Muzeum Śląska Cieszyńskiego

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The Muzeum Śląska Cieszyńskiego (Museum of Cieszyn Silesia) is a museum in the town of Cieszyn, Silesian Voivodship, Poland. It was founded in 1802 by Leopold Szersznik, a Jesuit priest, and it is one of the oldest museums in Central Europe.

The museum is located in the Pałac Laryszów (or Larisch Palace), built in 1794.

It is divided in the following sections:

archaeology: Materials from excavation research on the castle mountain in Cieszyn and in the city centers of Międzyświeć and Bielsko
ethnography: instruments and objects of daily applications, embroideries, lace and silver decorations of people's apparels, oil paintings, trówły etc.
photography: both old photographic instruments and old photographes as well as transparencies
history
art
technique

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.