Easy hikes and walks around Brańszczyk

The wooden house situated on the Bug River is a spatial manifestation of Open Form – an idea that Oskar Hansen made the axis of his architectural, artistic and didactic work. Since 2014, the house has been under the care of the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, and at the end of 2017 it became a branch of the Museum. Source: https://archiwum.artmuseum.pl/pl/muzeum/szumin

The famous Szumin appreciated the great contribution to the cycling, travel and photography community of our colleague Michał aka Powsinogi, that he decided to name a street after him! Heartfelt congratulations!

On top of that, a nice and relatively clean shelter. A natural monument at the entrance.

The section of the Bug with high escarpments near Szumin is one of the most beautiful places in Mazovia. In this section, the winding and forking Bug washes away the sandy escarpment covered with pine forest. An ideal place for walking and admiring this river.

At the beginning of May 2014, thanks to the efforts of the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, the wooden house of Zofia and Oskar Hansen in Szumin was opened to the public. Located in Mazovia, in the picturesque old riverbed of the Bug River, it is a spatial manifesto of the idea of Open Form, which Oskar Hansen, a Polish member of Team 10, made the axis of his architectural work. The house, built since 1968, fully expressed these ideas, being one of the few works of the Hansens realized in accordance with their wishes, without the restrictions imposed by the socialist construction industry. The time-space architecture, smoothly connecting the interior and the exterior, contained within itself the element of change, easily adapting to the changing needs of its users. Built as a frame for life, it comes alive with the presence of people. The special atmosphere of the house is co-created by traces of the activities and passions of its inhabitants - didactic instruments placed around the house for learning the basics of composition; a steel structure from the 1977 Venice Biennale with vines climbing up it, and a wooden dovecote which Zofia Hansen considered to be her husband's most perfect work.

A picturesque path along the slopes along the bank of the Bug River. It is located in the Bug Landscape Park.

The wooden house located on the Bug River is a spatial manifesto of Open Form - an idea that Oskar Hansen made the axis of his architectural, artistic and didactic work. Since 2014, the house has been under the care of the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, and at the end of 2017 it became a branch of the Museum.

The present church was built on the site of an earlier wooden church, the predecessor of which dates back to 1720.[2] The church was built between 1793 and 1795 and consecrated on July 8, 1798, by Bishop Onufry Kajetan Szembek. In 1884, thanks to the efforts of Rev. J. Szmejter, two chapels were added: the Chapel of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The building was damaged during the First World War. On August 18, 1920, an artillery shell shattered the wall of the Chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Panes of glass fell from the sanctuary windows. Retreating Bolshevik troops destroyed the roof of the church. In September 1939, the church was destroyed by a fire caused by the bombing of the city. The church furnishings, such as the pulpit, baptismal font, pews, confessionals, and organ, also fell victim to the fire. The Chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the two oak confessionals were not destroyed. Services were held in this chapel until the end of World War II. This was due to the authorities' unwillingness to renovate the church (Translated from Wikipedia).