Asia and Pacific Museum
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|established = {{Start date and age|1973|02|26|df=yes}}
|location = ul. Solec 24, Warsaw, Poland
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|collections = Asian art
|director = Joanna Wasilewska
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The Asia and Pacific Museum (Polish: Muzeum Azji i Pacyfiku), in Warsaw, Poland, was founded in 1973{{cite web | url=https://www.inyourpocket.com/warsaw/asia-pacific-museum_18409v | title=Asia & Pacific Museum | Sightseeing | Warsaw }} from a private collection of Oriental art amassed by Andrzej Wawrzyniak, sailor, diplomat, and connoisseur–collector of Oriental art. After returning to Poland, he donated his collection, numbering over 3,000 objects, to Poland. Thus the Museum of the Nusantara Archipelago was created in Warsaw in 1973.
In 1973 the Museum, continually enhanced with objects from additional regions of the world, became the Asia and Pacific Museum, with Wawrzyniak as its lifetime director and chief curator. The Museum's holdings include over 20,000 objects from Asia, Australia, and Oceania.
Gallery
File: Dzwonek i Berło Mocy Wadżra (Chiny) - Muzeum Azji i Pacyfiku.jpg|Bell and scepter of power Wadżra (China)
File: Gong (Jawa Środkowa) - Muzeum Azji i Pacyfiku.jpg|Gong (Central Java) - Asia and Pacific Museum
File: Kolczyki typu Padang (Sumatra) - Muzeum Azji i Pacyfiku.jpg|Padang earrings (Sumatra)
File: Kostium Teatralny (Chiny) - Muzeum Azji i Pacyfiku.jpg|Theatrical costume (China)
File: Krajobraz Górski - Chang Sob (Korea) - Muzeum Azji i Pacyfiku.jpg|Mountain landscape - Chang Sob (Korea)
File: Lalka Teatru Cieni Wayang Kulit - Ganeśa.jpg|The Shade Theater Doll Wayang Kulit - Ganesha
File: Maska Taneczna (Sri Lanka) - Muzeum Azji i Pacyfiku.jpg|Dance Mask (Sri Lanka)
File: Naszyjnik (Afganistan) - Muzeum Azji i Pacyfiku.jpg|Necklace (Afghanistan)
File: Płaskorzeźba Tsa-Tsa - Budda (Mongolia) - Muzeum Azji i Pacyfiku.jpg|Relief Tsa-Tsa - Budda (Mongolia)
File: Szabla Tarwar (Indie) - Muzeum Azji i Pacyfiku.jpg|Saber Tarwar (India)
File: Szpilka do włosów (Chiny) - Muzeum Azji i Pacyfiku.jpg|Hair pin (China)
File: Tasak Parang (Indonezja) - Muzeum Azji i Pacyfiku.jpg|Chopper Parang (Indonesia)
File: Twarz Demona (Indonezja) - Muzeum Azji i Pacyfiku.jpg|Demon's Face Mask (Indonesia)
File: Widok z mostu w Tokio z cyklu 53 stacje Tokaido (Japonia) - Muzeum Azji i Pacyfiku.jpg| View from the bridge in Tokyo from the series of 53 Tokaido stations (Japan)
References
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External links
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- [http://www.muzeumazji.pl/ Official website] (Polish)
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Category:Museums established in 1973
Category:Art museums and galleries in Warsaw
Category:Asian art museums in Poland
Category:Registered museums in Poland
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