Silesian Museum in Katowice (Polish: Muzeum Śląskie w Katowicach) is a museum in the city of Katowice, Poland.
History
Non-existent, (destroyed by Wehrmacht, as a sign of new rule) building of the Silesian Museum, near the current Henryka Dąbrowskiego Street 23 in Katowice
The museum was founded in 1929 by the Silesian Sejm, while the region was recovering from the Silesian Uprisings. In the XX century interbellum, the Silesian Museum in Katowice was one of the biggest museums in Poland. After their invasion of Poland, the Nazi Germans however brought the collection to Bytom and tore the building down in 1940. In 1984 the museum was reinstated in the former Grand Hotel in Katowice [pl]. In 2015 a new main location was opened on the site of the former Katowice coal mine [pl]. The new museum reuses some of the historical buildings from the mining complex, and the primary exhibition space is underground.[1]
Former Grand Hotel, 1984-2015 seat of the museum before 2018
Collection
Warszawa mine shaft tower, now part of the Silesian Museum in Katowice
Permanent exhibitions and attractions include attractions, exhibitions and galleries dedicated to:[2]
Upper Silesia over the course of history, presented in Polish, English, and German, and notably addressing sensitive issues such as the area's German cultural heritage and relationship with Germany – topics taboo under the Communist regime.[3]
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