St John Sarkander Museum

About

St. John Sarkander Museum has existed since 1994. It was established in the building where Sarkander was born. In the basement - the birthplace of St. John Sarkander - created a chapel where masses are held. On the ground floor, in the halls of museums, monuments of religious art and memorabilia from the life of Saint John Sarkander. There is a seventeenthcentury confessional, old Missals, and the map of the places that was linked to St. John Sarkander. The museum also has a room for temporary exhibitions, presenting contemporary art: painting, photography, sculpture and more. The museum organizes vernissage, museum lessons and chamber meetings. St. John Sarkander lived at the turn of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. He was born in Skoczow. He was a priest who was martyred in Olomouc during the Thirty-Years War. He was killed because he would not betray the seal of confession.

At a glance

• Typical visit: about 30 minutes