Muzeum of Jan Kasprowicz in Inowrocław, Biographical museum in Inowrocław, Poland.
The museum's main seat is a former bourgeois palace from 1896 at ul. Solankowa 33, bought from Zofia Skomorowska in 1986 and owned by the museum since 1992; the collections were moved there by 2007. Its permanent exhibitions cover the life and work of Jan Kasprowicz, the Young Poland legend of Stanisław Przybyszewski, the Gabinet Stanisława Szenica, and the history of Inowrocław from prehistory to 1939.
The museum's roots go back to 1927, when a Kasprowicz room opened in Szymborze in the private house of the poet's sister Anna Rolirad, initiated by the Academic Circle of Kujawians of Poznań University. A Municipal Museum named after Kasprowicz was created in 1959 and opened on 22 July that year in rooms of the Municipal Theatre at Plac Klasztorny 2. In 1966 it took its present name, and since 1992 it has occupied the 1896 townhouse at Solankowa 33.
The museum's six permanent exhibitions include "The Young Poland Legend of Stanisław Przybyszewski" and the "Stanisław Szenic Study", alongside a display on the history and culture of Inowrocław up to 1939. Its branch at Wielkopolska 11 in Szymborze, the Kasprowicz family home bought in 1976, holds the poet's family memorabilia and an ethnographic display.
The museum offers guided tours and educational programs, with regular updates about exhibition schedules on its official website. It helps to check opening hours ahead of your visit to ensure the museum is accessible when you plan to go.
The collection includes the only known painting created by Jan Kasprowicz himself, along with his Zakopane coat and a monogrammed walking cane. These personal objects reveal a different side of the poet beyond his written works.
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