Collection
Mainly ethnological and archaeological artefacts from the surrounding area, related to the History of Silesia. Furthermore some 233 works of Polish art, with as remarkable examples portraits by Stanisław Wyspiański and some paintings by Olga Boznańska. Other artists on display from the original collection, returned from Bytom, are:
- Jan Cybis (pl)
- Tadeusz Makowski
- Józef Mehoffer
- Piotr Michałowski
- Tymon Niesiołowski (pl)
- Stanisław Witkiewicz
- Witold Wojtkiewicz
More contemporary artists on display are:
- Edward Dwurnik (pl)
- Adam Marczyński
- Andrzej Wróblewski
Furthermore there are historical objects and artefacts from the region, such as a flask vessel.
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