Published: 2024-10-14

The beginnings of Polish archaeological museums in the 19th century

Marzena Woźny
Sprawozdania Archeologiczne
Section: Articles
DOI https://doi.org/10.23858/SA/76.2024.1.3596

Abstract

The first Polish archaeological museums or those with archaeological departments – institutions dealing with
gathering collections, conducting research, organizing exhibitions and publishing works devoted to archaeology, as it was understood at that time – began to be established in the mid-19th century. They were created by scientific societies or on the initiative of private individuals. They were: the Museum of Antiquities of the Kraków Scientific Society, the Museum of Antiquities in Vilnius, the Museum of Polish and Slavic Antiquities in the Grand Duchy of Poznań, the Museum of the Toruń Scientific Society, the Museum of the Lubomirski Princes in Lviv and the Dzieduszycki Natural History Museum in Lviv. The article discusses the beginnings of Polish archaeological museums, their creation, the scope and shape of the collections, methods of obtaining artefacts, the headquarters and the further fate of these institutions.

Keywords:

archaeological museums, archaeological collections, antiquities, Poland, 19th century

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Woźny, M. (2024). The beginnings of Polish archaeological museums in the 19th century. Sprawozdania Archeologiczne, 76(1), 33–52. https://doi.org/10.23858/SA/76.2024.1.3596

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