Podlaskie Museum in Białystok is the biggest museum of

Podlaskie Voivodeship Podlaskie Voivodeship ( ) is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship in northeastern Poland. The name of the voivodeship refers to the historical region of Podlachia (in Polish, ''Podlasie''), and significant part of its territory corresponds to th ...

. It is based in

Białystok Białystok is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the List of cities and towns in Poland, tenth-largest city in Poland, second in terms of population density, and thirteenth in area. Biał ...

, a city located in north-eastern Poland.

History

It was established in 1949 by the decree of the Ministry of Culture and Arts as the first regional museum in the history of the city. Its site was the rebuilt right wing of the Branicki Palace. In March 1950, the museum was moved to the Branicki Guest Palace located at Kilińskiego Street. On January 1, 1952, the institution was nationalized, and the

National Museum of Warsaw The National Museum in Warsaw (, MNW) is a national museum in Warsaw, one of the largest museums in Poland and the largest in the capital. It comprises a rich collection of ancient art (Egyptian, Greek, Roman), counting about 11,000 pieces, an ext ...

took supervision over it. On July 27, 1957, the Regional Museum gained the rank of a district museum and took charge of the regional museums in

Łomża Łomża () is a city in north-eastern Poland, approximately to the north-east of Warsaw and west of Białystok. It is situated alongside the Narew river as part of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the capital of Łomża County and has been the se ...

and

Suwałki Suwałki (; ; or סוּוואַלק) is a city in northeastern Poland with a population of 69,206 (2021). It is the capital of Suwałki County and one of the most important centers of commerce in the Podlaskie Voivodeship. A relatively young ci ...

.Historia Muzeum. oficjalna strona.
/ref> On September 13, 1958, the museum moved to the rebuilt town hall. Due to the expansion of the area, new workshops were established - next to the existing, historical and archeological ones, in 1958 an art workshop was established, in 1962 an ethnographic workshop, and in 1965 a scientific and educational workshop. In 1973, the museum developed rapidly, it was handed over to the palace in

Choroszcz Choroszcz () is a town in north-eastern Poland, located in Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, seat of Gmina Choroszcz. The Baroque palace in Choroszcz was the summer residence of the noble Branicki family, and is now part of the Museum of P ...

, where an interior exhibition was created. A Museum Point was also created in the refectory and chapel of the former Abbots' Palace in

Supraśl Supraśl (; ; ) is a town and former episcopal see in Białystok County, in Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the Gmina Supraśl. It is situated on the Supraśl (river), Supraśl River, about northeast of Białyst ...

. Two years later, the historical workshop moved from the guest palace at Kilińskiego Street to the historic Cytron Palace at Warszawska 37 Street. A new branch was established in

Tykocin Tykocin (; ) is a small town in north-eastern Poland, with 2,010 inhabitants (2012), located on the Narew river, in Białystok County in the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is one of the oldest towns in the region, with its historic center designated a ...

, based in the rebuilt synagogue and Talmudic house. In 1982 and in the areas located in

Wasilków Wasilków is a town in north-eastern Poland, in Białystok County, in Podlaskie Voivodeship, about north of Białystok, with 12 559 inhabitants (2022). It is a northern suburb of Białystok, situated on the Supraśl River. History The first ...

on the road to

Augustów Augustów is a town in north-eastern Poland. It lies on the Netta River and the Augustów Canal. It is the seat of Augustów County and of Gmina Augustów in the Podlaskie Voivodeship. Augustów has an area of , and as of June 2022 it has a popul ...

, the Bialystok Village Museum was established. In 1984, in the renovated town hall in

Bielsk Podlaski Bielsk Podlaski (, , ) is a town in eastern Poland, within Bielsk County in the Podlaskie Voivodeship. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 24,883. Geography Bielsk Podlaski is located in the geographical region of Europe known as ...

a new branch of the museum was established. The turn of the century brought further name changes to the institutions: on April 27, 1998, at the State Museum in Bialystok, and on April 25, 2000, it was renamed the Podlaskie Museum in Bialystok. From January 1, 2020, the Podlaskie Museum is co-run by the

Ministry of Culture and National Heritage The Ministry of Culture and National Heritage () is a ministry within Polish government led by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage responsible for national heritage preservation and Polish culture promotion. Ministry oversees state o ...

and the

. A 10-year contract in this matter was signed on December 17, 2019.

Collection highlights

Jan Klemens Branicki 1689-1771.jpg, ''Jana Klemens Branicki'' Józef Simmler - Portret Lucyny Karskiej.jpg,

Józef Simmler Józef Simmler (March 14, 1823, in Warsaw – March 1, 1868, in Warsaw) was a Polish painter known for his classical style and his Polish subjects. Biography Simmler came from a wealthy German Protestant family. It was this affluent upbringing th ...

'' Lucyna Karska'' Józef Simmler - Portret Augusta Karskiego.jpg, Józef Simmler '' August Karski'' Aleksander Kotsis - Matula umarli.jpg, Aleksander Kotsis ''Matula died'' Wincenty Wodzinowski - Portret góralki.jpg,

Wincenty Wodzinowski Wincenty Wodzinowski (1866 in Igołomia – 1940 in Kraków) was a Polish painter and art teacher; associated with the Young Poland movement. Biography He took his first drawing lessons from 1880 to 1881 with Wojciech Gerson in Warsaw. From 188 ...

''Portrait of a highlander'' Jacek Malczewski Study of a Girl Galeria Malarstwa Polskiego in Białystok.jpg,

Jacek Malczewski Jacek Malczewski (; 15 July 1854 – 8 October 1929) was a Polish symbolist painter who was one of the central figures of the patriotic Young Poland movement. His works combined the predominant style of his time with historical motifs of Pol ...

''Study of a girl'' Jan Chrucki Forest Landscape Galeria Malarstwa Polskiego in Białystok.jpg, Jan Chrucki ''Forest'' Olga Boznańska 1899 Portret paryzanki.jpg,

Olga Boznańska Olga Boznańska (15 April 1865 – 26 October 1940) was a Polish painter of the turn of the 20th century. She was a notable painter in Poland and Europe, and was stylistically associated with the French impressionism, though she rejected this lab ...

''Portrait of a Parisian woman'' Anna Bilinska-Bogdanowicz Peonie.jpg, Anna Bilinska-Bogdanowicz ''Peony''

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* {{authority control Art museums and galleries in Poland Museums established in 1949 Museums in Białystok