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The National Museum participated in the organization of
several exhibitions that traveled abroad, beginning with the
Millennium of the Polish State in 1966. A major Polish exhibi-
tion entitled The Treasures from Poland was sent to Chicago,
Philadelphia, and then to Ottawa. Then, similar shows were
held in Paris, London, Tokyo, and other principal cities of the
world. Designed by Marek Rostworowski and displayed on
the centenary of the Museum in 1979, the exhibition The Self-
Portrait ofthe Poles was a patriotic shock that powerfully con-
tributed to the enhancement of national spirit at the time when
the Solidarity Movement was formed. The Castle on Wawel
Hill, under the direction of Professor Jerzy Szablowski, flour-
ished as its collections grew thanks to numerous donations and
acquisitions. After long and difficult negotiations, the Wawel
treasures, deposited in Canada at the time of war, retumed and
the famous tapestries again decorated the Royal halls, arousing
visitors’ admiration. The Crown Treasury also regained a part
of its old splendor. The exhibition The Underground Wawel was
arranged with the use of the archaeological objects grouped
around the Rotunda of St. Mary, the oldest building of the site.
Some important exhibitions of intemational value—that of the
Vasa Dynasty in 1976 and that of Vienna Relief in 1983 on the
tricentennial of the victory—were also prepared.
( jracow in tke Years 1989—2000
At the time of the Solidarity struggle, led by Lech Walpsa,
Cracow was a place of numerous demonstrations and con-
frontations with Communist security services. The visit of Pope
143
several exhibitions that traveled abroad, beginning with the
Millennium of the Polish State in 1966. A major Polish exhibi-
tion entitled The Treasures from Poland was sent to Chicago,
Philadelphia, and then to Ottawa. Then, similar shows were
held in Paris, London, Tokyo, and other principal cities of the
world. Designed by Marek Rostworowski and displayed on
the centenary of the Museum in 1979, the exhibition The Self-
Portrait ofthe Poles was a patriotic shock that powerfully con-
tributed to the enhancement of national spirit at the time when
the Solidarity Movement was formed. The Castle on Wawel
Hill, under the direction of Professor Jerzy Szablowski, flour-
ished as its collections grew thanks to numerous donations and
acquisitions. After long and difficult negotiations, the Wawel
treasures, deposited in Canada at the time of war, retumed and
the famous tapestries again decorated the Royal halls, arousing
visitors’ admiration. The Crown Treasury also regained a part
of its old splendor. The exhibition The Underground Wawel was
arranged with the use of the archaeological objects grouped
around the Rotunda of St. Mary, the oldest building of the site.
Some important exhibitions of intemational value—that of the
Vasa Dynasty in 1976 and that of Vienna Relief in 1983 on the
tricentennial of the victory—were also prepared.
( jracow in tke Years 1989—2000
At the time of the Solidarity struggle, led by Lech Walpsa,
Cracow was a place of numerous demonstrations and con-
frontations with Communist security services. The visit of Pope
143