Archiving work in the Stained Glass Museum

Archiving work in the Stained Glass Museum

The Stained Glass Workshop and Museum in Krakow has existed since 1902.
Located in the headquarters of the historic stained-glass studio S.G.Żeleński, the "living museum" offers a unique opportunity to learn about a functioning stained-glass workshop.
The permanent exhibition of the museum: The Gallery of Young Poland Stained Glass Masters is the only place in Poland where you can admire stained glass works by four outstanding artists of the early 20th century: Wyspiański, Mehoffer, Jastrzębowski and Stefan Matejko (Jan's nephew).

In 2022, a decision was made to archive (digitize) the stained glass projects collected on the 2nd floor of the building.
The implementation of this project was entrusted to Paweł Jaroszewski. A studio for photographing projects was built in the attic of the tenement house.
It should be mentioned that the stained glass projects are in the form of cardboard rolls at 1:1 scale, i.e. life-size stained glass windows. This means that the projects are several or even dozen meters high.
Within 4 months, over 1,500 projects were photographed and a project catalog was published. All reproductions are provided with detailed descriptions prepared by Muzem research workers and constitute a huge database of knowledge about Polish stained glass.
The catalog can also be viewed in digital form, which makes searching for information much easier.
The project of digitizing the archive of the Stained Glass Museum is the largest undertaking in the field of stained glass art in Poland.