The population of the Eastern Borderlands of the Second Polish Republic was a mosaic of cultural and ethnic groups, as well as, religious denominations. Magnificent urban centers like Vilnius and Lviv, original towns with cobbled market squares, dilapidated manor houses, and cottages of the gentry, and finally poor but beautiful villages inhabited by people who could not always answer questions about their national identity…

This whole world collapsed during World War II — Soviet, then German occupation, and finally the annexation of these territories by the Soviet Union put an end to Polishness of the Eastern Borderlands.

On June 23rd at 10:45 a.m., as part of Bialystok Days, the Sybir Memorial Museum offers a special guided tour of the permanent exhibition leading in  the footsteps of the lost world. It is worth trying to find out what it was like, and what is left of it.

Free admittance.

Tickets can be bought at the ticket office of the Sybir Memorial Museum from June 12, 2024, during the Museum’s opening hours.

Number of places is limited.

June 23, 2024, 10:45 a.m.

The Sybir Memorial Museum, ul. Węglowa 1 (1 Węglowa Street)