Display cases and panels of archival photographs and matchbox labels in a museum hall. Photo: Muzeum Filumenistyczne.
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Thematic route

From the museum’s origins to collectors’ passion

The route leads from the museum’s origins and building history, through the main permanent exhibition, to the town context and the museum’s annual collectors’ event.

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  • Starts atHow the museum began
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About the route

Begin with the people who created the museum: residents, supporters of Bystrzyca and representatives of the match factory. The next card introduces the former Protestant church, later adapted for exhibitions.

Continue to “Matchbox Stories” and the card about the lighter collection. The next stop, “Bystrzyca Kłodzka: Faces of the Town”, changes the scale of the story, moving from household objects to a medieval town register.

Finish by discovering the tradition of the National Philumeny Fair. Its card tells the story of this annual collectors’ gathering; attending the event itself is possible on its scheduled date, the first Saturday of October.

Stops along the way (5)
  1. Archival black-and-white photograph of the former Protestant church in Bystrzyca Kłodzka and neighbouring buildings. Photo: Muzeum Filumenistyczne.1Point of interestHow the museum beganLocal residents, supporters of the town and the match factory joined forces to create a museum devoted to fire-lighting.
  2. Archival view of the Protestant church interior, with rows of pews, an altar and a pulpit. The building now houses the museum. Photo: Muzeum Filumenistyczne.2RoomThe former Protestant churchThe former church retains a façade designed to fit the townscape and an undivided interior.
  3. Display cases and panels of matchbox labels in a museum hall with tall arched windows. Photo: Muzeum Filumenistyczne.3Permanent exhibitionMatchbox StoriesMatchbox labels and lighters reveal different uses for objects associated with fire.
  4. Models of historic buildings beneath an illuminated town panorama, beside a large historical plan of Bystrzyca Kłodzka. Photo: Muzeum Filumenistyczne.4RoomBystrzyca Kłodzka: Faces of the TownPaintings, photographs and a medieval town register present Bystrzyca’s history alongside its industrial traditions.
  5. Fair participants talking beside tables displaying matchbox and label collections in the museum. Photo: Muzeum Filumenistyczne.5Point of interestThe National Philumeny FairAn annual gathering for collectors of matchbox labels and packaging. It is a calendar event, not a daily exhibition.
Gallery
  1. Town register, 1398–1497
  2. Participants of the 17th National Philumeny Fair
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Philumenic Museum · Philumenic Museum in Bystrzyca Kłodzka · Museum history and permanent exhibition
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Reference
RTE-MFIL-01
  • thematic route
  • museum history
  • Bystrzyca Kłodzka
  • philumeny