Renovation launched at royal palace of Wilanów
PR dla Zagranicy
Nick Hodge
12.03.2015 12:58
An EU-funded renovation programme was launched on Wednesday at Warsaw's Wilanów Palace, a former royal residence that is currently a state museum.
Wilanów Palace. Photo: PAP/Rafał Guz
The far-reaching revamp will include conservation work on a series of the palace's rooms, as well as the pump house in the grounds.
Pieces from the palace's collection will also be documented in 3D format.
The EU has provided PLN 13.6 million towards the programme, the overall cost of which amounts to PLN 19.62 million.
Deputy Minister of Culture Monika Smoleń inaugurated the programme at Wilanów on Wednesday, and the museum hopes that the entire results of the work will be accessible to the public this autumn.
The Baroque palace was built for King Jan III Sobieski, hero of the 1683 Relief of Vienna, in the late 17th century.
The residence belonged to the aristocratic Branicki family in the inter-war years, and although damaged, the palace evaded the wholesale destruction that so much of Warsaw suffered during World War II.
During the communist era Wilanów was appropriated by the state, although in 2009, the Branicki family launched a campaign to recover the residence. (nh)