Dr. hab. Zbigniew Wawer, director of the Royal Łazienki Museum, died on Monday, according to the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. “I can’t find the words to express how big this loss is. A cultural loss, for all of us. An amazing museologist, an incredibly warm man!” – with these words Deputy Prime Minister Piotr Gliński said goodbye to him.
Zbigniew Wawer is a museologist and military historian – an outstanding connoisseur of the uniforms and insignia of Polish units from the World War II period. Since October 2011, he has been an associate professor at the Institute for Social Policy and International Relations at the Koszalin University of Technology.
In 2012-2016, director of the Museum of the Polish Army in Warsaw. Since March 2017, he has been the director of the Royal Łazienki Museum in Warsaw, and since 2018 he has been the director of this institution. He is a member of the Council on Museums and National Memorials and the Council for the Protection of Monuments in the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, as well as the Museum Council at the Józef Piłsudski Museum in Sulejówek, the Casimir Pulaski Museum in Warka, the Regional Museum in Kutno, the Sochaczew Regional Museum, and the Battlefield on the River Bzura at Sochaczew.
Zbigniew Wawer is a museologist and military historian – an outstanding connoisseur of the uniforms and insignia of Polish units from the World War II period. Since October 2011, he has been an associate professor at the Institute for Social Policy and International Relations at the Koszalin University of Technology.
Zbigniew Wawer is the author of several dozen book publications, including the monograph “Monte Cassino” – the most comprehensive Polish work on combat, co-author of the book “Polish Army in World War II” and scientific articles in the field of historical and military Polish language, as well as popular science publications for ” Rzeczpospolita”, “The Ages Say”, “Polygon” and “Polish Army – Hachette”.
He was awarded many times for his activities e.g. Cross of Officer Polonia Restituta, Pro Bono Poloniae Medal, Order of the White Rose of Finland, 4th class, Cross of Officer of the Netherlands Order of Orange-Nassau, Cross of Merit class 3, Ministry of Defense of Estonia, Cross of Knight of the Order of Hungary, Cross of Confession of the Republic of Latvia.
Zbigniew Wawer is the author of several dozen book publications, including the monograph “Monte Cassino” – the most comprehensive Polish work on combat, co-author of the book “Polish Army in World War II” and scientific articles in the field of historical and military Polish language, as well as popular science publications for ” Rzeczpospolita”, “The Ages Say”, “Polygon” and “Polish Army – Hachette”.
He died on December 12 after a long and serious illness. (PAP)
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