{"id":24858,"date":"2025-12-02T14:25:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T14:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.mnk.pl\/o-muzeum\/towarzystwo-przyjaciol-mnk\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T06:37:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T06:37:24","slug":"society-of-friends","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/new.mnk.pl\/en\/about-us\/society-of-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"Society of Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/new.mnk.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/towarzystwo-przyjaciol2_original-1024x478.jpg\" alt=\"Du\u017cy budynek z jasnego kamienia o prostok\u0105tnej bryle, frontowy portyk z kilkoma wysokimi kolumnami i szerokimi schodami, d\u0142ugie w\u0105skie okna po lewej stronie oraz anteny na dachu; na pierwszym planie plac z drzewami, figur\u0105 pomnikow\u0105, kilkoma zaparkowanymi samochodami i nielicznymi osobami siedz\u0105cymi na kamiennych stopniach.\" class=\"wp-image-24783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.mnk.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/towarzystwo-przyjaciol2_original-1024x478.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/new.mnk.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/towarzystwo-przyjaciol2_original-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/new.mnk.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/towarzystwo-przyjaciol2_original-768x358.jpg 768w, https:\/\/new.mnk.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/towarzystwo-przyjaciol2_original.jpg 1065w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p>The Society of Friends of the National Museum in Krak\u00f3w was founded in 1903 and is the oldest association of its kind in Poland.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p><strong>Its founders were:<\/strong>At the outset, the Society\u2019s aim was to purchase works by Polish artists; over the years, it expanded its activities to include the promotion of the museum\u2019s collections. The Society\u2019s current aims and objectives are set out in its Statutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Teodor Axentowicz \u2013 painter, printmaker and draughtsman,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Feliks \u2018Manggha\u2019 Jasie\u0144ski \u2013 distinguished collector, art expert and publicist,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leon Wycz\u00f3\u0142kowski \u2013 distinguished painter and printmaker,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Feliks Kopera \u2013 Professor, Doctor of Arts, art historian and museologist.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p>The Society currently has around 200 members. The vast majority are people who have retired from professional life and are able to pursue their interests. We take part in many interesting events, including visits to exhibitions at the National Museum and elsewhere, and we attend lectures and other events organised by the Museum.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Society of Friends of the National Museum in Krak\u00f3w was founded in 1903 and is the oldest association of its kind in Poland. Its founders were:At the outset, the Society\u2019s aim was to purchase works by Polish artists; over the years, it expanded its activities to include the promotion of the museum\u2019s collections. 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