After their invasion of Poland, the Nazi Germans however brought the collection to Bytom and tore the building down in 1940.
In 2015 a new main location was opened on the site of the former Katowice coal mine [pl].
The new museum reuses some of the historical buildings from the mining complex, and the primary exhibition space is underground.
[1] Permanent exhibitions and attractions include attractions, exhibitions and galleries dedicated to:[2] Among the works of Polish art are remarkable examples portraits by Stanisław Wyspiański, paintings by Olga Boznańska, Henryk Rodakowski, Jan Matejko, Józef Chełmoński, Aleksander Gierymski, Jacek Malczewski, Leon Wyczółkowski, Józef Pankiewicz, Władysław Podkowiński, and Jan Stanisławski.
Other artists on display from the original collection, returned from Bytom, are: More contemporary artists on display are: Edward Dwurnik [pl], Adam Marczyński, Andrzej Wróblewski, Tadeusz Kantor, Jerzy Nowosielski, Władysław Hasior, Zdzisław Beksiński, Lech Majewski, Zbigniew Libera, Natalia LL.