There are very few mementoes of Adam Asnyk – a poet, journalist, insurgent, Tatra climber, activist, Member of Parliament and Krakow councillor – preserved in Polish collections.
Some of them – such as his oil portrait, name day 'addresses', funeral wreath sash – are stored in the National Museum in Krakow, and will be displayed for the first time in one exhibition to be presented to the public.
Jan Styfi (1841-1921), after the original by Ksawery Pillati (1843-1902), based on a photograph by Walery Rzewuski (1837-1888) Adam Asnyk (El...y), from: 'Tygodnik Powszechny' 1883, no. 27, p.1 Warsaw, 1883 newsprint, woodcut
Sash with a dedication for Adam Asnyk and Kornel Ujejski Souvenir of the Mass dedicated to the souls of the Poets in St John's church in Vilnius Vilnius, 1897 rep, print
Sash from a flower basket presented to Adam Asnyk by Aleksy Strażyński (in place of „a shy girl”) on behalf of Polish women during the play titled 'The Lerche Brothers' on 6 May 1886 Krakow, 1886 rep, print
Andrzej Zajkowski (1851-1914), 'Dr Adam Asnyk after a portrait by Kazimierz Pochwalski', from: 'Tygodnik Ilustrowany' 1897, no. 33, p. 1 Warsaw, 1897 newsprint, woodcut
A publication featuring panoramas of Kalisz presented to Adam Asnyk by 'Admirers' on 24 December 1896 on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of his creative work Kalisz, Wincenty Franciszek Boretti (?) – photographs, A. Lewandowicz – binding, 1896 binding: cardboard, velvet, rep, cut and engraved silver
A diploma appointing Adam Asnyk as an honorary member of the Literary-Artistic Club of Lviv / Lviv, binding: Ludwik Wierzbicki, 1896 manuscript on parchment, binding: leather, velvet, silver, brass