Aleksander Węgierko Drama Theatre [Białystok]
type: Item
description: Theatre building in Białystok, Poland
description: theater in Białystok @nl
alternative label: Aleksander Węgierko Drama Theatre
EUTA building identifier: 297
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: Poland
City: Białystok
GPS: Point(23.1693 53.1299)
opening date: 1938-01-01T00:00:00Z
Address: ulica Elektryczna 12, 15-080 Białystok
architectural style: modern architecture
architect: Jarosław Gerycz
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Wikidata source: Q118583131
Carthalia ID: 3858
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built by Jarosław Gerycz. Opened 27 Dec 1938 as Teatr miejski - Dom Ludowy im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego (Municipal Theatre - People's House named after Marshal Józef Pilsudski). 1949 renamed in honour of the Polish actor and theatre director, Aleksander Wegierko (1893-1941). The building contains a main theatre hall (496 seats) and a chamber theatre (100 seats).