Zachęta – Narodowa Galeria Sztuki
National Gallery of Art is an institution whose mission is to popularise contemporary art as an important element of socio-cultural life
One of the most prestigious and largest contemporary art galleries in Poland. It is located in a beautiful historic building erected in 1898-1900 and designed by Stefan Szyller. Zachęta holds a valuable collection of Polish post-war art. It has hosted numerous exhibitions of outstanding Polish and foreign artists, including: Jan Matejko, Józef Chełmoński, Józef Brandt, Stanisław Wyspiański, Józef Mehoffer, Paul Cezanne, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Pablo Picasso, Max Ernst, Jean Dubuffet, Kim Sooja, Yayoi Kusama, Fernand Léger, and Alina Szapocznikow, Roman Opałka, Mirosław Bałka, Jerzy Nowosielski, Katarzyna Kozyra, Krzysztof Wodiczka and many others.