born
1926 died Claude Monet, French Impressionist painter.
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Museums Poland  Kordegarda Gallery | | Kordegarda is a subsection of Zachęta National Gallery of Art. It is located in the building of the former coach-house of the historic Potocky Palace (now the site of the Ministry of Culture), on Warsaw’s principal tourist route: the Royal Way
http://www.zacheta.art.pl
| ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 15/17 Warsaw, Poland Hours: Monday to Sunday 10 am – 6 pm Free Entrance |
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The National Museum in Warsaw | | The museum boasts the largest Polish scholarly library of art catalogues, art history books, books on cultures of almost all over the world, and a fine collection of old maps and prints. 1995 marked the beginning of the reorganization of the National Museum. The Faras Gallery has given rise to the new Collection of East Christian Art, also embracing Byzantine art. The opening of new permanent galleries, the Gallery of Italian Painting and a reorganized Gallery of Ancient Art, was realized in 2000.
http://www.mnw.art.pl/
| Al. Jerozolimskie 3, Warsaw 00-495 Polland Hours: daily from 10 am to 4 pm / Thursday open until 18 pm Closed on Monday Admissions to the Gallery Adults: 12 zł / Concessions: 7 zł. Temporary exhibits tickets: Adults: 17zł / concessions: 10 zł. Admission free on Saturdays |
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Zacheta | | Zachęta National Gallery of Art is the oldest exhibition site in Warsaw, with a tradition stretching back to the mid 19th Century. Its primary current mission is the presentation and promotion of contemporary art. Zachęta organizes individual and group exhibitions of Polish and overseas artists, as well as theme exhibitions , about 30 exhibitions a year.
http://www.zacheta.art.pl
| pl. Malachowskiego 3 00-916 Warszawa, Poland Hours: Tuesday–Sunday 12 am – 8 pm Admission: general 10 zł / concessions 7 zł Thursdays free entrance |
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