DIOCESAN MUSEUM IN OPOLE

The Diocesan Museum was established in 1987 on the initiative of Archbishop Alfons Nossol. It was the first museum in Poland, built from scratch after World War II.

The purpose of the institution's existence is to collect and showcase objects of religious art from the Opolskie Voivodeship. The exhibition features such items as liturgical vestments, missals, books, numerous liturgical vessels, reliquaries and richly decorated monstrances. The museum also houses an exhibition of contemporary religious art. The most valuable artefacts in the collection of the Diocesan Museum in Opole include the silver dress of Our Lady of Opole, funded by King Jan III Sobieski as a votive offering after his victory at the Battle of Vienna, and the Pietà from the workshop of Veit Stoß. The museum's exhibitions are presented in three rooms: the Sculpture Room, the Eucharist Room, and the Temporary Exhibition Room. Visits to the museum are possible by prior appointment.