Olesnica History Meeting House

Olesnica’s History Meeting House is located in a tenement house at 11 Bocianie Street, in a place that centuries ago belonged to the castle and defense foundation. Its location makes it part of the historic Old Town. It is an ideal point from which to start exploring one of the oldest and most charming cities in Lower Silesia. The task of the House is to popularize knowledge about Olesnica, as well as to explore its history, present historical figures and disseminate cultural heritage. The municipal exhibition facility functions as part of the Olesnica Municipal Cultural and Art Center.

Exhibits

Our museum is a facility focused on using modern methods of presenting history. Here you can view several hundred digitized exhibits and many photos through a variety of thematic multimedia applications. In addition – as far as the small interiors of the historic building allow – we present exhibits placed in showcases and drawers.

Olesnica’s history at your fingertips

On the first floor of the museum is a Room with a mock-up of the city depicting the medieval street layout within the fortified walls, and a Media Room equipped with an interactive table and audio stations. On the first floor, the sightseeing path runs through the halls titled The Principality and Peace of Frederick Augustus, historically covering the years 1255-1884, and then through the expositions on Modernity (1884-1945) and Modernity (post-1945) housed in one room. Its final point is the Collector’s Room, dedicated to temporary exhibitions of the local collecting community.

Why visit:

Olesnica History Meeting House was created not only for Olesnica citizens who are absorbing knowledge about their city, but also for tourists who want to get to know one of the most beautiful cities of Lower Silesia. Both the former and the latter are given the opportunity to learn about the history of Olesnica in a nutshell.
Thematic diversity, rich use of modern technologies, orientation to all age categories of visitors, as well as their varying degree of historical initiation makes us confident that we have created an institution that can interest everyone.

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