Pałac w Miłosławiu, Miłosław
Facts and practical information
Palace in Miłosław - a historic palace in Miłosław, in Września County, Greater Poland Province.
It is located in the southern part of the city.
Originally a Neo-Renaissance villa, built in the first decade of the nineteenth century to a design by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, extended in 1843-1844 and again in 1895-1899.
Mielżyński and later Kościelski families realized idea of "open house". The palace in Miloslaw hosted among others Wincenty Pol: Wincenty Pol, Teofil Lenartowicz, Władysław Syrokomla, Józef Ignacy Kraszewski, Henryk Sienkiewicz, Władysław Reymont, Henryk Wieniawski, Julian Fałat, and Leon Wyczółkowski.
In 1882 a museum with a gallery of paintings collected by the Mielżyński family was opened in the palace. Later it was given, together with a rich bibliophilic and numismatic collection, to the Poznań Society of the Friends of Science. The palace was burned down in 1945 by the retreating German Nazis. The post-war reconstruction only restored the outer classicist appearance of the palace. In the postwar years it housed various public institutions, currently it is home to Juliusz Słowacki Grammar School.
Miłosław
Pałac w Miłosławiu – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Galeria Miłosławskiego Centrum Kultury, Pomnik Juliusza Słowackiego, Miloslaw Park, Zespół Pałacowo-Parkowy im. Kościelskich w Miłosławiu.
Greater Poland