Museum of Resettlers and Expellees

The Museum of Resettlers and Expellees in Pławna Górna occupies a restored 18th-century house that once belonged to a shoemaker, converted into a private memorial room. The collection tells the story of the end of the Second World War, when mass resettlements and expulsions of the population took place. The venue has operated since 2012.

What you'll see inside

The exhibition is divided into themed rooms. Figures dressed in period costumes stand in them, alongside displayed everyday objects, uniforms and pieces of military equipment. A separate section is devoted to resettlers' family keepsakes and objects found during excavation work: documents, photographs, money and suitcases in which people tried to fit the achievements of a whole lifetime.

A former shoemaker's house

The building housing the museum is a renovated 18th-century house that once belonged to a local shoemaker. The renovation work and setting up of the exhibition took nearly a year.

Practical information

• Address: Pławna Górna 79.
• The museum has no official website or listed opening hours, it's worth arranging a visit in advance, for example at the municipal tourist information point.
• In the same village is the Castle of Silesian Legends in Pławna Dolna.
• Nearby it's also worth seeing Wleń Castle and the Lwówek Switzerland.