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Coordinates: 49°44'52?N 18°38'02?E? / ?49.7479, 18.6339
The Muzeum Slaska Cieszynskiego (Museum of Cieszyn Silesia) is a museum in the town of Cieszyn, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. It was founded in 1802 by Leopold Szersznik, a Jesuit priest, and it is one of the oldest public museums in Central Europe. The museum focuses on the history and traditions of Silesia, especially the region of Cieszyn Silesia.
The museum is located in the Palac Laryszów (Larisch Palace), built in 1794.
It is divided in the following sections:
There are also temporary exhibitions.
The exposition is grouped in the exact same way as the founder, Leopold Szersznik, left it, resembling a cabinet of curiosities. The interiors are restored to their original style and there is a room which is decorated with arcadian landscapes and cherubs riding on goatback. The stable was built by then owner Filip Saint-Genois d'Anneaucourt in 1831 and is now the museum café.
The museum has regional branches in Górki Wielkie, Skoczów and Wisla and cooperates with Ksiaznica Cieszynska in Cieszyn and Muzeum Tešínska in Ceský Tešín the Czech part of the town.
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