Description of the attraction
Regional Museum. Leona Wyczulkowski - a regional museum located in the Polish city of Bydgoszcz, was opened on August 5, 1923.
The Historical Society that existed in the city began to collect a collection of historical artifacts from the region since 1880. The curator of the collection was the young naturalist Konrad Köthe. In 1920, when the Polish authorities came to Bydgoszcz, it was decided to open a museum. For these purposes, a building was allocated in the western part of the Old Market. The grand opening of the museum took place on August 5, 1923, and a priest, Father John Klein, was elected director of the museum. Initially, the museum did not have a rich collection. The most extensive department was archaeological - several thousand items. The management of the museum was tasked with creating a department of Polish art, including painting, graphics and sculpture. By 1929, the exposition consisted of 195 paintings and 28 sculptures.
In 1937, the museum received the artistic heritage of the deceased artist Leon Vychulkovsky, thereby significantly enriching its collections. Among the gifts were about 400 paintings, prints, drawings and memorabilia.
During World War II, the museum's collection was deported to the surrounding villages and estates, resulting in significant losses. 58 boxes with archaeological finds were lost, as well as a large number of boxes with coins. In April 1946, the city museum was reopened in a new building and was named the District Museum. Leon Vychulkovsky.
In 2009, the museum was added to the National Register of Museums. In 2010, the museum opened 8 permanent exhibitions, which were visited by 60 thousand people a year. Currently, the collection of the museum has 125 thousand exhibits.
