Zachęta — National Gallery of Art

Zachęta – National Gallery of Art is an institution whose mission is to popularise contemporary art as an important element of socio-cultural life. A place where the most interesting phenomena of 20th and 21st century art are presented.

The gallery stages temporary exhibitions. Among the outstanding Polish and foreign artists whose works have been shown in its historical, over 100 years old interiors are Marlene Dumas, Luc Tuymans, Jan Lebenstein, Zbigniew Libera, Tadeusz Kantor, Katarzyna Kozyra, Koji Kamoji, Susan Mogul, Yayoi Kusama, Wilhelm Sasnal or Wolfgang Tillmans. Zachęta also holds widely discussed problem exhibitions such as „From The Ashes”, „Does the rising sun affright” czy The discomfort of evening”. The gallery presents the works of young artists. Their works can be seen also at the Zachęta Project Room, a space-laboratory that is a stage for artistic experiments.