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The palace standing on the Castle Hill was erected in the years 1637-1644 by Jakub Zadzik, the bishop of Cracow and is the best-preserved architectural structure in Poland from the times of the Vasa.
The historic interiors have been preserved in the chambers on the first floor. Wandering around the palace rooms you can see among others The Upper Table Chamber, commonly known as the Portrait Room, in which there are images of the 35 predecessors of Jakub Zadzik, the Cracow Bishops' Apartment, the Bishops’ Rooms or the alcow under the tower, in which the so-called locus secretus or toilet still stands in great condition. In the palace, there is also a gallery of Polish painting and European decorative art, one of the best in the country. You can find here, among others, works by J. Szermentowski, J. Chełmoński, A. Gierymski and S.Wyspiański. It is here that you can see "Portrait of a girl in a red dress" by J. Pankiewicz, considered to be one of the gallery's most valuable treasures. While in the museum, it is worth visiting the Sanctuary of Marshal Józef Piłsudski and at the back of the palace, you can see the reconstructed Italian Garden.
The National Museum in Kielce is located in the former Cracow bishops palace founded by Jakub Zadzik in 1637–1644. The palace is the best-preserved architectural object from the times of the Vasa dynasty reign in Poland. At the back of the residence is a decorative garden, called Italian, that was reconstructed with its characteristic XVII-century arrangement – vegetables in the middle, trees around. The Museum in the palace hosts permanent expositions: monumental interiors from XVII and XVIII centuries; olden days European and eastern armaments; the Marshal Józef Piłsudski sanctuary; the gallery of Polish painting and decorative art (from the beginning of XVII century till the middle of XX century – P. Michałowski, J. Kossak, J. Brandt, J. Chełmoński, J. Malczewski and others).
