Палац Чапських Chapsky Palace

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The first name was the Krasinski Palace, later the Gutten-Czapski Palace. In 1883, Hubert Anthony Krasinski, a physician and public figure, moved to Krakow from his estate in Ukraine and began building a neo-Renaissance palace designed by Anthony Sidek. Construction was completed in 1884. The owner lived here until his death in 1890. In 1894, the palace was purchased by collector Emerick Gutten-Chapsky, who housed a large collection (more than 11.000 coins, orders, medals and drawings) and moved a large library from his family estate. The new owner ordered Tadeusz Stryż enski to complete the pavilion to the existing building. When it was completed in 1896, the Latin inscription "Monumentis Patriae naufragio ereptis" (monuments of the Fatherland saved from ancient times) was painted on its faç ade. The coat of arms of the Gutten-Chapskis is preserved above the entrance portal. Adjacent to the palace is a garden decorated with sculptures (free entrance).
A separate gate led to the museum wing and a separate entrance was arranged. The exhibition halls were equipped with appropriate museum equipment (glazed windows and cabinets), which also allowed for a presentation of the collection of porcelain and glass. In 1903, the Czapski family transferred the collection of ancient coins kept in the pavilion to Cracow. In 1904, the collection became a branch of the Krakow National Museum.

After the overhaul, on June 28.2013, the National Museum opened the European Center for Polish Numismatics in the palace, which houses a collection of Polish coins, medals and banknotes, as well as old prints and manuscripts. Admission to the museum is free on Tuesdays.