W obliczu kataklizmu. Zabezpieczenie zbiorów Muzeum Narodowego w Krakowie przed pierwszą i drugą wojną światową
Facing Disaster. Protection of the art collection of the National Museum in Krakow before the First and the Second World War
Author(s): Diana BłońskaSubject(s): History, Cultural history, Diplomatic history, Political history, Recent History (1900 till today), Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), WW II and following years (1940 - 1949)
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: World War I; World War Second; protection of art collections; National Museum in Krakow; Feliks Kopera; Krakow; museology;
Summary/Abstract: Protection of the art collection of the National Museum in Krakow in case of armed conflict has not yet been the subject of scientific study. In this article, the author focuses on the protection of monuments during the First and the Second World War.The National Museum in Krakow is an extremely interesting example, because in both cases responsibility rests with the same person – the longtime director of the institution, Feliks Kopera. At first, his decisions were the result of ingenuity and, later the ability to draw conclusions from personal experience. In both cases, it was the result of extraordinary determination and responsibility for priceless collections entrusted to him and the guidance provided to him be higher authorities that was insufficient and too general.
Journal: Dzieje Najnowsze
- Issue Year: 49/2017
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 27-53
- Page Count: 27
- Language: Polish