Willa Juliana Fałata w Bystrej
Branch of the Muzeum Historyczne w Bielsku-Białej in the villa and garden where the painter Julian Fałat lived; free admission on Saturdays.
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About the museum
Fałatówka is the former home of the painter Julian Fałat in Bystra near Bielsko-Biała, where the artist lived for almost twenty years. Fałat bought the estate in 1909 and in 1911 built a wooden studio in the garden, which burned down in 1935.
After the painter’s death his children inherited the house, and in 1947 the state took it over as former German property. The idea of setting up an artist’s museum had already emerged in 1945, but the institution was opened to visitors only in August 1973. The building was modernised in 2013 and 2015.
The villa is now a branch of the Muzeum Historyczne w Bielsku-Białej (Historical Museum in Bielsko-Biała). Visitors can see the interiors of the artist’s home with his paintings, and a biographical exhibition on the painter’s life and legacy.
Highlights
- Interiors of Julian Fałat’s house with a rich display of his paintings
- Biographical exhibition “Z paletą przez życie” (Through Life with a Palette)
- Watercolours and oil paintings, documents, furniture and personal memorabilia of the painter
- Garden around the villa
- Audio guide “Opowieść o Fałatówce” (The Story of Fałatówka)
Permanent exhibitions
- Julian Fałat – malarz i kolekcjoner – Exhibition presenting the artist’s home interiors in Bystra, along with a rich display of the master’s paintings.
- Z paletą przez życie – Biographical and historical exhibition in the rooms on the ground floor, presenting the painter’s life and legacy.
- Founded
- 1973
- Operated by
- Muzeum Historyczne w Bielsku-Białej
Admission & discounts
| Adults | 22 zł |
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| Reduced | 15 złpupils and students, doctoral students, pensioners and disability pensioners, people with disabilities and their carers, Honorary Blood Donors, and certain holders of cultural honours or status of anti-communist opposition activists (on presentation of entitlement) |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 7 · Children under 7 enter free of charge. |
| Seniors | 14 zł |
| Groups | –One group supervisor enters free of charge. |
| Families | 45 złFamily ticket for two adults and two children. |
| Standard ticket with the Karta Rodzina Plus (Family Plus Card) | 11 zł |
| Reduced ticket with the Karta Rodzina Plus | 5.50 zł |
| Guided tour in Polish | 100 złBy prior arrangement, subject to the availability of guides. |
| Guided tour in English or German | 130 złSubject to the availability of guides. |
Free admission: Free admission on Saturdays.
The joint ticket (karnet) is not valid at Fałatówka. Free admission also applies to the carer of an organised group and to pupils of the Zespół Szkół Plastycznych (Art School Complex) in Bielsko-Biała, for temporary exhibitions on artistic themes.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: not available
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: not available
- Service dogs welcome
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The historic building limits access for wheelchair users. Assistance dogs and guide dogs may enter all museum buildings; there are no induction loops. There is no car park for visitors at the museum.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
By car
No on-site parking at the museum.
- Accessible parking: not available
The museum has no car park for visitors.
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Audio guide | yes |
| Good to know | Guided tours are booked by telephone at +48 33 817 13 61. The audio guide “Opowieść o Fałatówce” is available. |
