Dworek Jana Matejki w Krzesławicach (muzem)
Manor house from 1826 in Nowa Huta, where Jan Matejko spent his summers; today a museum of the artist’s memorabilia and of Hugo Kołłątaj.
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About the museum
The manor house in Krzesławice, a village that today lies within the boundaries of Nowa Huta, was built in 1826. In earlier centuries the estate belonged to the monasteries of Miechów and Mogiła, and at the end of the 18th century it was leased by Hugo Kołłątaj, reformer of the Jagiellonian University and co-author of the Constitution of 3 May. In 1876 Jan Matejko bought the manor with the money from the sale of his painting “Stefan Batory pod Pskowem” (Stefan Batory at Pskov), extended it to his own design and added a painting studio.
Krzesławice became the artist’s favourite summer residence: he lived permanently in Kraków, but in the summer and during the holidays he painted many portraits, sketches and pictures here. After his death the estate passed from hand to hand, and after the Second World War the building fell into ruin. It was saved by the Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Sztuk Pięknych w Krakowie (Kraków Society of Friends of Fine Arts), which began a thorough restoration in 1960 and opened a museum in the manor house in 1966.
The present exhibition shows furnished living rooms from the late 19th century, including the drawing room, the dining room and the studio with Matejko’s revolving easel. Sketches by the artist are displayed, among them designs for the polychromy of St Mary’s Church (kościół Mariacki), and a gallery of Polish kings and princes. One room is dedicated to the memory of Hugo Kołłątaj. The manor is surrounded by a landscape park of several hectares with century-old trees.
Highlights
- Interiors furnished in the style of the late 19th century
- Jan Matejko’s painting studio with a revolving easel
- Matejko’s sketches for the polychromy of St Mary’s Church
- Gallery of Polish kings and princes
- Room with memorabilia of Hugo Kołłątaj
- Landscape park with old trees
Permanent exhibition
- Wnętrza dworku i pamiątki po Janie Matejce i Hugonie Kołłątaju – Furnished living rooms from the late 19th century, the painting studio, Matejko’s sketches and the memorial room of Hugo Kołłątaj.
- Founded
- 1966
- Operated by
- Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Sztuk Pięknych w Krakowie
Admission & discounts
| Adults | 30 zł |
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| Reduced | 20 złpupils and students (PLN 20); pensioners, people receiving disability pensions and seniors (PLN 25) |
| Seniors | 25 złReduced ticket for pensioners, people receiving disability pensions and seniors. |
| Visitors with disabilities | –companion free · Free admission for people with disabilities (disability group I) together with carers. |
| Students & apprentices | 20 złReduced ticket for pupils and students. |
| Families | 55 złFamily ticket for up to four people, including at least one child in education; holders of the Large Family Card pay this regardless of the number of people. |
Free admission applies, among others, to members of the Kraków Society of Friends of Fine Arts and their families, students of the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków, large families with the Karta 3+, journalists, city guides, and members of ICOM and ICOMOS.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
| Family ticket | 55 zł · Family ticket for up to four people, including at least one child in education; holders of the Large Family Card pay this regardless of the number of people. |
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The manor is surrounded by an extensive park where visitors can walk; the museum does not offer a separate programme for families.
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | Information and visits outside opening hours: by telephone, +48 12 644 56 74 or +48 511 514 355. |
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