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History of Poland

Welcome to Wawel Royal Castle

For centuries, the residence of the kings of Poland and the symbol of Polish statehood, the Wawel Castle is one of the country’s most important museums. Established in 1930, the museum encompasses ten curatorial departments responsible for collections of paintings, including an important collection of Italian Renaissance paintings, prints, sculpture, textiles, among them the Sigismund II Augustus tapestry collection, goldsmith’s work, arms and armor, ceramics, Meissen porcelain, and period furniture.