Centrum Rzeźby Polskiej w Orońsku

About the museum

For centuries Orońsko belonged to the Starosielski, Szydłowiecki and Odrowąż families, and in the early 19th century it flourished thanks to the engineer Franciszek Ksawery Christiani, who founded the park and brought in the first sculptures. In 1869 the indebted estate was bought by Helena Pruszak, later the wife of the painter Józef Brandt. During the First World War the manor house and the palace were plundered, and Brandt died in 1915. After the Second World War the estate was nationalised, and its buildings housed, among other things, a primary school, a health centre and the administration of a fish farm.

Since 1965 Orońsko has been the site of sculpture plein-airs, and in 1981 the Centre of Polish Sculpture was established here. The complex includes the Palace of Józef Brandt (a 19th-century neo-Renaissance villa with reconstructed interiors), the Orangery from the years after 1869, a former chapel from 1841 (an exhibition space since 1987), the Coach House (Wozownia) from 1905, the Sculptor’s House (Dom Rzeźbiarza) in a former granary, and the Museum of Contemporary Sculpture, built in 1989–1992.

The English-style Sculpture Park, laid out in the first half of the 19th century, covers 12.3 ha and presents more than a hundred works; seven historical sculptures have survived. Plein-airs, workshops and symposia take place in the park. The Orangery and the Museum of Contemporary Sculpture are currently being modernised, and the permanent exhibition of Magdalena Abakanowicz in the Coach House was closed in March 2025 in connection with an EU-funded project.

Highlights

• Sculpture Park with more than a hundred works on 12.3 ha
• Palace of Józef Brandt with reconstructed interiors
• Gallery Wozownia and Gallery Taras
• Plein-airs and sculpture workshops since 1965
• Café Art and the Sculptor’s House with accommodation

Permanent exhibition

• Park Rzeźby w Orońsku – Landscape park with more than a hundred sculptures, including seven historical ones; a venue for sculpture plein-airs, workshops and symposia.

Founded

1981

Admission & discounts

The Sculpture Park is free of charge every day. The price of PLN 10 (reduced PLN 5) applies to Gallery Wozownia. Tickets can be bought online or at the ticket office in the Sculptor’s House. A photo session in the park costs PLN 500 per hour.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description

The Centre’s website provides audio descriptions of works from the collection and a “pre-guide” for visitors during the renovation period.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

A family ticket is available (PLN 50, for up to 4 people including at most 2 adults), as well as family workshops (PLN 30 for people under 18, PLN 35 for children under 7 with a carer, PLN 20 for adults) and museum lessons (PLN 15).

Getting there & parking

Orońsko lies about 120 km south of Warsaw, about 180 km north-east of Kraków and 15 km south-west of Radom. By car, take the S7 road, exit at the Radom-Południe junction and then follow the signs.

Amenities & dining

• Café

Cafe Art on the first floor of the Sculptor’s House serves coffee, ice cream and cakes during exhibition hours; the canteen on the ground floor can supply meals (orders until 10:00 on the day of the visit). The Sculptor’s House has accommodation (24 beds); internet is available for hotel guests.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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