History Museum (Muzeum Historyczne) description and photos - Poland: Bialystok (Topic)

Historical Museum (Muzeum Historyczne) description and photos - Poland: Bialystok. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Muzeum Historyczne.

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Historical Museum - Museum in the Polish city of Bialystok, is part of the Podlesie Museum. The museum presents a rich collection of archival materials, iconography illustrating the history of Bialystok, the collection of coins has more than 16,000 items. In total, the museum houses more than 35,000 exhibits.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the building that now houses the museum belonged to Bert Lurie. The new owner, having bought the house from Adolf Krinsky, began renovations. In 1913, the building received a new elegant Art Nouveau facade. The architect is still unknown. In 1923, Lurie sold all the property to Samuel Kutronov, a co-owner of a textile factory.

After the First World War, Samuel's son Benjamin lived in the house. After 1927, the tax office was located on the first floor of the building. After the outbreak of World War II, the house was taken over by the National Society of East Prussia. Two years after the end of the war, the Society was renamed the Regional Public Security Bureau. Until 1974, the headquarters of the Bialystok police was located here, and in 1976 the Museum of the Revolutionary Movement was opened, which in 1990 was transformed into the Museum of History.

In 2008, a group of students of the University of Bialystok and volunteers developed and a permanent exhibition "Jewish heritage in Bialystok" was opened.

A special place in the permanent exhibition is occupied by the largest collection of things related to Tatar settlements in the Polish-Lithuanian lands. The most valuable exhibits are elements of handwritten Islamic religious books, in particular the Koran.

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