Irena And Mieczysław Mazaraki Museum
The Irena and Mieczysław Mazaraki Museum ( pl, Muzeum w Chrzanowie im. Ireny i Mieczysława Mazarakich) is a regional museum in Chrzanów in Lesser Poland Voivodeship. It was once the home of Henry Lowenfeld, a 19th-century entrepreneur and migrant into Great Britain. History It was founded in 1960 as an independent cultural institution of the Gmina Chrzanów, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, municipality of Chrzanów. It focuses on the culture and industry in the western part of Lesser Poland. The permanent exhibition is housed at ulica Mickiewicza 13 in the former mansion of Henry Lowenfeld who settled in England. It presents the history, culture and nature studies of the Chrzanów's region, including flora and fauna and a geology collection. There is a section devoted to local Jewish history with a miniature model of the historical Chrzanów Synagogue. Industry is represented by a permanent exhibit about Fablok, the first locomotive factory in Poland. Some of the original interio ...
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