- published: 27 Jan 2014
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The Zachęta National Gallery of Art, short Zachęta, [zaˈxɛnta] (Polish: Narodowa Galeria Sztuki), is one of Poland's most notable institutions for contemporary art. Situated in the centre of Warsaw, the main aim of the gallery is to present and support primarily Polish contemporary art and artists. With numerous temporary exhibitions of well known foreign artists, the gallery has also established itself internationally.
The Polish term zachęta can be translated as encouragement or motivation and refers to the Towarzystwo Zachęty do Sztuk Pięknych, the Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts founded in Warsaw in 1860.
Before 1860 there were in fact neither public museums nor libraries nor other generally accessible institutions which could have allowed for exchange among artists. As a consequence of the November Uprising, Poland faced repressions making higher artistic education virtually impossible. The last major exhibition took place in 1845. After protests by artists during the 1850s, the Wystawa Krajowa Sztuk Pięknych (English: National Exhibition of Fine Arts) was eventually approved in 1858 and lead to negotiations with the Russian rulers who in the end permitted the foundation of the Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts in 1860. The Society's statures were set by artists and art experts. A first official meeting and the election of a board of directors took place on December 13 in 1860. The board comprised twelve members, six of each artists and art experts, and was elected annually. The members remained in office for at least one month but no longer than one year.
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