{"id":24208,"date":"2026-04-16T12:36:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T10:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.mnk.pl\/activity\/conservation\/pracownia-konserwacji-malarstwa-i-rzezby-w-muzeum-ksiazat-czartoryskich\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T19:35:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T17:35:37","slug":"the-painting-conservation-studio-at-the-princes-czartoryski-museum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mnk.pl\/en\/activity\/conservation\/the-painting-conservation-studio-at-the-princes-czartoryski-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"The Painting Conservation Studio at the Princes Czartoryski Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Painting Conservation Workshop at the MNK Czartoryski Museum looks after the collection of paintings belonging to the National Museum and the MNK Czartoryski Collection. It was established in 1985 thanks to the long-standing efforts of Dr Marek Rostworowski, the head of the Department. The task of establishing and managing the Workshop was entrusted to Krystyna Bartel-Bochnak, an experienced conservator at the National Museum in Krak\u00f3w.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the workshop\u2019s first achievements was preparing the objects for the exhibition \u2018Jews \u2013 Poles\u2019, presented at the National Museum in Krak\u00f3w in 1989\u20131990. The team\u2019s key tasks included caring for the numerous paintings and works of decorative art \u2013 diverse in terms of technique and state of preservation \u2013 which were on display at the Klasztorek until 2011, as well as the ancient art exhibits at the MNK Arsenal, and preparing these objects for exhibition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The studio exercises conservation supervision over the storage conditions and state of preservation of the greatest masterpieces in the collection \u2013 Leonardo da Vinci\u2019s *Lady with an Ermine* and Rembrandt\u2019s *Landscape with the Good Samaritan*; its tasks also include courier services involved in overseeing the objects whilst on loan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most significant international exhibitions to which *Lady with an Ermine* has been loaned (along with conservation supervision) include: The painting has also been loaned to overseas exhibitions showcasing Polish collections: The workshop specialises in historical painting; its staff make full use of a modern museum conservator\u2019s workshop, whilst constantly bearing in mind the aesthetic values of the artefacts. Conservators also collaborate with specialists from many fields of science, which enables them to acquire extensive knowledge of the techniques, technology and history of the works. This allows them to devise the most appropriate and safe approach to handling the artefact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n