Sharing

Institutions intending to take objects from the MSN collections on temporary loan are requested to submit an official letter addressed to the Museum Directorate. The document must be sent by regular mail at least six months before the intended loan date.

The letter should include:
1. the purpose of the loan
2. a list of the objects, including their ID numbers, authors, titles, creation dates and medium
3. the duration of the loan
4. the place and date of the exhibition
5. contact details of the persons responsible for the project

Attached to the letter must also be a report on exhibition conditions / security (a so-called facility report) specifying the storage and exhibition site.

The loan of objects may involve the requirement to cover the costs of framing, digitisation, packing, crates, transport, insurance, armed escort, and the costs of maintenance and courier travel, where required. Please read Loans Terms and Conditions in advance.

Shall you have any questions, please send loan enquiries to loans@artmuseum.pl.

The Museum shares graphic and audio/video files held in the following departments: Collection 1, Artist Archives, Filmoteka Muzeum and Polish Archive of Home Films.

As regards files which the MSN holds without the right to sub-license, sharing is possible provided that the applicant obtains and submits consent from the owners of the applicable rights. Where possible, the MSN supports applicants in establishing contact with the owners. The Museum does not act as an intermediary in signing agreements between the parties. The use of any file shared requires a copyright notice containing the name of the copyright owner and acknowledgements (credits) to the Museum of Modern Art.

To place an order, please complete the Sharing Form. The Museum has up to 7 working days to reply. A technical fee is charged on all file sharing, irrespective of how the files are to be used. The fee must be paid via the provide link within 7 days after confirmation of the order. The files will be transferred within 14 working days after the technical fee is paid. For large orders, the lead time may be extended. 

Graphic file – PLN 50
Audio-video file – PLN 200

Where the files are used in any printed publications, the applicants are requested to provide two free copies of the publication to the MSN Archives.

ARCHIVE RESEARCH IN THE MSN READING ROOM
The Museum's website offers an ever-growing collection of digitised paper materials, art prints, ephemera and photographic documentation held in the Artist Archives. Archive materials that require a personal desk research are available to all interested parties free of charge for academic research purposes.

To access the original materials, please register using the Research Form. The number of archive materials which can be viewed during a visit depends on the type of material and the state of preservation and availability. 

The MSN staff will contact the registering party to confirm the date and time of the visit. We recommend that you register at least seven working days before your planned desk research. Please read Desk Research Terms and Conditions in advance.

Desk research hours
Tuesday–Wednesday 12:00–17:00

DESK RESEARCH IN THE MSN WAREHOUSES
Most information about the MSN Collection is available on the Museum's website.
Where justified, it is possible to conduct desk research at the collection warehouses on appointment via the Research Form.