Muzeum Misyjne OO. Franciszkanów w Katowicach
Multimedia Franciscan museum in Panewniki with handicrafts and folk art brought from missions in Africa, Latin America, the East and the Holy Land.
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About the museum
The Mission Museum of the Franciscan Friars in the Katowice district of Panewniki operates at the Franciscan monastery and holds documentation, photographs and exhibits from the foreign missions of the Upper Silesian province of the order. A new exhibition hall was opened on 30 October 2003 under Provincial Fr. Józef Czura. The museum was founded on the initiative of the Secretariat for Missionary Evangelisation of the Province of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Order of Friars Minor.
In 2019, at the end of the Extraordinary Mission Month, the Franciscans reopened the museum for a second time, in a renewed multimedia form. Its originator, Fr. Dymitr Żeglin, explained that after seventeen years the exhibition had to be reworked in order to present the missions more attractively and draw in more children, young people and adults.
The collections include handicrafts and folk art brought back by missionaries from Upper Silesia from Bolivia, the Central African Republic, Tanzania, Morocco, the Holy Land, Russia and other countries of the former Soviet Union, including Ukraine, Belarus and Estonia. The interior is equipped with multimedia, and Franciscans lead visitors through the museum. The hall holds up to 25 people at a time, so it is suitable for catechesis, talks and screenings of films on missionary themes.
Highlights
- Handicrafts and folk art from Franciscan missions in Africa, Latin America and the East
- Multimedia exhibition renewed in 2019
- Guided tours by Franciscans and the museum director
- Films and presentations on missionary themes
- Museum near the basilica in Panewniki
Permanent exhibition
- Multimedialna wystawa misyjna – Handicrafts, folk art, documentation and films from Franciscan missions in, among others, Bolivia, Africa, Morocco, the Holy Land and countries of the former Soviet Union.
- Founded
- 2003
- Operated by
- Prowincja Wniebowzięcia NMP Zakonu Braci Mniejszych (franciszkanie)
Admission & discounts
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Accessibility
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Kids & families
The Franciscans renewed the exhibition so that children and young people would visit the museum more willingly.
Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | The museum is guided by the Franciscans and the museum director. The hall holds up to 25 people at a time. |
