Pożegnanie Monarchy, pomnik dla Monarchy. Jan Matejko (1838–1893)
The Farewell to a Monarch, the Monument to a Monarch. Jan Matejko (1838–1893)

Author(s): Marta Kłak-Ambrożkiewicz
Subject(s): History, Local History / Microhistory, 19th Century
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: Jan Matejko; the Master’s Jubilee; funeral ceremonies; commemoration of the artist; Jan Matejko House Museum
Summary/Abstract: The article focuses on presenting the funeral ceremonies of the master painter Jan Matejkoand outlines the origins of the establishment of the first biographical museum on Polishsoil the Jan Matejko House Museum (currently a branch of the National Museum in Kraków).The museum was founded in 1895, largely thanks to the financial support of Poles from all three partitions. It was established and still operates today in Jan Matejko’s townhouse on Floriańska Street.

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