Modern Art Museum
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Museum of Contemporary Art in Radom is a division of the museum Jacek Malczewski. It is located in two buildings, built in the baroque style and located on the Market Square. The museum has a large collection of Polish art of the second half of the twentieth century, which is enriched by donations of the artists themselves. In 2011, the museum celebrated its 20th anniversary.

The first "Winter Salon" with the exhibition of postwar art was opened in Radom in 1945. The most important exhibition was the annual "Winter Beauty", which was held 41 times from 1945 to 1988. In addition, at the initiative of Stanislaw Zbigniew Kaminski held traveling exhibitions.

The museum was founded only in 1990, which was immediately transferred to the work, kept in the Museum of Art. In 1992-2011 years the museum has received as gifts from artists and sponsors more than 2,500 works. One of the largest collections was donated by Andrzej Wajda.

Currently, the museum's collection includes more than 4,500 works by artists of the second half of the twentieth century. There is a large collection of modern Polish painting. The exhibition contains a collection of sculptures, installations, graphics and textiles. Particularly noteworthy are several works: "Portrait of the violinist" Jerzy Nowosielski, "Vocalise" Tadeusz Brzozowski and other masterpieces of Polish art.

In 2011, on the occasion of its 20th anniversary, the museum has organized four exhibitions: "Gifts to the professors of the Academy of Fine Arts", "Six Ways in photos", "Remembering the War" and "Politics and Ethics".

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