A Dream of Poland. 100 masterpieces from the National Museum in Warsaw
27.06. – 09.11.2025
In summer 2025, through an exceptional partnership with the National Museum in Warsaw, the Fondation de l’Hermitage will highlight the remarkably vibrant art of Poland in the period 1850–1914.
The 19th century was a key period in Polish history, when the country’s entire territory was shared out between Russia, Austria and Prussia, and Polish artists strove to keep their culture alive. The painters created a unique iconography of Polish landscapes and traditions, celebrating the return of the independent Poland towards which the country’s intellectuals were working. Polish painters often trained at the art schools of Munich, Paris and St Petersburg, and were fully involved in the conversations that drove the development of European art.
This exhibition featuring 100 iconic works will explore the main movements reflected in the work of Polish artists: Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, Symbolism and Modernism. It will give visitors a unique opportunity to discover treasures from the National Museum in Warsaw that underpin the Polish culture of today, in all their originality.