Cloakroom Hall, former theatre.
The foyer is an example of a staircase from the eighties. A place for brief meetings before performances, concerts, and other cultural events.
Before entering the first floor, one has to use their imagination, as this place used to be a princely theatre arranged by Peter Biron.
The operation of the princely theatre and musical life in Żagań was undoubtedly one of the most important phenomena against the backdrop of the entire cultural activity of the Biron family. The palace theatre was opened in the spring of one thousand seven hundred ninety-seven. It was one of the most famous in Lower Silesia. The princely box opposite the stage had nine seats, two side boxes where up to thirty-one seats could fit, and on the ground floor, seventy-five woven chairs and four benches meant that the theatre was quite large. Lighting was provided by bronze chandeliers.
At the initiative of the Żagań princess Wilhelmina, the theatre was expanded and also received new decoration and lighting. Carpenter works were done by the court carpenter Baumann in one thousand eight hundred twenty, and painting works were done by the court painter Luigi Remondini.
In one thousand eight hundred forty-six, there was a performance in honor of the King of Prussia, Friedrich Wilhelm the Fourth. On a daily basis, actors also included members of the princely family and collaborators of the princely court, and comedies were particularly appreciated.
In one thousand nine hundred forty-five, the theatre hall was devastated. And so, the theatre in the upstairs room ceased to exist.
Before entering the first floor, one has to use their imagination, as this place used to be a princely theatre arranged by Peter Biron.
The operation of the princely theatre and musical life in Żagań was undoubtedly one of the most important phenomena against the backdrop of the entire cultural activity of the Biron family. The palace theatre was opened in the spring of one thousand seven hundred ninety-seven. It was one of the most famous in Lower Silesia. The princely box opposite the stage had nine seats, two side boxes where up to thirty-one seats could fit, and on the ground floor, seventy-five woven chairs and four benches meant that the theatre was quite large. Lighting was provided by bronze chandeliers.
At the initiative of the Żagań princess Wilhelmina, the theatre was expanded and also received new decoration and lighting. Carpenter works were done by the court carpenter Baumann in one thousand eight hundred twenty, and painting works were done by the court painter Luigi Remondini.
In one thousand eight hundred forty-six, there was a performance in honor of the King of Prussia, Friedrich Wilhelm the Fourth. On a daily basis, actors also included members of the princely family and collaborators of the princely court, and comedies were particularly appreciated.
In one thousand nine hundred forty-five, the theatre hall was devastated. And so, the theatre in the upstairs room ceased to exist.