Muzeum Pro Memoria Edith Stein
Multimedia museum in the tenement house of the Courant family, with an exhibition on the life of St Edith Stein, patron saint of Lubliniec and Europe; free admission.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
The Muzeum Pro Memoria Edith Stein (Pro Memoria Edith Stein Museum) opened on 28 February 2009 in a townhouse that belonged to the Courant family, the grandparents of Edith Stein. The future saint spent many holidays here in her childhood and youth. The institution was blessed by Bishop Jan Wieczorek, and in 2012 President Bronisław Komorowski visited it.
Edith Stein, a philosopher of Jewish origin, a Carmelite nun and a martyr, was murdered in Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1942. In 1999 Pope John Paul II declared her patron saint of Europe, and Lubliniec regards her as the patron saint of the town.
On the upper floor of the townhouse there are two rooms with a permanent exhibition on the life of the saint; films from the ceremony at which the town was granted her patronage are shown, and the exhibition is multimedia in character. The building also has a multi-purpose hall, and one of the rooms is used for temporary exhibitions. The Centrum Informacji Turystycznej (Tourist Information Centre) is located in the same building.
Highlights
- Multimedia exhibition on the life of St Edith Stein
- Townhouse of the Courant family, Edith Stein's grandparents
- Free admission
- Tourist Information Centre in the same building
Permanent exhibition
- Wystawa stała o życiu św. Edyty Stein – Multimedia exhibition in two rooms on the life of Edith Stein, her death in Auschwitz-Birkenau and her patronage over Europe and Lubliniec.
- Founded
- 2009
- Operated by
- Miasto Lubliniec
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Admission to the museum is free of charge.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- Elevator: no information
- 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 exhibition is on the upper floor of the townhouse; no information on a lift or on accessibility for wheelchair users has been found.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
The website of Lubliniec County provides a timetable of minibuses serving the vicinity of the museum (transportpowiat.pl).
The museum is in the centre of Lubliniec at ul. Edyty Stein 2.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Events & venue rental
The building has a multi-purpose hall with modern audiovisual equipment and 50 chairs, used for vernissages, poetry evenings and chamber concerts.
Plan your visit
| Good to know | The permanent exhibition is multimedia in character: films, photographs and descriptions in darkened rooms. Visits of groups should be arranged by telephone. |
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