Silesian Museum in Katowice
The Silesian Museum is a regional museum, a cultural institution co-run by the Marshal's Office of the Silesian Voivodeship and the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.
Committed to the region's heritage, the dynamics of its history, multiculturalism and the leading role of industry, while simultaneously recognizing its intellectual and artistic achievements, the Silesian Museum undertakes the mission of creating a space for dialogue with the past and the achievements of the present in order to gain a deeper understanding of Silesia, Poland and Europe.
Now on view
12 exhibitions
Dormitorium. Tomasz Górnicki
Łukasz Szostkiewicz, Andrzej Holeczko-Kiehl
Upon entering the One Work Gallery, we see rows of dozens of old metal beds from a military field hospital. The arranged space immediately evokes various memories and associations: summer camps, colonies, dormitories,…
Flowers from Other Worlds. Anna Zemánková, Cecilie Marková, Marie Kodovská, and Czech Spiritualists
Anežka Šimková, Šárka Belšíková, Sonia Wilk
The Non-Professional Art Department of the Silesian Museum in Katowice has for many years collaborated with numerous foreign institutions dealing with the phenomenon of art brut. These contacts provide an opportunity to…
Józef Makal. Four Decades, One Gaze
dr Kamil Myszkowski
Józef Makal's photographs create a multidimensional record of life in Upper Silesia and Zagłębie Dąbrowskie in the second half of the 20th century. For almost four decades of working as a photojournalist for "Dziennik…
I'm not able to write who is in this picture
Dominika Szczech
It begins with a slight shift. Not with a catastrophe, but with a barely perceptible crack in the continuity of the world. A name lingers on the tip of the tongue. A face loses its obviousness. The way home turns into a…
Beyond Eden. Contemporary Art from the Collection of the Silesian Museum in Katowice
The exhibition project Beyond Eden was conceived with the intention of presenting a set of works acquired for the museum's collection in December 2018. Originally, these works formed the Silesian Collection of…
Gallery of non-professional art
The aim of the exhibition was to show the specific nature of non-professional art in Upper Silesia. This art, like no other, is linked to the artist's life and direct experiences, describing their surroundings, work,…
Gallery of Polish Modern Art 1800-1945
Immediately recognizable and lesser-known works from the painting and sculpture collection of the Silesian Museum in Katowice make up a fascinating panorama of aesthetic phenomena from the early and mature modernity.…
Study Warehouse
Following extensive renovation and new interior design, the former "Gwarek" bathhouse begins another stage in its history, serving as the study warehouse of the Silesian Museum in Katowice. The idea behind this place is…
On Tomek's Trail
Due to the extremely high temperatures in the Carpenter's Workshop attic, we have decided to temporarily close the educational space "On Tomek's Trail". We will announce its reopening to visitors as soon as weather…
Open Zone / "Escape Velocity" Exhibition
dra hab. Anna Sielska, prof. ASP
Open Zone is an exhibition space made available to students of artistic and design fields from our region. It is an initiative where the boundary between the host institution and the guest creator blurs. The Silesian…
Light of History: Upper Silesia Through the Ages
The permanent exhibition "Light of History: Upper Silesia Through the Ages," opened to the public on June 26, 2016, during the opening festival of the new Silesian Museum building, tells the story of Upper Silesia from…
Gallery of Silesian Sacral Art
The Gallery of Silesian Sacral Art, which is part of the permanent exhibition program dedicated to the history, culture, and art of the region, combines the collections of the Silesian Museum and exhibits from the…
