Zachęta – National Gallery of Art
Zachęta – Narodowa Galeria Sztuki | |
| Established | 13 December 1860 |
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| Location | Warsaw, Poland |
| Type | Contemporary art museum |
| Director | Agnieszka Pindera |
| Public transit access | Swietokrzyska |
| Website | www.zacheta.art.pl |
The Zachęta – National Gallery of Art (Polish: Zachęta – Narodowa Galeria Sztuki) is a contemporary art museum in the center of Warsaw, Poland. The Gallery's chief purpose is to present and support Polish contemporary art and artists. With numerous temporary exhibitions of well-known foreign artists, the gallery has also established itself internationally.
The word "zachęta" means encouragement. The Zachęta Gallery takes its name from Towarzystwo Zachęty do Sztuk Pięknych (Society for the Encouragement of the Fine Arts), founded in Warsaw in 1860.