In 1980 the Schön Palace was registered as one of the monuments of Katowice province, when its conversion into a museum began. In the spring of 1985 the Museum, at that time a department of the Upper Silesian Museum in Bytom, opened to the public.
In 1980, the Schön Palace was designated as a monument within Katowice province when its transformation into a museum began. In the spring of 1985, the museum, at that time part of the Upper Silesian Museum in Bytom, opened to the public.