▁the ▁city ▁were ▁centuries ▁old . ▁Its ▁prede cess ors ▁included ▁the ▁Royal ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art ▁and ▁Anti qu ity ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 5 ▁() ▁and ▁the ▁S iles ian ▁Museum ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁S iles ian ▁Museum ▁of ▁App lied ▁Arts ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 . ▁When ▁Poland ▁disappeared ▁from ▁the ▁map ▁of ▁Europe ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁many ▁artifact s ▁produced ▁by ▁Polish ▁artists ▁and ▁art is ans ▁were ▁also ▁displayed ▁there . ▁ ▁P erman ent ▁exhib its ▁Ad mission ▁to ▁gallery ▁is ▁free ▁on ▁S atur days . ▁Among ▁the ▁permanent ▁exhib itions ▁set ▁up ▁on ▁different ▁flo ors ▁of ▁the ▁Museum ▁are ▁four ▁distinct ▁depart ments ▁divided ▁by ▁art - period s ▁and ▁historical ▁epo chs . ▁The ▁oldest ▁is ▁the ▁" S iles ian ▁Art ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁to ▁ 1 6 th ▁century ", ▁featuring ▁tomb s ▁of ▁S iles ian ▁princes ▁and ▁most ▁pre cious ▁works ▁of ▁the ▁Goth ic ▁art ▁in ▁Poland . ▁The ▁second ▁is ▁the ▁" S iles ian ▁Art ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁to ▁ 1 9 th ▁century " ▁with ▁sculpt ure , ▁painting ▁and ▁decor ative ▁arts ▁from ▁S iles ian ▁Renaissance ▁to ▁Rom antic ism . ▁The ▁next ▁is ▁the ▁" Pol ish ▁Art ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁to ▁ 1 9 th ▁century " ▁with ▁Polish