Muzeum Těšínska (, ) is a regional
museum
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in
Český Těšín
Český Těšín (; ; ) is a town in Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 23,000 inhabitants.
Český Těšín lies on the west bank of the Olza (river), Olza river, in the heart of the historical ...
,
Czech Republic
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. It focuses on the history and traditions of the region of
Cieszyn Silesia
Cieszyn Silesia, Těšín Silesia or Teschen Silesia ( ; or ; or ) is a historical region in south-eastern Silesia, centered on the towns of Cieszyn and Český Těšín and bisected by the Olza River. Since 1920 it has been divided betwe ...
. The museum was founded in 1948 by teacher Ladislav Báča.
It has 12 regional branches and show rooms. Thanks to its regional branch in
Jablunkov
Jablunkov (; , ) is a town in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,300 inhabitants. The town has a significant Polish minority in the Czech Republic, Polish minority. It is inhabited by a la ...
it is the easternmost professional museum in the Czech Republic.
[Ondřeka 2007, 10.] The museum cooperates with
Muzeum Śląska Cieszyńskiego and
Książnica Cieszyńska in the neighbouring
Cieszyn
Cieszyn ( , ; ; ) is a border town in southern Poland on the east bank of the Olza River, and the administrative seat of Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship. The town has 33,500 inhabitants ( and lies opposite Český Těšín in the Czech Repu ...
in
Poland
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.
Since 1957 the museum publishes the ''
Těšínsko'' magazine. Current director is Zbyšek Ondřeka.
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Museums in the Moravian-Silesian Region
Český Těšín
History museums in the Czech Republic
Museums established in 1948
1948 establishments in Czechoslovakia
20th-century architecture in the Czech Republic
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