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Sanok Historical Museum

Coordinates: 49°33′41.4″N 22°12′29.3″E / 49.561500°N 22.208139°E / 49.561500; 22.208139
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Sanok Historical Museum
Muzeum Historyczne w Sanoku (Polish)
Building at 2 Zamkowa Street (formerly the Austrian Guardhouse), currently housing the museum's administration and gallery
Building at 2 Zamkowa Street (formerly the Austrian Guardhouse), currently housing the museum's administration and gallery
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Established1934
Location2 Zamkowa Street, Sanok
Coordinates49°33′41.4″N 22°12′29.3″E / 49.561500°N 22.208139°E / 49.561500; 22.208139
CollectionsHistorical and contemporary art
DirectorJarosław Serafin
CuratorAndrzej Romaniak [pl]
Websitewww.muzeum.sanok.pl

The Sanok Historical Museum is a regional museum located in Sanok, Poland.

It houses the world's largest collection of works by Zdzisław Beksiński. The museum also holds collections of historical and contemporary art.[1] In the Podkarpackie Voivodeship, it ranks third in visitor numbers, following the Łańcut Castle and the Museum of Folk Architecture.[2]

History

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The initial efforts to collect artifacts for the future Museum of the Sanok Land were undertaken by Aleksander Rybicki [pl], Adam Fastnacht, and Stefan Stefański [pl], who were students at the Sanok gymnasium [pl] at the time.[3] A significant role in establishing the Museum of the Sanok Land was played by the then-mayor of Sanok, Tadeusz Malawski [pl], who gathered numerous artifacts and memorabilia in the city hall, which were later transferred to the newly established museum.[4] The institution was formally established in 1934 as the Museum of the Sanok Land, initiated by Dr. Jadwiga Przeworska from the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Public Education and the Sanok starosta, Dr. Bolesław Skwarczyński [pl].[5][6] Under Polish auspices, the Museum of the Sanok Land operated until 1939 at the Sanok Castle, with its exhibition divided into historical, ecclesiastical, and ethnographic sections.[7] Its mission was to collect, scientifically study, and make accessible the historical artifacts of the Sanok Land.[8] In 1934, a commemorative plaque was installed at the museum's entrance, reading: "In this building, part of the former Sanok Castle built by King Casimir the Great in the mid-14th century, notable for the wedding celebrations of King Władysław Jagiełło on 2 May 1417, rebuilt under King Sigismund the Old by his wife Bona Sforza in the 16th century, the Museum of the Sanok Land was established through the efforts of the Friends of the Sanok Land Society in 1934".[9][10] Historical research on the Sanok Land was conducted by Adam Fastnacht. In September 1937, an exhibition titled "Sanok Land in Painting, Sculpture, and Photography" was organized.[11]

Sanok Castle

Following the outbreak of World War II in September 1939, the castle was looted.[12] During the occupation, the castle housed the Kreismuseum in Sanok (District Museum in Sanok) and the Lemkivshchyna Museum.[6] In August 1944, the museum's collections were again devastated by German forces, who removed approximately 300–400 of the most valuable artifacts, including royal charters for Sanok, paintings, handwritten books, and complete sets of folk costumes.[13]

By order of the Minister of Culture and Art on 9 June 1950, the Museum of the Sanok Land was renamed the Sanok Museum.[14] It later operated as the Sanok Regional Museum.[15] In 1959, the museum celebrated its 25th anniversary.[16]

A branch of the museum, General Karol Świerczewski Memorial House, was opened on 28 March 1987 in Jabłonki, near the general's monument, funded by the city of Sanok.[17][18][19][20]

Collections and exhibitions

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Collections of the Historical Museum
Marian Kruczek Gallery
Collections and Exhibition

In 1937, an exhibition titled "Sanok Land in Painting, Sculpture, and Photography" was held.[21] In 1945, the first post-war joint exhibition of Sanok artists was organized, featuring works by Stefan Pajączkowski [pl], Marian Kruczek [pl], Władysław Lisowski [pl], Kazimierz Florek [pl], Tadeusz Marian Turkowski [pl], Bronisław Naczas [pl], and Józef Sitarz [pl].[9]

The museum currently holds over 20,000 artifacts, organized into archaeological, iconographic, historical, and conservation departments. It includes the Maria and Franciszek Prochaska Contemporary Art Gallery[22] and the Zdzisław Beksiński Gallery, located in the rebuilt southern wing of the Sanok Castle (2010–2011).[23]

The collection "Pokuttia Ceramics from the Donation of Curator Aleksander Rybicki", housed in the Inn building, represents the largest collection of Pokuttia ceramics in Poland. Donated by Aleksander Rybicki on 28 May 1978, it was exhibited during the Sanok Days in June 1978.[24][25][26] On 20 November 1978, the museum received works from the heirs of Polish artists Franciszek Prochaska [pl], Tadeusz Makowski, Józef Pankiewicz, Hanna Rudzka-Cybisowa, and Jan Cybis.[27]

The museum's most valuable collections include over 200 preserved Carpathian icons from the Sanok Land, dating from the 16th to 20th centuries, a collection of Pokuttia ceramics, and several hundred paintings by artists such as Jan Nepomucen Gniewosz [pl], Maria Bianka Mossoczy [pl], Wacław Zawadowski, Wacław Żaboklicki, Ludwik Lille [pl], Józef Pankiewicz, Hanna Rudzka-Cybisowa, Jan Cybis, Olga Boznańska, Tadeusz Makowski, and Jan Ekiert [pl].[28]

In 1973, the museum acquired recipe books from the former pharmacy of Marian Kawski [pl].[29]

Selected works from the museum's collections

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Awards and honors

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  • In 1974, a medal titled "40th Anniversary of the Historical Museum in Sanok" was minted, designed by Roman Tarkowski [pl]. In 1984, a medal titled "Historical Museum in Sanok: 50th Anniversary" was minted, designed by Czesław Dźwigaj. In 1986, two medals commemorating the Historical Museum in Sanok branch in Jabłonki, featuring General Karol Świerczewski, were minted, also designed by Czesław Dźwigaj.[30]
  • Honorary Diploma from the Minister of Culture and Art (1984).[31]
  • Badge "Meritorious for the Krosno Voivodeship" (1984).[32]
  • "Jubilee Address" (1984).[20]
  • Ministry of Culture and Art Award in the competition for the most interesting museum event of the year, for establishing the General Karol Świerczewski–Walter Memorial House exhibition (1988).[33][34]
  • Entry in the Golden Book of the Society of Fighters for Freedom and Democracy in Sanok (1989).[35]

References

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  1. ^ "Starosta Sebastian Niżnik nie otrzyma wsparcia dla Muzeum Historycznego w Sanoku" [Starosta Sebastian Niżnik Will Not Receive Support for the Historical Museum in Sanok]. esanok.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  2. ^ Gorczyca, Ewa (18 January 2014). "Minister nie pomoże Muzeum Historycznemu w Sanoku" [The Minister Will Not Help the Historical Museum in Sanok]. Nowiny24 (in Polish). Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  3. ^ Stefański, Stefan (2005). Kartki z przeszłości Sanoka [Pages from Sanok's Past] (in Polish). Sanok: Muzeum Historyczne w Sanoku. p. 5. ISBN 8391947092.
  4. ^ Zając, Edward (1995). "Środowisko kulturalne, Pomiędzy wojnami światowymi 1918–1939" [Cultural Environment, Between the World Wars 1918–1939]. In Kiryk, Feliks (ed.). Sanok. Dzieje miasta [Sanok: History of the City] (in Polish). Kraków: Secesja. pp. 616–617.
  5. ^ Fastnacht, Adam (31 March 1936). "Muzeum Ziemi Sanockiej" [Museum of the Sanok Land]. Warszawski Dziennik Narodowy (in Polish). 90B: 4.
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  7. ^ Rocznik Polityczny i Gospodarczy [Political and Economic Yearbook] (in Polish). Warsaw: Polish Telegraphic Agency. 1939. p. 564.
  8. ^ Stefański, Stefan (1991). Sanok i okolice. Przewodnik turystyczny [Sanok and Surroundings: Tourist Guide] (in Polish). Sanok: Muzeum Historyczne w Sanoku. p. 34.
  9. ^ a b Ząbkiewicz, Józef (1995). "W latach powojennych. Życie kulturalne. Muzeum Historyczne" [In the Postwar Years. Cultural Life. Historical Museum]. In Kiryk, Feliks (ed.). Sanok. Dzieje miasta [Sanok: History of the City] (in Polish). Kraków: Secesja. pp. 911, 934.
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  11. ^ "Pod protektoratem Ministra gen. Kasprzyckiego. Wystawa dorobku kulturalnego Ziemi sanockiej" [Under the Patronage of Minister Gen. Kasprzycki: Exhibition of the Cultural Achievements of the Sanok Land]. Wschód (in Polish). 54: 1. 20 July 1937.
  12. ^ Zając, Edward (1995). Zarys dziejów Muzeum Historycznego w Sanoku [Outline of the History of the Historical Museum in Sanok] (in Polish). Sanok: Muzeum Historyczne w Sanoku. pp. 272–273.
  13. ^ "III. Realizacja 3-letniego planu odbudowy. Muzea" [Implementation of the 3-Year Reconstruction Plan: Museums]. Kształtowanie się władzy ludowej na Rzeszowszczyźnie [Formation of People's Power in the Rzeszów Land] (in Polish). Vol. II. Rzeszów: Komitet Wojewódzki PZPR w Rzeszowie. 1966. pp. 165–166.
  14. ^ "Zarządzenie Ministra Kultury i Sztuki z dnia 9 czerwca 1950 r. w sprawie ustalenia nazw muzeów państwowych i muzeów przejętych na własność Państwa" [Ordinance of the Minister of Culture and Art of 9 June 1950 on the Determination of the Names of State Museums and Museums Taken Over as State Property]. Monitor Polski (in Polish). 71 (820). 9 June 1950.
  15. ^ Kłos, Stanisław (1969). Województwo rzeszowskie. Przewodnik [Rzeszów Voivodeship: Guide] (in Polish). Warsaw: Sport i Turystyka. p. 341.
  16. ^ "25-lecie Muzeum" [25th Anniversary of the Museum]. Nowiny (in Polish). 272: 3. 11 November 1959. Archived from the original on 25 February 2018.
  17. ^ Koszela, Wiesław (20–31 March 1987). "Do wolności przez Polskę, a do Polski przez cały świat" [To Freedom Through Poland, and to Poland Through the Whole World]. Gazeta Sanocka – Autosan (in Polish). 9 (408): 5.
  18. ^ Biskup, Bogdan (28–29 March 1987). "Grze dosięgły go kule..." [Where Bullets Reached Him...]. Nowiny (in Polish). 74: 3–4.
  19. ^ "Patriotyczna manifestacja w Jabłonkach k. Baligrodu w 90 rocznicę urodzin i w 40 rocznicę śmierci generała Karola Świerczewskiego" [Patriotic Manifestation in Jabłonki near Baligród on the 90th Anniversary of the Birth and 40th Anniversary of the Death of General Karol Świerczewski]. Nowiny (in Polish). 75: 1–2. 30 March 1987.
  20. ^ a b Stachowicz, Władysław (2008). "Nr 8: Samorząd Gminy Miasta Sanoka 1867–1990. Miejska Rada Narodowa w Sanoku 1950–1990" [No. 8: Local Government of the Sanok City Municipality 1867–1990. Sanok City Council 1950–1990]. Zeszyty Archiwum Ziemi Sanockiej (in Polish). 8. Sanok: Fundacja Archiwum Ziemi Sanockiej: 288, 301. ISSN 1731-870X.
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  22. ^ "Wykaz Legionistów Polskich 1914–1918. Franciszek Prochaska" [List of Polish Legionnaires 1914–1918: Franciszek Prochaska]. Muzeum Józefa Piłsudskiego w Sulejówku (in Polish). Archived from the original on 20 October 2016.
  23. ^ "Muzeum Historyczne w Sanoku – Siedziba" [Historical Museum in Sanok – Headquarters]. muzeum.sanok.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  24. ^ "Atrakcyjny program Dni Iwonicza Zdroju, Jasła, Sanoka i Strzyżowa" [Attractive Program of the Days of Iwonicz Zdrój, Jasło, Sanok, and Strzyżów]. Nowiny (in Polish). 122: 1. 30 May 1978.
  25. ^ "Unikalna w kraju i na świecie kolekcja porcelany pokuckiej wzbogaciła zbiory Muzeum Historycznego w Sanoku" [Unique in Poland and Worldwide Collection of Pokuttia Porcelain Enriched the Collections of the Historical Museum in Sanok]. Nowiny (in Polish). 144: 4. 26 June 1978.
  26. ^ Zając, Edward (2009). Sanockie biografie [Sanok Biographies] (in Polish). Sanok: MBP. p. 53. ISBN 978-83-61043-09-6.
  27. ^ Oberc, Franciszek (1995). "Kalendarium sanockie 1974–1994" [Sanok Timeline 1974–1994]. In Kiryk, Feliks (ed.). Sanok. Dzieje miasta [Sanok: History of the City] (in Polish). Kraków: Secesja. p. 953.
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  30. ^ Romaniak, Andrzej (2005). Medale, medaliony, plakiety. Katalog zbiorów [Medals, Medallions, Plaques: Collection Catalog] (in Polish). Sanok: Muzeum Historyczne w Sanoku. pp. 66, 94, 98. ISBN 83-919305-8-0.
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  32. ^ "Pół wieku sanockiego Muzeum Historycznego" [Half a Century of the Sanok Historical Museum]. Gazeta Sanocka – Autosan (in Polish). 18 (309): 5. 20–30 June 1984.
  33. ^ "Wyróżnienie dla Muzeum Historycznego w Sanoku" [Award for the Historical Museum in Sanok]. Nowiny (in Polish). 231: 2. 4 October 1988.
  34. ^ Koszela, Wiesław (10–20 October 1988). "Wyróżnienie dla Muzeum Historycznego" [Award for the Historical Museum]. Gazeta Sanocka – Autosan (in Polish). 29 (464): 2.
  35. ^ "Dzień zwycięstwa – dzień kombatanta" [Victory Day – Combatants' Day]. Gazeta Sanocka – Autosan (in Polish). 15 (486): 3. 20–31 May 1989.
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