The Weaver’s House, a branch of the Historical Museum in Bielsko-Biala, is located in the Górne Przemieście district which dates back to the first half of the 15th century and was inhabited by Bielsko’s clothiers. The traditions of the house, which now accommodates the museum, go back to the 18th century. There used to be a clothmaker’s living quarters and workshop here until the beginning of...

On 25 June 2016 The Four Domes Pavilion, a modernist building designed by the distinguished architect Hanz Poelzig and erected in 1912, became the seat of the Museum of Contemporary Art, a branch of the National Museum in Wrocław. This building, and the nearby Centennial Hall designed by Max Berg, are the two architectural elements dominating the so-called Exhibition Grounds. This unique...

The idea of painting the Panorama of the Battle of Racławice, a huge canvas measuring 15 × 114 m, came from Jan Styka (1858–1925) – a well-known artist from Lwów (now Lviv in Ukraine) who invited to a collaboration on this project the excellent painter of battle scenes Wojciech Kossak (1856–1942). They were assisted in that work by other artists: Ludwig Boller, Tadeusz Popiel, Zygmunt...

The Wiślica branch of the museum is an archaeological and historical one. It was created on 20 May 1966 at the initiative of Zespół Badań nad Polskim Średniowieczem (Polish Middle Ages Research Team). The Team opened the new facility primarily with a view to seeking, sharing and popularising the historical objects acquired during the archaeological research conducted between 1949 and 1964. It...

"National gift" for Henryk Sienkiewicz in 1900 – mansion in Oblęgorek - became the premises of the Museum of Henryk Sienkiewicz in 1958 and on 1st January 1976 – the branch of the National Museum in Kielce.

The Museum of the Polish Nobility, housed in the Palace of the Counts Sierakowski collects mementoes and works of art related to the building’s history (the palace, farm buildings and the park, acting as a summer drawing room) and the story of its owners, the Sierakowski family, its predecessors and the related families who influenced the interior décor in Waplewo (the Sołtan, Pociej,...

Museum in MrągowoIn the years 1945–1965, there was no museum in Mrągowo. It was as late as 1966 that the Historical Regional Chamber under the supervision of the House of Culture was established, and through the decision of the Presidium of the Poviat National Council in Mrągowo in 1969, the Museum of the Mrągowo Region was established, transformed in 1975 into the Museum in Mrągowo, as a...

The branch, designed under the principle of openness, merges the exhibition site with the educational centre with its modern conservation workshop. The spacious Studio Warehouse, allowing to display large-size objects, presents e.g., fragments of shipwrecks discovered at the bottom of the Baltic Sea, ancient Polish boats and the collection of exotic vessels from around the world. Additionally,...

The Heritage Interpretation Centre is a place of meetings and talks about Warsaw, especially about the reconstruction of the Old Town, which is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. However, our activity is not focused only on the issues of destruction and post-war reconstruction. We support and organize a number of events related to world heritage and its mission. We create educational...

The major role of the museum is to gather and document regional souvenirs (souvenirs from the II World War, medals, books, old documents, photographs of Wiśnicz and even the shackles from the prison in Wiśnicz as well as the only preserved uniform of a prison guard officer from before the Second World War). One of the most valuable exhibits of the museum is the cannon barrel from the 17th...