Muzeum im. Gustawa Morcinka w Skoczowie
A branch of the Museum of Cieszyn Silesia in an 18th-century townhouse shows the biography of writer Gustaw Morcinek, the crafts of Cieszyn Silesia and the prehistory of the area.
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About the museum
The Muzeum im. Gustawa Morcinka (Gustaw Morcinek Museum) in Skoczów is a branch of the Muzeum Śląska Cieszyńskiego (Museum of Cieszyn Silesia) in Cieszyn. It is housed in a historic townhouse from the 18th century and was opened to visitors on 20 December 1986. The biographical exhibition devoted to the writer was previously in his former home and was moved to its present seat in 1982.
The exhibition covers three themes. On the ground floor are rooms devoted to Gustaw Morcinek, his links with Silesia and mining, and the writer’s study. On the first floor the crafts of Cieszyn Silesia are presented, including tanning, pottery, instrument-making, gunsmithing, goldsmithing and watchmaking. The collections on the prehistory of Skoczów and its surroundings, from the Stone Age to the early Middle Ages, come partly from the collection of the mineralogist and ethnographer Karol Prause.
The museum took part in preparing two hiking trails in Skoczów, the Szlak Morcinkowski (Morcinek Trail) and the Szlak Sarkandrowski (Sarkander Trail), and it also took patronage over the Muzeum Jana Sarkandra w Skoczowie (Jan Sarkander Museum in Skoczów).
Highlights
- biographical exhibition on Gustaw Morcinek, with the writer’s study
- exhibition of Cieszyn Silesian crafts
- archaeological collections from the prehistory of Skoczów and its surroundings
- 18th-century townhouse in the centre of the town
- stop on the Morcinek and Sarkander trails
Permanent exhibitions
- Wystawa biograficzna Gustawa Morcinka – The exhibition presents the life and work of the writer, his study with original furniture, and his links with Silesia and mining.
- Rzemiosło Śląska Cieszyńskiego – The exhibition on the first floor shows the region’s traditional crafts, including tanning, pottery, instrument-making, gunsmithing, goldsmithing and watchmaking.
- Pradzieje Skoczowa i okolic – The archaeological collections cover the period from the Stone Age to the early Middle Ages, including part of the collection of Karol Prause.
- Founded
- 1986
- Operated by
- Muzeum Śląska Cieszyńskiego w Cieszynie
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