October 13, 2012 – March 3, 2013
The Art Gallery in Koziniec
ul. Koziniec 8, Zakopane
A periodical display of Włodzimierz and Jerzy Kulczycki's fine collection of oriental carpets and tapestries which was donated to the Tatra Museum by Anna Piotrowicz-Kulczycka, Jerzy Kulczycki's widow. The collectors (who amassed one of the largest and most valuable collections of its kind in Poland) aimed to present the carpets of Asia Minor, Central Asia, Persia and the Caucasus. It includes works from the 17th to the mid-19th centuries when carpets were uniquely woven from naturally dyed wool. On display are carpets from the Tatra Museum's collection and from the benefactress's private collection.