Podlaskie Museum – Icon Museum in Suprasl

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The Icon Museum in Supraśl occupies part of the 17th-century Abbot’s Palace within the Supraśl Monastery complex. Its centerpiece is the reconstructed 16th-century Church of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos.

The museum houses one of Poland’s richest collections of 18th-20th century icons. Its absolute rarity are the 16th-century frescoes salvaged from the destroyed (and now rebuilt) Annunciation Church located within the monastery grounds.

The current collection primarily consists of Russian icons from the 17th-19th centuries, along with a smaller group representing Polish iconographic traditions. These include works characteristic of the 17th-century Lviv school, 17th-18th century “Carpathian” style, and local artists creating for Uniate churches.