Centenary of the Prints and Drawings Cabinet, MNP

This year marks the centenary of the Prints and Drawings Cabinet of the Muzeum Narodowe w Poznaniu!

To mark the occasion, from 2 to 31 October a special presentation of more than fifty works from the rich collection of nearly 52 thousand objects will be on view. Its aim is to show the remarkable diversity of the collection, which includes Polish and European works from the 15th to the 21st century, as well as Asian art. Works by, among others, Albrecht Dürer, Rembrandt van Rijn, Leon Wyczółkowski, Józef Pankiewicz, Edvard Munch, Tadeusz Kantor, Maria Jarema will be shown. They are executed in various graphic and drawing techniques; we will also show several printing matrices.

Curators: Agnieszka Salamon-Radecka and Danuta Rościszewska in collaboration with Katarzyna Gieszczyńska-Nowacka and Maria Skrzypczak-Latzke (MNP)

Max Klinger (1857–1920), Second Intermezzo, c. 1879, etching, aquatint, MNP G 15335

Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669), Christ and the Samaritan Woman among the Ruins, 1634, etching, MNP G 21798

ACCOMPANYING EVENTS PROGRAMME

• 2 October 2026 (Friday), 18:00

Curator-led tour of the exhibition “Centenary of the Prints and Drawings Cabinet, MNP”

Led by: Agnieszka Salamon-Radecka (MNP) Museum admission: 20 zł – full ticket, 13 zł – reduced ticket, 1 zł – ticket for ages 8-26, 1 zł – ticket for seniors over 60**** Venue: Muzeum Narodowe w Poznaniu, Aleje Marcinkowskiego 9

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• 3 October (Saturday), 11:00

Curator-led tour of the exhibition “Centenary of the Prints and Drawings Cabinet, MNP”

Led by: Danuta Rościszewska (MNP) Museum admission: 20 zł – full ticket, 13 zł – reduced ticket, 1 zł – ticket for ages 8-26, 1 zł – ticket for seniors over 60**** Venue: Muzeum Narodowe w Poznaniu, Aleje Marcinkowskiego 9

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• 4 October (Sunday), 11:45

Lecture | The remarkable history of the Prints and Drawings Cabinet and its collections

How did works by Rembrandt, Munch, Kollwitz and many other outstanding artists come to a museum in Poznań? We invite you to a lecture on the history of the Prints and Drawings Cabinet and its collection of nearly 52 thousand objects, which continues to grow. We will discuss the challenges of caring for such a vast and fragile collection, and how it is stored, researched and made accessible.

Led by: Agnieszka Salamon-Radecka (Head of the Prints and Drawings Cabinet, MNP) Museum admission: 20 zł – full ticket, 13 zł – reduced ticket, 1 zł – ticket for ages 8-26, 1 zł – ticket for seniors over 60**** Venue: Muzeum Narodowe w Poznaniu, Aleje Marcinkowskiego 9

The graphics feature a detail from the work: Paul Signac, Landscape with Boats, 1911, MNP Gr 797.

Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1865), Fukagawa Shin Fuji from the series Ukiyo meijo zue, 1821, color woodcut, MNP G 18731

Heinrich Aldegrever (1502–1555/1561), Fortuna, 1555, engraving, MNP G 18823