„Polen im Zeitalter der Jagiellonen 1386–1572”. The Jagiellonian Dynasty exhibition in Schallaburg (May 8–November 2 1986) and in Warsaw (March– June 1987). A recollection on the 30th anniversary

The Jagiellonian Dynasty exhibition presented in Schallaburg in Lower Austria and then in Warsaw was a very important cultural event for Polish and foreign recepients from the 80s of the 20th century. The article describes how, in completely different political and technical conditions, this exhibition came into being. The article is based on reviews published in newspapers issued in the People’s Republic of Poland and in foreign ones, mostly Austrian, on the direct recollections of the authors of the exhibition – Dr. Franciszek Stolot (1937–2006) and Dr. Gottfried Stangler (1948–2005), letters and comments written by the visitors to the exhibition.

The exhibition presented the times of the Jagiellonian rule in Poland, beginning with Władysław Jagiełło until Zygmunt August, 1386–1572, it was artistic and historical in character , but dominated by the works of art from state and church collections. It was held in 22 rooms of Schallaburg Castle and consisted of 600 exhibits. On the occasion of the exhibition a catalogue Schallaburg‘86 Polen im Zeitalter der Jagiellonen 1386–1572 was published, it consisted of 596 pages and 92 colourful illustrations compiled by 60 authors. The exhibition was a cognitive element not only for foreign tourists but for Polish visitors as well beacause it gathered the antiques from the Jagiellonian period in one place. Due to the success of the Jagiellonian Dynasty exhibition in Schallaburg, it was presented a year later in the Warsaw Castle. A modest catalogue Poland of the Jagiellonian Dynasty 1386–1572 was also published. It was edited by Prof. Aleksander Gieysztor, then the director of the Warsaw Castle.

The Schallburg exhibition was reviewd nad commented upon by Wilfried Schaber in “Weltkunst”, and it triggered international interest in the culture from the period of the Jagiellonian rule not only in Poland but also in the Czech Republic, Hungary, on the territory of the present Slovakia (Upper Hungary) and in Romania (Transylvania), and initiated scientific publications on that topic. As a result, an exhibition was organised in 2012 in Kutna Hora. It later visited Warsaw and Potsdam. The catalogue of the exhibition Europa Jagellonica 1386–1572 Art and Culture in Central Europe under the Jagiellonian Dynasty was published. It was edited by Jiři Fajt.

The Jagiellonian Dynasty exhibition presented in Schallaburg in Lower Austria and then in Warsaw was a very important cultural event for Polish and foreign recepients from the 80s of the 20th century. The article describes how, in completely different political and technical conditions, this exhibition came into being. The article is based on reviews published in newspapers issued in the People’s Republic of Poland and in foreign ones, mostly Austrian, on the direct recollections of the authors of the exhibition – Dr. Franciszek Stolot (1937–2006) and Dr. Gottfried Stangler (1948–2005), letters and comments written by the visitors to the exhibition.

The exhibition presented the times of the Jagiellonian rule in Poland, beginning with Władysław Jagiełło until Zygmunt August, 1386–1572, it was artistic and historical in character , but dominated by the works of art from state and church collections. It was held in 22 rooms of Schallaburg Castle and consisted of 600 exhibits. On the occasion of the exhibition a catalogue Schallaburg‘86 Polen im Zeitalter der Jagiellonen 1386–1572 was published, it consisted of 596 pages and 92 colourful illustrations compiled by 60 authors. The exhibition was a cognitive element not only for foreign tourists but for Polish visitors as well beacause it gathered the antiques from the Jagiellonian period in one place. Due to the success of the Jagiellonian Dynasty exhibition in Schallaburg, it was presented a year later in the Warsaw Castle. A modest catalogue Poland of the Jagiellonian Dynasty 1386–1572 was also published. It was edited by Prof. Aleksander Gieysztor, then the director of the Warsaw Castle.

The Schallburg exhibition was reviewd nad commented upon by Wilfried Schaber in “Weltkunst”, and it triggered international interest in the culture from the period of the Jagiellonian rule not only in Poland but also in the Czech Republic, Hungary, on the territory of the present Slovakia (Upper Hungary) and in Romania (Transylvania), and initiated scientific publications on that topic. As a result, an exhibition was organised in 2012 in Kutna Hora. It later visited Warsaw and Potsdam. The catalogue of the exhibition Europa Jagellonica 1386–1572 Art and Culture in Central Europe under the Jagiellonian Dynasty was published. It was edited by Jiři Fajt.