Museum of Caricature, Warsaw
Museum of Caricature (Polish: Muzeum Karykatury) (also known as the Eryk Lipiński Museum of Caricature) is a museum in Warsaw, Poland. The museum was founded by Eryk Lipiński in 1978, and he was the director of the museum until his death in 1991.[1] The museum has a collection of over 20,000 pieces by Polish and foreign artists.
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| Established | 1978 |
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| Location | Kozia 11 Warsaw, Poland |
| Type | art museum |
| Website | muzeumkarykatury |
The museum's premises are an old orangery which was once part of the 18th century Prymas Castle. As the museum only has limited space it does not have a permanent collection on display but instead shows temporary exhibitions based on its holdings.[2] The museum's archives are an open resource to anybody who is interested in the history of caricature.[3]
Artists in the museum's collection include:[4]
- William Hogarth
- Honoré Daumier
- Jean Effel
- Herbert Sandberg
- Roland Topor
- Franciszek Kostrzewski
- Kazimierz Sichulski
- Zbigniew Czermański
- Bronisław Wojciech Linke
- Jerzy Zaruba
- Maja Berezowska
- Eryk Lipiński
- Julian Bohdanowicz
- Andrzej Czeczot
- Andrzej Dudziński
- Jerzy Flisak
- Zbigniew Jujka
- Szymon Kobyliński
- Andrzej Krauze
- Zbigniew Lengren
- Edward Lutczyn
- Andrzej Mleczko
- Sławomir Mrożek
- Janusz Stanny
- Jacek Gawłowski
- Marek Raczkowski
- Henryk Sawka
References
- "About us". www.muzeumkarykatury.pl. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
- http://www.muzeumkarykatury.pl/joomla/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=74&Itemid=78
- "About us". www.muzeumkarykatury.pl. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
- "About us". www.muzeumkarykatury.pl. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
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