On September 2, 2026, Marshal of the Mazovian Voivodeship Adam Struzik and Deputy Marshal Rafał Rajkowski signed a notarial deed for the purchase of the house where Wojciech Fangor and his wife Magdalena Shummer-Fangor lived and worked for the last years of their lives. The 1.8-hectare property, acquired by the Mazovian Voivodeship Government, is located in picturesque Błędów, on the Mogielanka River. Its focal point is a historic former mill building, surrounded by a spacious, green garden.
Wojciech Fangor (1922–2015) – a Polish painter and graphic artist considered one of the classics of Polish contemporary art, who exerted a profound influence on subsequent generations of artists – settled in Błędów with his wife in 1999. The couple converted a former mill into a home and studio. It was here that Fangor spent the last years of his life actively creating new works.
The three-story building has retained its unique character. It is filled with works of art and memorabilia, with animal figures occupying a special place. The house itself, its interiors, studios, objects, and garden create a remarkably authentic story about the everyday lives of two outstanding artists.
The creation of a museum here – a branch of the Masovian Centre for Contemporary Art "Elektrownia" in Radom – will be a natural continuation of the institution's long-standing activities to popularise the life and work of Wojciech Fangor, as well as plans to expand the institution with a large exhibition space presenting his works.
The Fangor House will not be merely a gallery showcasing the artist's works. Above all, it will be the authentic space of his life and work—a place where works were created, artistic decisions were made, and the daily life of one of the most important Polish artists of the last century unfolded.
Visitors will have the opportunity to enter Fangor's world and explore it not only through his paintings, but also through the preserved interiors, everyday objects, workshops, and the house's surroundings. It is the authenticity of this place that will constitute its greatest value. The house, preserved as closely as possible to the condition in which its inhabitants left it, will allow for a truly personal perspective on the artist's work.
Museums housed in artists' former homes and studios attract visitors precisely because they combine art history with the biography and private sphere of the artist's life—a space previously accessible primarily to his closest family. In Fangor's case, this will be a particularly valuable testimony, allowing for a better understanding of the sources of his work and his unique artistic personality.
The establishment of the branch of the Masovian Centre for Contemporary Art "Elektrownia" in Błędów is also an important stage in the development of the institution, which for years has been carrying out its mission by collecting, protecting, presenting and popularizing contemporary art, with particular emphasis on Polish artistic culture.
The acquisition of Wojciech Fangor's house and the establishment of a museum there is not only an investment in preserving the legacy of one of Poland's most distinguished artists. It is also an opportunity to create a place of supra-regional significance – a significant point on the cultural map of Mazovia and Poland, capable of attracting art lovers, researchers, artists, and tourists from Poland and abroad.
The Fangor House has the potential to become a place where the history of Polish art will not only be viewed but experienced.
