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POZNAN
century, the castle was rebuilt in the Neo-classical style by Kazi-
mierz Raczyhski, and it is in that iorm that it was partially restored
after the destruction it suffered at the hands of the Germans in
the course of World War II.
The basement hall is used for temporary exhibitions while
the ground floor and the upper iloor are occupied by the
permanent exhibition. The latter comprises selected objects
from the museum collections which are aiso exhibited at the
palace of Rogalin and at the castle of Goiuchow. Exhibited
in the ground floor rooms are ceramics and glassware —
from Chinese bowls from the Sung dynasty period to 14th-
century Korean ceramics, from Italian majolica and Nether-
landish faience to early Boettger Meissen china — as well
as a small but interesting collection of Venetian glassware.
Among metal objects, noteworthy is the collection of clocks
from the 16th to early 19th centuries, a collection of tin
objects, and fine Oriental arms. Among the silverware, two
interesting Swedish tankards and two jugs by I. B. C. Odiot
stand out. Among the tapestries displayed on the first floor,
the most valuable item is a tapestry from the "Triumphs of
the Gods" series. It was executed in the 1730's at Urban
Leynier's workshop after cartoons by Jan van Orley. The
interesting collection of old Polish nobleman's waist sashes
should also be mentioned. In the rooms of the first floor
some sections of 18th-century interiors have been restored.
Among the furniture, particularly noteworthy is a cabinet
painted & 1a chiwoiseries, signed and dated, 1739.
Ancient Art — the most valuable group of exhibits is
the collection of 16 Roman portrait sculptures, mostly from
the 2nd and 3rd centuries; these sculptures come from the
collection of Cardinal Melchior de Polignac who bought them
in Rome in the years 1723—32. They are at present displayed
in the Old Town Hall. The section also has red figure
ceramics, a group of Etruscan vessels and small objects of
artistic craftsmanship. Among the more valuable objects,
one should name an Egyptian sepulchral stele of the 17th/18th
dynasties, and an interesting collection of Greek and Roman
oil lamjps (including a lamp with a view of the port of
Alexandria and the royal necropolis, from the first half of
the 1st century A. D.).
The Numismatic Cabinet was established in 1895
as a section of the then existing Wielkopolskie Museum in
Poznan. In 1945, the valuable numismatic collection of the
Poznan Society of Friends of Learning, assembled in the
middle of the 19th century, was added to it. The collection
comprises at present about 120,000 specimens: over 90,000
coins, about 9,000 medals and badges, over 13,000 banknotes
etc., about 3,400 seal presses and impressions; also decora-
tions, plaster-of-Paris castings of coins and medals, etc.
Among the coins, the most numerous group is that of Polish
coins, over 50,000 in all, including about 4,500 mediaeval
coins, of the denarius period, starting from the reign of
Mieszko I, quite well represented by more than 460 speci-
mens. An item of particular value in this collection is a
unique specimen of Stephen Batory's Crown thaler from
1580. The Numismatic Cabinet also has over 2,200 antique
coins and Poland's largest collection of coins of the Teutonic
Order, counting 3,300 specimens. Predominating in the
collection of foreign coins are those of the German states
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century, the castle was rebuilt in the Neo-classical style by Kazi-
mierz Raczyhski, and it is in that iorm that it was partially restored
after the destruction it suffered at the hands of the Germans in
the course of World War II.
The basement hall is used for temporary exhibitions while
the ground floor and the upper iloor are occupied by the
permanent exhibition. The latter comprises selected objects
from the museum collections which are aiso exhibited at the
palace of Rogalin and at the castle of Goiuchow. Exhibited
in the ground floor rooms are ceramics and glassware —
from Chinese bowls from the Sung dynasty period to 14th-
century Korean ceramics, from Italian majolica and Nether-
landish faience to early Boettger Meissen china — as well
as a small but interesting collection of Venetian glassware.
Among metal objects, noteworthy is the collection of clocks
from the 16th to early 19th centuries, a collection of tin
objects, and fine Oriental arms. Among the silverware, two
interesting Swedish tankards and two jugs by I. B. C. Odiot
stand out. Among the tapestries displayed on the first floor,
the most valuable item is a tapestry from the "Triumphs of
the Gods" series. It was executed in the 1730's at Urban
Leynier's workshop after cartoons by Jan van Orley. The
interesting collection of old Polish nobleman's waist sashes
should also be mentioned. In the rooms of the first floor
some sections of 18th-century interiors have been restored.
Among the furniture, particularly noteworthy is a cabinet
painted & 1a chiwoiseries, signed and dated, 1739.
Ancient Art — the most valuable group of exhibits is
the collection of 16 Roman portrait sculptures, mostly from
the 2nd and 3rd centuries; these sculptures come from the
collection of Cardinal Melchior de Polignac who bought them
in Rome in the years 1723—32. They are at present displayed
in the Old Town Hall. The section also has red figure
ceramics, a group of Etruscan vessels and small objects of
artistic craftsmanship. Among the more valuable objects,
one should name an Egyptian sepulchral stele of the 17th/18th
dynasties, and an interesting collection of Greek and Roman
oil lamjps (including a lamp with a view of the port of
Alexandria and the royal necropolis, from the first half of
the 1st century A. D.).
The Numismatic Cabinet was established in 1895
as a section of the then existing Wielkopolskie Museum in
Poznan. In 1945, the valuable numismatic collection of the
Poznan Society of Friends of Learning, assembled in the
middle of the 19th century, was added to it. The collection
comprises at present about 120,000 specimens: over 90,000
coins, about 9,000 medals and badges, over 13,000 banknotes
etc., about 3,400 seal presses and impressions; also decora-
tions, plaster-of-Paris castings of coins and medals, etc.
Among the coins, the most numerous group is that of Polish
coins, over 50,000 in all, including about 4,500 mediaeval
coins, of the denarius period, starting from the reign of
Mieszko I, quite well represented by more than 460 speci-
mens. An item of particular value in this collection is a
unique specimen of Stephen Batory's Crown thaler from
1580. The Numismatic Cabinet also has over 2,200 antique
coins and Poland's largest collection of coins of the Teutonic
Order, counting 3,300 specimens. Predominating in the
collection of foreign coins are those of the German states
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