The Silesian Museum is one of Görlitz's most useful museums, especially because the city sits directly on a border shaped by Silesian history. Its exhibitions cover the region's towns, landscapes, craft traditions, art, and the upheavals of the 20th century, including flight, expulsion, and changing national borders.
The setting is part of the draw. The museum is housed in the Schönhof, an old Renaissance building near the historic centre, so it fits naturally into a walk through Görlitz's architecture while adding the historical context that the facades alone cannot provide.