The document outlines the timeline of a unique private-public partnership to establish a major cultural institution in Poland from 1993 to 2016. The project began in 1996 and from 2000-2004 developed an exhibition masterplan. The museum was founded in 2005 and held an architectural competition. The building opened in 2013 and had its grand opening with a core exhibition in 2014, attracting 1.5 million visitors by 2016 when it won a European Museum Academy Prize.

6. A UNIQUE PRIVATE-PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP FOR A
MAJOR CULTURAL INSTITUTION IN POLAND
Timeline
1993 Idea
1996 Project starts
2000–2004 Exhibition Masterplan
2005 Museum founded, architectural
competition
2013 Opening of the building
2014 Grand Opening with Core Exhibition
2016 1.5 million visitors from opening to now
2016 European Museum Academy Prize