History of the Museum
The date of establishment of the District Museum in Leszno is January 1, 1950. At that time, as a result of political changes, the self-governing Museum of the Leszno Region, established in 1947, was nationalized.
Until 1957, the museum occupied the premises of the historic town hall, and in the years 1962–2021, the former pastor's house of the Holy Cross Church at pl. Jana Metziga 17. Since 1962, it has occupied the neighboring 19th-century tenement house, located at pl. Jana Metziga 16. In the years 1993–2005, the Museum also had a former funeral home at the Jewish cemetery - the Judaic Department was located there. Since 1993, one of the Museum's buildings has been located in the former synagogue at ul. G. Narutowicza 31. Design work is currently underway to create a new seat for the Museum, which will be located on the property of the former Leszczyńska Vinegar Factory at the corner of ul. Bolesława Chrobrego and Aleje Jana Pawła II.
Since 1999, the Museum has been a cultural institution of the local government of the Greater Poland Voivodeship.
Until 1957, the museum occupied the premises of the historic town hall, and in the years 1962–2021, the former pastor's house of the Holy Cross Church at pl. Jana Metziga 17. Since 1962, it has occupied the neighboring 19th-century tenement house, located at pl. Jana Metziga 16. In the years 1993–2005, the Museum also had a former funeral home at the Jewish cemetery - the Judaic Department was located there. Since 1993, one of the Museum's buildings has been located in the former synagogue at ul. G. Narutowicza 31. Design work is currently underway to create a new seat for the Museum, which will be located on the property of the former Leszczyńska Vinegar Factory at the corner of ul. Bolesława Chrobrego and Aleje Jana Pawła II.
Since 1999, the Museum has been a cultural institution of the local government of the Greater Poland Voivodeship.
The future headquarters of the Museum
Former factory in Leszno, corner of ul. Bolesława Chrobrego and Aleje Jana Pawła II
