IN MEMORY OF JERZY GARUS

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IN MEMORY OF JERZY GARUS

Journal Title: Muzealnictwo - Year 2014, Vol 55, Issue

Abstract

An archaeologist and longtime employee of the Royal Castle in Warsaw, Jerzy Garus passed away in August 2014. Born in 1949 in Oświęcim, he graduated in Mediterranean archaeology in 1967. In 1981 he started his work at the Royal Castle in Warsaw and remained there for the rest of his professional life. As a director of the Archaeological Department, he supervised many excavations carried out at the Castle. Author of scientific and popular science articles on archaeology and Ancient times. From the beginning of his career at the Castle, he had actively participated in social activity of NSZZ “Solidarność”, firstly at the company branch, then as a longtime president of the National Board of Museums and Institutions Protecting Monuments. Jerzy Garus was a humble, open and kind person devoted to other people. Everyone who met him will always remember his social activity in the field of national cultural institutions and his concern for ordinary people. In recognition for his service for the Royal Castle in Warsaw, Jerzy Garus was awarded MERENTIBUS medal and the Gold Cross of Merit posthumously.

Authors and Affiliations

Rafał Mroczek

Keywords

“TRANSALPINUM. From Giorgione and Dürer to Titan and Rubens. The History of European Painting from the Collections of Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, the National Museum in Warsaw, and the National Museum in Gdańsk”.

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