Muzeum Regionalne „Państwa Muszyńskiego” w Muszynie
A regional museum in a reconstructed coaching inn in Muszyna, with exhibitions on the history of the former Muszyna Lordship, ethnography and Judaica, and a room of non-professional art with works by Nikifor.
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About the museum
The museum was founded on the initiative of the branch of the Polish Tourist and Sightseeing Society (Polskie Towarzystwo Turystyczno-Krajoznawcze), set up in Muszyna in 1956, whose members decided to collect memorabilia and relics of the region’s folk art. The initiator of the project was Karol Rojna. After two years of collecting exhibits and funds, and of renovating the historic coaching inn at ul. Kity 16, the “Muzeum Pamiątek Muszyny” (Museum of Muszyna Memorabilia) was solemnly opened on 3 August 1958.
In the following decades the collection grew: in 1972 it numbered 572 exhibits and had a professionally prepared historical exhibition. Because of the poor technical condition of the building and a planned bypass, in 2009 the town decided to rebuild the coaching inn next to the Starosta’s Manor (Dwór Starostów). The reconstruction, mostly co-financed from European Union funds, was completed on 30 July 2010. Since 2010 the museum has operated within the Municipal and Gmina Centre of Culture, today the Centre for Culture and Reading in Muszyna, and the whole complex is called the Park of Culture and Old Crafts (Park Kultury i Dawnego Rzemiosła).
The exhibition tells the story of the so-called Muszyna Lordship (Państwo Muszyńskie), the estates of the Kraków bishopric with Muszyna and Tylicz, and of the starosts, burghers, Lemkos and Jews living in the region. The collections also include burgher chests, militaria and Judaica, and a separate room is devoted to non-professional art, including works by Nikifor.
Highlights
- exhibition on the history of the Muszyna Lordship
- room of non-professional art with works by Nikifor
- guild chests from the 17th century and a weaver’s workshop from the 16th century
- Judaica and memorabilia of the Lemkos
- neighbourhood of the Old Crafts House and the Starosta’s Manor
Permanent exhibitions
- Historia Państwa Muszyńskiego – Memorabilia of former starosts, burghers of Muszyna, Lemkos and Jews, and historical and ethnographic collections of the region, including burgher chests, militaria and Judaica.
- Sztuka nieprofesjonalna – Room with works by Nikifor and by local artists.
- Founded
- 1958
- Operated by
- Centrum Kultury i Czytelnictwa Miasta i Gminy Uzdrowiskowej Muszyna
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Plan your visit
| School programs | yes |
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| Good to know | The museum has a conference room in which museum lessons, chamber concerts, poetry meetings, vernissages and conferences take place. A virtual tour of the museum is available on the website. |
