Zachęta National Gallery of Art
The Zachęta National Gallery of Art (Polish: Zachęta Narodowa Galeria Sztuki) is a contemporary art museum in the center of Warsaw, Poland. The Gallery's chief purpose is to present and support Polish contemporary art and artists. With numerous temporary exhibitions of well-known foreign artists, the gallery has also established itself internationally.
| Established | 13 December 1860 |
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| Location | Warsaw, Poland |
| Type | Museum for Contemporary Polish Art |
| Director | Janusz Janowski |
| Public transit access | Swietokrzyska |
| Website | www.zacheta.art.pl |
The word "zachęta" means encouragement. The Zachęta Gallery takes its name from Towarzystwo Zachęty do Sztuk Pięknych (Society for the Encouragement of the Fine Arts), founded in Warsaw in 1860.
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