uki ▁in ▁Ł ód ź . ▁Av ant - gar de ▁art ▁from ▁the ▁collection ▁of ▁" a . r " ▁group ▁was ▁made ▁available ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁February ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁Dr . ▁Marian ▁Min ich ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁museum ▁and ▁already ▁in ▁the ▁initial ▁years ▁he ▁expanded ▁the ▁collection ▁with ▁works ▁that ▁have ▁complement ed ▁the ▁picture ▁of ▁Polish ▁modern ▁art ▁with ▁Polish ▁Form ists , ▁the ▁L viv ▁group ▁of ▁sur real ists ▁Ar tes , ▁and ▁representative ▁works ▁of ▁J ank iel ▁Ad ler ▁and ▁Kar ol ▁H iller . ▁ ▁Im medi ately ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁Mu zeum ▁S zt uki ▁acquired ▁paint ings ▁of ▁Alex ej ▁J aw l ens ky . ▁So on , ▁the ▁museum ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁pal aces ▁of ▁the ▁Poz na ński ▁family , ▁in ▁W ię ck ow skiego ▁ 3 6 , ▁which ▁since ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁has ▁been ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁locations . ▁ ▁Marian ▁Min ich ▁was ▁re - n omin ated ▁as ▁a ▁director . ▁It ▁was ▁he ▁who ▁adapted ▁rooms ▁in ▁the ▁palace ▁to ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁the ▁museum ▁and ▁invited ▁W ład ys ław ▁Str zem i ński ▁to ▁co oper ate , ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁“ Ne op last ic ▁Room ” ▁being ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁exhibition ▁space . ▁The ▁collection ▁of ▁ ▁contemporary ▁art ▁was ▁expanded ▁with ,