A number of exceptional museum buildings have been built in Poland in recent years. In today's episode of "Coffee Break" we have selected for you as many as twelve projects and realizations of museum buildings from recent years. We invite you on this cultural journey!
Museum of the Czartoryski Princes
As of December 20, 2019, the Museum of the Czartoryski Princes in Krakow is once again open to the public. Architects from the Lewicki Łatak Design Office were responsible for the reconstruction of the "Lady with an Ermine" palace.
Museum of the Czartoryski Princes, 2007-2019, Krakow, proj.: Lewicki Łatak Design Office
photo: Alek x Olek
Museum of the History of Polish Jews
Full of symbolism, the building of the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, designed by Rainer Mahlamäki's team, is a simple block from the outside, while inside it creates a dynamic, undulating space.
Museum of the History of Polish Jews, Warsaw, 2007-2012, projet: Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects
photo: urbanentdecker_
Silesian Museum
The headquarters of the Silesian Museum was built on the site of the former Katowice coal mine. Architects from Austrian studio Riegler Riewe Architekten designed most of the complex underground so as to interfere as little as possible with the post-industrial landscape.
Silesian Museum, Katowice, Poland, 2007-2013, design: Riegler Riewe Architekten
© Silesian Museum
The Breakthroughs Dialogue Center
The Breakthroughs Dialogue Center, a branch of the National Museum in Szczecin, is a hybrid of a city square and a building, as the project's author Robert Konieczny often points out. You can read more about the facility here.
Breakthroughs Dialogue Center, Szczecin, 2009-2016, proj.: KWK Promes
photo: Juliusz Sokolowski
Museum of the Polish Army
The monumental Museum of the Polish Army will be the southern building in the Museum Complex at the Warsaw Citadel, which will also consist of: Polish History Museum, 10th Pavilion Museum and Katyn Museum.
Museum of the Polish Army, Warsaw, 2015, design: WXCA
animation: Plankton Group
Katyn Museum
The Katyn Museum, envisioned by architects at BBGK Architects, was intended to create a space conducive to silence and reflection. You can read more about the project in Katarzyna Mikulska's conversation with Jan Belina-Brzozowski- one of the authors of the concept.
Katyn Museum, Warsaw, 2010-2015, proj.: BBGK Architects
photo: andrew2791
World War II Museum
The main exhibition (located fourteen meters underground) on an area of about five thousand square meters tells the story of the events of World War II. We recommend reading Marta Kulawik's conversation with Jacek Droszcz, co-author of the museum project.
Museum of World War II, Gdansk, 2010-2017,design: architectural studio KWADRAT
photo: Aleksander Glowacki
Museum of Modern Art
After many perplexities related to the design of the MSN headquarters, the edifice is now being built according to the concept of the Thomas Phifer and Partners studio. We recommend on this occasion a conversation between Katarzyna Jagodzinska and Joanna Mytkowska, director of the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw.
Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw, 2014, pro: Thomas Phifer and Partners
vision: The Boundary
Jozef Pilsudski Museum
The museum-educationbuilding, designed by architects from PIG studio, is located adjacent to the historic Milusin Manor, home of the Piłsudski family in Sulejówek. Housing the permanent exhibition, the bulk of the museum is hidden underground, while the upper part, which is made up of two interconnected blocks, contains rooms for temporary exhibitions and conferences, among other things.
Museum of Józef Piłsudski, Sulejówek, 2015, design: PIG Architects
© Museum of Józef Piłsudski
Museum of the Lubomirski Princes
Architects from the WXCA studio, when designing the modern building of the Princes Lubomirski Museum in Wroclaw, referred to the typology of an urban residence. You can read more about the winning concept here.
Museum of the Princes Lubomirski, Wroclaw, 2018, proj.: WXCA
photo: models_architecture
Museum of the Wielkopolska Uprising
Last year the competition for the design of the Museum of the Wielkopolska Uprising in Poznań was settled. The first prize was won by architects from the WXCA studio for their concept, in which the central place is a circular square, around which intimate museum buildings will be gathered. You can read more about the winning project here.
Museum of Wielkopolska Uprising, Poznan, 2019, proj.: WXCA
© WXCA
Stanislaw Wyspianski Museum
In October 2019, we announced the winners of the competition to develop an architectural and urbandesign concept for the Stanislaw Wyspianski Museum - a branch of the National Museum in Krakow. The winning design by architects from the Heinle, Wischer und Partner Architekci studio was awarded for, among other things, the clear structure and tectonics of the building. You can read more about the project here.
Stanislaw Wyspianski Museum, Krakow, 2019, designed by Heinle, Wischer und Partner Architects.
© Heinle, Wischer und Partner Architekci
What projects or realizations would you add to this list? Let us know in the comments.
