Beskid Museum in Wisła

The Andrzej Podżorski Beskid Museum in Wisła is a branch of the Museum of Cieszyn Silesia, devoted to the life and culture of the highlanders of the Silesian Beskids. It was opened on 16 August 1964 during the 1st Beskid Culture Week, and its creator and organiser was the community activist and writer Andrzej Podżorski.

What to see in the collections

The exhibition includes everyday objects, furniture, costumes and examples of folk art. The museum also has a collection of paintings by artists such as Czesław Kuryatto, Ludwik Konarzewski, Jan Wałach and Paweł Steller. In the immediate vicinity stands an enclave of timber architecture from Wisła and the surrounding area.

The former Evangelical inn

The museum is housed in the building of a former Evangelical inn, where worshippers arriving for services from distant valleys and slopes found shelter. The brick building was erected in 1827 on the site of a wooden inn from 1794, and on 2 March 1960 it was entered in the heritage register.

Practical information

• Address: plac Stellera 1, Wisła. The data gave the address ul. Regera 6 in Cieszyn, but that is the seat of the Museum of Cieszyn Silesia, which runs the branch.
• Check the opening hours and the rules for visiting on the website of the Museum of Cieszyn Silesia (muzeumcieszyn.pl) before your visit.
• Right next door is the “Sports Trophies of Adam Małysz” Gallery (about 100 m), and about 600 m away stands Ochorowiczówka.