Andrzej Rottermund

Andrzej Rottermund
Rottermund in 2016
Born (1941-05-11) 11 May 1941
Warsaw, Poland
OccupationsArt historian, museologist
Known forDirector of the Royal Castle in Warsaw (1991–2015)
AwardsOrder of Polonia Restituta (Officer's Cross, 1994; Commander's Cross, 1998; Grand Cross, 2011), Bene Merito honorary distinction (2012), Professor Aleksander Gieysztor Award (2024)
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Warsaw
Academic work
DisciplineArt history
InstitutionsRoyal Castle in Warsaw

Andrzej Rottermund (born 11 May 1941) is a Polish art historian and museologist who is a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences. He served as director of the Royal Castle in Warsaw from 1991 to 2015 and as chairman of the Polish Committee for UNESCO from 2011 to 2015.

Biography

In 1964, Rottermund earned a master's degree in art history from the University of Warsaw.[1] He later supervised four doctoral dissertations.[1] He was chosen a member of the Warsaw Scientific Society.[2]

Rottermund's academic work has focused on modern and nineteenth-century art and culture, court ceremonial and its relationship to art, the work of Bernardo Bellotto, the architectural history of Warsaw, particularly the Royal Castle in Warsaw, as well as museology, collecting, and museum architecture.[2]

From 1975 to 1982, he served as deputy director of the National Museum in Warsaw.[3] He participated in the reconstruction of the Royal Castle in Warsaw, serving as a member of its Architectural Commission from 1973 and as curator of the Royal Castle Branch from 1973 to 1976. In 1987, he became deputy director of the Royal Castle in Warsaw. He served as president of the Association of Art Historians from 1987 to 1991. In 1991, he was appointed Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Culture and Art.[3]

Andrzej Rottermund (right) with President Bronisław Komorowski during a state ceremony in 2011.

Works

Year Title
1970 Katalog rysunków architektonicznych ze zbiorów Muzeum Narodowego w Warszawie
1989 Zamek Królewski – funkcje i treści rezydencji monarszej wieku Oświecenia
1990 J. L. N. Durand a polska architektura I połowy XIX wieku
1993 Rozwój przestrzenny Warszawy
2005 Od Wenecji do Warszawy (życie i twórczość Bernarda Bellotta zw. Canalettem)

Awards and honours

References

  1. 1 2 "Prof. dr hab. czł. rzecz. PAN Andrzej Rottermund". archiwum.nauka-polska.pl. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Prof. Andrzej Rottermund". um.warszawa.pl. 19 May 2021. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Zamek Królewski w Warszawie - Muzeum - prof. dr hab. Andrzej Rottermund". www.zamek-krolewski.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "M.P. 1994 nr 59 poz. 513". isap.sejm.gov.pl. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "M.P. 1999 nr 10 poz. 131". isap.sejm.gov.pl. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "M.P. 2011 nr 32 poz. 384". isap.sejm.gov.pl. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Profesor Andrzej Rottermund wyróżniony Odznaką Honorową Bene Merito". mkidn.gov.pl. 13 June 2012. Archived from the original on 6 July 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Prof. dr hab. Andrzej Rottermund laureatem Nagrody im. Aleksandra Gieysztora". mck.krakow.pl. Archived from the original on 26 June 2024.
  9. ↑ Krzykowska, Katarzyna (14 March 2024). "Prof. Andrzej Rottermund laureatem 25. Nagrody im. prof. Aleksandra Gieysztora". dzieje.pl. Archived from the original on 24 May 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  10. ↑ Kto jest kim w polityce polskiej. Warszawa: PAI. 1993. p. 243. ISBN 83-223-2645-9.

Bibliography

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