Muzeum Ziemi Sokólskiej

About the museum

The Muzeum Ziemi Sokólskiej (Sokółka Regional Museum), known as the “Museum of Many Cultures”, is part of the Sokółka Cultural Centre. The idea of founding it was put forward in the 1970s by Maciej Konopacki, a staff member of the centre, who initially thought of a Tatar museum. In the 1980s the institution received its present building and operated as a social museum attached to the Sokółka Cultural Centre; the history department opened in 1984.

The museum is housed in a historic 18th-century building in the town centre, from the time when these lands were ruled by the Lithuanian treasurer Antoni Tyzenhauz. The collections were built up from gifts by residents, who donated souvenirs and everyday objects.

Today the museum has three departments. The historical department presents the history of Sokółka and its inhabitants, with particular attention to the 19th and 20th centuries and the multicultural past of the region. The ethnographic department shows everyday life in the villages around Sokółka in the 19th and 20th centuries, including a furnished village room and traditional textiles. The Tatar department tells the history and culture of the Polish Tatars, with religious objects, documents and costumes.

On the first floor there is a room for temporary exhibitions. The museum also runs a library of regional publications, educational classes, historical walks and author meetings.

Highlights

• Tatar department with religious objects and costumes
• Historical department on the history of Sokółka
• Furnished village room and traditional textiles
• Historic 18th-century building in the town centre
• Library of publications on the history and culture of the Tatars

Permanent exhibitions

• Dział Historyczny – A chronological survey of the history of Sokółka and its inhabitants, especially in the 19th and 20th centuries, with emphasis on the multicultural past of the region.
• Dział Tatarski – History and culture of the Polish Tatars: religious objects, documents and costumes.
• Dział Etnograficzny – Everyday life in the villages around Sokółka in the 19th and 20th centuries, including a furnished village room and traditional textiles.

Founded

1980

Operated by

Sokólski Ośrodek Kultury

Admission & discounts

The reduced ticket and the ticket for holders of the Large Family Card require a document to be shown at the entrance. The temporary exhibition on the first floor is free of charge.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

The museum runs educational classes and workshops (e.g. cross-stitch embroidery, herbal cosmetics).

Getting there & parking

The museum is in the centre of Sokółka. The Tourist Information Point is in a separate building at ul. Piłsudskiego 1 (tel. +48 85 555 81 00).

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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