Muzeum w Bielsku-Białej - Dom Tkacza

About the museum

The Weaver’s House (Dom Tkacza) stands in Górne Przedmieście (Upper Suburb), which already existed in the first half of the 15th century and was inhabited by Bielsko cloth makers (sukiennicy). The building’s traditions go back to the 18th century; until the beginning of the 20th century it housed a cloth maker’s flat and workshop. In the second half of the 18th century the Bartke family probably lived here, in the 19th century the Bathelt family, and from 1873 the owner was Carl Nowak.

At the beginning of the 20th century the workshop of the shoemaker Antoni Polończyk operated here, until the Second World War. After the war the building served as an ordinary tenement house. In 1974 Wiktor Polończyk donated it to the State Treasury for museum purposes. After many years of conservation and reconstruction work, the house was opened to visitors in 1992, then as part of the Bielsko-Biała District Museum.

Today the Weaver’s House presents a reconstruction of the interior of the house and of the cloth-making workshop belonging to a guild master, that is, an elder of the guild, a representative of the highest guild authorities. The arrangement shows how such a house functioned at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, in a period of decline of manual production displaced by mechanical workshops. Until 2020 an exhibition of folk costumes operated on the upper floor; it was closed for conservation reasons.

Highlights

• Reconstruction of the house and cloth-making workshop of a guild master
• Historic house with a tradition going back to the 18th century
• Tuesday – free admission
• A branch of the Historical Museum in Bielsko-Biała

Permanent exhibition

• Wnętrze domu i warsztatu sukienniczego mistrza cechowego – Reconstruction of the house and cloth-making workshop of an elder of the guild from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, during the decline of handicraft production.

Founded

1992

Operated by

Samorząd Województwa Śląskiego (Muzeum Historyczne w Bielsku-Białej)

Admission & discounts

Free admission: Every Tuesday – free admission.

Holders of the Large Family Card and of the Rodziny Plus card (programme “Śląskie dla rodziny”) pay PLN 9 (full ticket) or PLN 4.50 (reduced). The pass to all branches costs PLN 50 (reduced PLN 30).

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: not available
• Elevator: not available
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The building is historic and not accessible to wheelchair users. Guide dogs and assistance dogs may enter the museum.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

The museum offers a family ticket and educational workshops for children of various ages.

Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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