Silesian Museum in Katowice is a museum in the city of Katowice, Poland. The museum was founded in 1929 by the Silesian Sejm, while the region was recovering from the Silesian Uprisings. In the XX century interbellum, the Silesian Museum in Katowice was one of the biggest museums in Poland. After their invasion of Poland, the Nazi Germans however br…Silesian Museum in Katowice is a museum in the city of Katowice, Poland. The museum was founded in 1929 by the Silesian Sejm, while the region was recovering from the Silesian Uprisings. In the XX century interbellum, the Silesian Museum in Katowice was one of the biggest museums in Poland. After their invasion of Poland, the Nazi Germans however brought the collection to Bytom and tore the building down in 1940. In 1984 the museum was reinstated in the former Grand Hotel in Katowice. In 2015 a new main location was opened on the site of the former Katowice coal mine. The new museum reuses some of the historical buildings from the mining complex, and the primary exhibition space is underground.
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