About the Journal

About the Journal

Rocznik Muzeum Narodowego w Warszawie. Nowa Seria / Journal of the National Museum in Warsaw. New Series is a digital academic journal published by the National Museum in Warsaw. It features peer-reviewed, previously unpublished research findings.

Aims and scope

The journal’s distinctive character stems from its dedication to the objects kept at the National Museum in Warsaw as well as various aspects of its collections, institutional history and activities. It publishes scholarly articles on art history, museology and heritage conservation, with the aim of disseminating knowledge about the museum’s holdings and encouraging further research by readers and scholars from Poland and around the world. As a bilingual journal, with each article published in both Polish and English, it is able to play a role in international academic exchange.

Open access

The journal follows the principles of open access as understood by COPE. Authors are not charged any fees for the submission, processing, or publication of their manuscripts. All published articles are made available immediately upon publication, with no embargo period, in full text and under an open licence (CC BY).

Authors retain the copyright and full publishing rights without restrictions and embargoes.

All published content is available online free of charge to readers, without the need for registration and without technical restrictions that would hinder access to the full texts. Users may read, download, copy, distribute, print, and use the articles in accordance with the terms of the applicable licence, provided that the authors and the source of publication are properly cited.

Archiving

Copies of published issues of the journal are deposited in the Digital Repository of the National Library of Poland. Back issues are available without restrictions on the journal’s website in the archive section.

Repository policy

The published version of the submitted article is stored in accordance with the journal's archiving policy at the National Library of Poland and in the journal’s archive. The accepted and submitted versions are not stored; the author has full rights to dispose of them.

History of the Journal

Rocznik Muzeum Narodowego w Warszawie. Nowa Seria / Journal of the National Museum in Warsaw. New Series was established by Agnieszka Morawińska in 2012 as a continuation of the museum’s historical publications: Rocznik Muzeum Narodowego w Warszawie / Annuaire du Musée National de Varsovie (published in 1938–1992) and Bulletin du Musée National de Varsovie (last issued in 2009).

Between 2012 and 2023 the journal was published in print format, with its graphic and typographic design created by Janusz Górski. Since 2024 it has been available exclusively in digital format, ensuring greater accessibility and a broader impact within the academic community.

The journal is published by the National Museum in Warsaw and funded by the institution.

Academic Council

The Academic Council of the Rocznik Muzeum Narodowego w Warszawie. Nowa Seria / Journal of the National Museum in Warsaw. New Series comprises active and renowned scholars from Poland, other European countries and the United States, representing the fields of art history, museology and heritage conservation. The Academic Council serves a supporting role for the editorial team, providing expert opinions on the academic and editorial quality of the journal and advising on the selection of articles for upcoming issues.

Members of the Academic Council:

  • Prof. em. Bernard Aikema (Università di Verona, Italy)
  • Prof. Andrzej Betlej (Wawel Royal Castle, Poland)
  • Prof. Dr Hab. Piotr Bieliński (University of Warsaw, Poland)
  • Dr Till-Holger Borchert (Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum, Aachen, Germany)
  • Prof. Krzysztof Chmielewski (Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Poland)
  • Prof. Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann (Princeton University, USA)
  • Prof. em. Petra ten-Doesschate Chu (Seton Hall University, USA)
  • Prof. em. Paul Joannides (The University of Cambridge, UK)
  • Dr Olga Kotková (Národní galerie v Praze, Chechia)
  • Prof. Ewa Lajer-Burcharth (Harvard University, USA)
  • Prof. Iwona Luba (University of Warsaw, Poland)
  • Prof. em. Krzysztof Pomian (Centre national de la recherche scientifique, Paris, France; Musée de l’Europe, Brussels, Belgium)
  • Dr Agata Szydłowska (Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Poland)

The reviewers of articles published in recent volumes

Iss. 14(50), 2025

  • dr Małgorzata Biłozór-Salwa (University of Warsaw Library)
  • prof. Michał Mencfel (Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań)
  • prof. Zbigniew Michalczyk (Institute of Art, Polish Academy of Sciences)
  • prof. Marek Walczak (Jagiellonian University)
  • dr hab. Michał Wardzyński, prof. UW (University of Warsaw)

Iss. 13(49), 2024

  • prof. Piotr Dyczek (University of Warsaw)
  • dr Magdalena Kasa (Institute of Art, Polish Academy of Sciences)
  • dr Piotr Kopszak (Warsaw Archdiocese Museum)
  • prof. Irena Kossowska-Dżurkowa (Institute of Art, Polish Academy of Sciences)
  • dr Arkadiusz Krawczyk (National Museum in Poznań)
  • dr hab. Janusz Pezda, prof. UJ (Jagiellonian University)
  • dr hab. Anna Wierzbicka, prof. IS PAN (Institute of Art, Polish Academy of Sciences)
  • dr hab. Marek Zgórniak, prof. UJ (Jagiellonian University)
  • dr hab. Jerzy Żelazowski (University of Warsaw)

Iss. 12(48), 2023

  • dr hab. Agnieszka Chmielewska (University of Warsaw)
  • dr hab. Marcin Jakoby, prof. uniwersytetu SWPS (SWPS University)
  • dr hab. Bogna Łakomska, prof. ASP (Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk)
  • dr Urszula Makowska (Institute of Art, Polish Academy of Sciences)
  • dr Agnieszka Skalska-Graczyk (National Museum in Poznań)
  • prof. Joanna M. Sosnowska (Institute of Art, Polish Academy of Sciences)

Iss. 11(47), 2022

  • dr hab. Grzegorz P. Bąbiak, prof. UW (University of Warsaw)
  • prof. Krzysztof Chmielewski (Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw)
  • dr hab. Agnieszka Chmielewska (University of Warsaw)
  • prof. Marcin Fabiański (Jagiellonian University)
  • prof. Grażyna Jurkowlaniec (University of Warsaw)
  • dr Dorota Juszczak (Łazienki Królewskie)

Iss. 10(46), 2021

  • prof. Krzysztof Chmielewski (Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw)
  • dr Monika Dolińska (independent scholar, Warsaw)
  • dr Piotr Jaworski (University of Warsaw)
  • dr Dariusz Kacprzak (National Museum in Szczecin)
  • prof. Ewdoksia Papuci-Władyka (Jagiellonian University)
  • prof. Maria Poprzęcka (University of Warsaw)
  • dr hab. Marek Zgórniak, prof. UJ (Jagiellonian University)
  • dr hab. Jerzy Żelazowski (University of Warsaw)

Iss. 9(45), 2020

  • dr Małgorzata Biłozór-Salwa (University of Warsaw Library)
  • prof. Waldemar Deluga (Uniwersity of Ostrava)
  • dr Małgorzata Grąbczewska (The Royal Łazienki Museum)
  • prof. Andrzej Pieńkos (University of Warsaw)
  • dr Bożena Steinborn (independent scholar, Warsaw)

Iss. 8(44), 2019

  • dr hab. Agnieszka Chmielewska (University of Warsaw)
  • prof. Waldemar Deluga (Uniwersity of Ostrava)
  • dr hab. Marcin Jakoby, prof. uniwersytetu SWPS (SWPS University)
  • dr Dariusz Kacprzak (National Museum in Szczecin)
  • dr hab. Maria Kałamajska-Saeed (Institute of Art, Polish Academy of Sciences)
  • dr hab. Piotr Korduba, prof. UAM (Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań)
  • dr Jarosław Mulczyński (National Museum in Poznań)
  • prof. Andrzej Pieńkos (University of Warsaw)
  • prof. Maria Poprzęcka (University of Warsaw)
  • dr hab. Anna Sieradzka, prof. UW (University of Warsaw)

Iss. 7(43), 2018

  • Peter van den Brink (Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum, Aachen)
  • prof. Adam S. Labuda (Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań)
  • dr Katarzyna Płonka-Bałus (Uniwersity of Gdańsk; National Museum in Kraków)
  • prof. Maria Poprzęcka (University of Warsaw)
  • dr hab. Anna Sieradzka, prof. UW (University of Warsaw)
  • dr Wojciech Walanus (Jagiellonian University)
  • dr Roger S. Wieck (The Morgan Library & Museum, New York)

Iss. 6(42), 2017

  • prof. Yvonne Bleyerveld (Universiteit Leiden)
  • dr Przemysław Deles (Royal Castle in Warsaw)
  • dr Dorota Juszczak (Royal Castle in Warsaw)
  • dr hab. Agnieszka Lajus, prof. UW (University of Warsaw)
  • prof. Andrzej Pieńkos (University of Warsaw)
  • prof. Maria Poprzęcka (University of Warsaw)

Iss. 5(41), 2016

  • prof. Wojciech Bałus (University of Warsaw)
  • dr hab. Jan Stanisław Ciechanowski, prof. UW (University of Warsaw)
  • prof. em. Barbara Dąb-Kalinowska (University of Warsaw)
  • prof. Agata Jakubowska (Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań)
  • ks. bp dr hab. Michał Janocha, prof. UW (University of Warsaw)
  • prof. Andrzej Pieńkos (University of Warsaw)
  • dr hab. Marek Zgórniak, prof. UJ (Jagiellonian University)
  • dr hab. Bogdan Żurawski, prof. UKŚiO PAN (Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures, Polish Academy of Sciences)