„The New Horizons for Medical Museums and Collections” Conference 2023

„The New Horizons for Medical Museums and Collections” Conference 2023 was organised in Leiden, the Netherlands on 20–23 September 2023. The conference was organised by Rijksmuseum Boerhaave, in collaboration with Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC). The conference  investigated the role and value of medical museums and/or medical collections for societies in the past, present and future. Conference brought together […]

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University of Warsaw Museum awarded in the 17th edition of the ‘Mazovian Museum Events – Wierzba’ competition

Award ceremony of the 17th edition of the ‘Mazovian Museum Events – Wierzba’ competition held on 14 September 2023 in Mazovian Museum in Płock. The University of Warsaw Museum was honoured with the first prize in the OPEN PROJECT category for the ‘Collection of life. A spectacular gift to the museum, Warsaw, Mazovia’. The Museum […]

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THE EXPERIENCE OF ACADEMIC HERITAGE – international conference

International Conference „THE EXPERIENCE OF ACADEMIC HERITAGE” XXIII ANNUAL MEETING, 4-7 JULY 2023, WROCŁAW, POLAND. The University of Warsaw Museum was a co-organizer of the conference. The event brought together representatives of university museums from: Poland, Germany, France, the UK, Greece, the Czech Republic, Portugal, Italy, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Spain, Lithuania, and Ukraine. […]

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Niebieska, twarda okładka książki Godło Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego. Dzieje symbolu na pieczęciach uczelni ze zbiorów Muzeum UW.

The Emblem of the University of Warsaw. The History of the Symbol on the Seals from the University Museum

The Emblem of the University of Warsaw. The History of the Symbol on the Seals from the University Museum This richly illustrated publication presents the history and symbolism of the emblem of the University of Warsaw. In the first part the author describes the circumstances of establishing the emblem in 1817, the ideological content expressed […]

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2023 Night of Museums at the University of Warsaw

The University of Warsaw was joining the celebrations of the Night of Museums. Various attractions have been prepared for this occasion by the UW Museum, Library, Botanic Garden, Faculty of Archeology and Faculty of Oriental Studies. The Night of Museums is a recurring event, which opens the collections of various cultural institutions to the public […]

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