Gminne Muzeum Kultury Duchowej i Materialnej Bojków w Myczkowie

About the museum

The Gminne Muzeum Kultury Duchowej i Materialnej Bojków was established by a resolution of the Solina Commune Council and operates on the basis of regulations agreed with the Minister of Culture. The institution presents the cultural diversity of the Bieszczady and collects objects linked to the former life of the surrounding villages, manors and small towns. It pays particular attention to the memory of the Boykos, former inhabitants of the Bieszczady, whose history was cut short in the mid-20th century. The museum marked ten years of activity in 2023.

The museum is financed by the Solina commune and run within the Gminny Ośrodek Kultury, Sportu i Turystyki w Solinie (Municipal Centre of Culture, Sport and Tourism in Solina). Since 2018 the offer has been enriched by the Regionalne Centrum Kultury (Regional Culture Centre), which was created thanks to the efforts of the commune and European funds. Its exhibition rooms show prewar photographs of a Bieszczady village, mementoes of the Wawrosz family, former owners of a holiday resort and estate in Myczków, and a collection of militaria from the First and Second World Wars.

The collections include former farm and household equipment, folk craft products, furniture, vessels and textiles from the period from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century, as well as hand-made folk costumes, sacred objects from former Orthodox churches (liturgical vessels, tabernacles, fragments of an iconostasis), oleographs and archival collections.

Highlights

• exhibition on the culture of the Boykos in the Bieszczady
• folk costumes: everyday ones of flax and hemp and festive ones with cross-stitch embroidery
• sacred objects from former Orthodox churches, including an iconostasis fragment
• prewar photographs and mementoes of the Wawrosz family in the Regional Culture Centre
• audio guide in Polish and English included in the ticket price

Permanent exhibitions

• Kultura duchowa i materialna Bojków – Former farm and household equipment, folk costumes, craft products, sacred objects from former Orthodox churches and oleographs from the Bieszczady.
• Wystawa w Regionalnym Centrum Kultury – Prewar photographs of a Bieszczady village, mementoes of the Wawrosz family and a collection of militaria from the First and Second World Wars.

Founded

2013

Operated by

Gminny Ośrodek Kultury, Sportu i Turystyki w Solinie z siedzibą w Polańczyku

Admission & discounts

The Polish and English audio guide is included in the ticket price. Free admission is also granted to pupils of schools living in the Solina commune and to people awarded, among others, the Order of the White Eagle, the Virtuti Militari Order, the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland or the medal “Zasłużony Kulturze Gloria Artis”.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The building of the Regional Culture Centre, where the exhibition rooms are, is adapted to the needs of people with disabilities and has a modern lift. Details of the museum’s accessibility are set out in the accessibility statement of the municipal culture centre.

Kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

The museum organises family workshops, holiday activities for children and a museum quest; children under 7 enter free of charge.

Getting there & parking

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop

At the museum is the “Galeria u Bojków” (Gallery at the Boykos), with products of Bieszczady artists and craftspeople, souvenirs, books, maps and guides; coffee or tea can be had there. The museum also has the Wiejski Ryneczek (Village Market) and a cross-country ski rental.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Corporate events

The museum rents out its interior for meetings, conferences, trainings, lectures and seminars; on request it provides catering, sound system and a screen. The Regional Culture Centre has a multimedia room.

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