10 Museums in Katowice That You Shouldn't Miss

Wytwoornia is a showroom, which presents works of young creative polish designers and art pieces of polish artists and graphics. You can find there unique clothes, made from best materials and amazing gifts for your family and friends.

Muzeum, założone w 2012 roku w Katowicach, jest jedynym tego typu podmiotem w Polsce, zarejestrowanym w Ministerstwie Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego. Na swoich ekspozycjach prezentuje przekrojową historię informatyki. Bieżąca (w pełni interaktywna) ekspozycja prezentuje ok. 270 komputerów. Wśród nich komputery wielkogabarytowe ( w tym sprzęt produkcji polskiej ODRA 1305, ODRA 1304, PRS4, SMC 10, i wiele innych); komputery 8, 16, 32 bitowe oraz komputery specjalizowane rozrywce czyli konsole do gier i automaty Arcade. Muzeum dla osób indywidualnych, dostępne tylko w soboty o godzinie 15:00 - wymusza to fakt, że muzeum w całości prowadzone jest przez wolontariuszy i bez dotacji. Grupy zorganizowane, umawiane są indywidualnie w dogodnych terminach. Zwiedzanie tylko z przewodnikiem.

Exhibition presents collection of necked plucked chordophones - lutes from the whole World. On most of the instruments it is possible to play with a company of two fascinates. A place full of tones, printings, stories, melodies... Entry after previous arrangement by phone.

Muzeum Slaskie comprises a building complex erected at the site of the former mine and represents a perfect combination of the region’s identity with state-of-the-art architectural solutions. Such result was achieved thanks to the maximum use of underground space, and therefore relatively low interference with the local, post-industrial landscape. Impressive spaces are vast and modern and at the same time maintain the memory of place, which closely corresponds with the Museum’s cultural policy. The new building of Muzeum Slaskie, raised as a result of the local inhabitants’ needs and some brave decisions, has quickly and naturally become the crucial cultural centre of the region, a remarkably important Silesian social life hub and a significant contributor on the cultural map of Poland. The new building allowed us to display valuable exhibits, which we were unable to present to the visitors earlier, and create the “The Light of History. Upper Silesia over the Ages.” exhibition — an innovative event, which is both important for the region and emotional. However, opening new exhibitions in just one of the goals fulfilled by the Silesian Museum. It is people who matter most to us and that is why we are proud to have established a dynamic and thriving meeting place.

The main building and most of the Museum’s departments are located in a historic tenement house which was built at the beginning of the 20th century. Its exclusive premises were once occupied by wealthy citizens of the city. Having appreciated the building’s virtues, the Local Government in Katowice decided to allocate the House to the Museum in 1979. In order to faithfully reconstruct middle-class interiors, a permanent exhibition was created in situ. Departments of The Museum of The History of Katowice: -> THEATRE AND FILM DEPARTMENT ul. Kopernika 11, 40-064 Katowice -> PAWEŁ STELLER’S GRAPH ul. Kosciuszki 47, 40-048 Katowice -> ETHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT ul. Rymarska 4, 40-425 Katowice-Nikiszowiec

Visit the darkest place on Katowice's map, which surely will send shivers down your spine. Simply put - a horror house. Speaking more deeply - an experience, which forever will change your understanding of words "fear" and "anxiety". Meet our residents, who were refused treatment in every psych ward nearby, and see how we encourage development of their "passions".

Among tasks of Silesian Freedom and Solidarity Centre is conducting the exhibition in the Commemoration Museum of ‘Wujek’ Coal Mine as well as propagating freedom and anti-totalitarian ideas. Our institution was established as a result of an agreement between Silesian Voivodship and Katowice City. The exposition is placed in a former coal-mine warehouse. Before the World War II in this building miners’ lamps were filled with carbide, later it was used as a warehouse of workers’ clothes and on 16 December 1981 it became a silent witness to tragic incidents of martial law. It is probably from the ramp of this building where the deadly shots were fired at the miners of Wujek Coal Mine.