Jan Myrcik is an institution, a connoisseur and lover of Silesia (especially of Koszęcin and the surrounding area), a teacher, cultural activist, historian, author of many books and press articles, and finally, the organizer (in 2001) of the Centre for Education and Regional Culture "U Myrcika". In the centre, which was arranged on his private estate, we can see the Silesian Regional Chamber from the nineteenth century, a gallery of costumes and many exhibits related to the history of this part of Silesia.