Jasna Góra – Muzea klasztorne
Monastery museums of the Pauline Fathers at Jasna Góra: the Museum of the 600th Jubilee, the Treasury with votive offerings, the St Roch Bastion with exhibitions and the Museum of St John Paul II.
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About the museum
Jasna Góra is a Pauline monastery in Częstochowa and the main Marian shrine in Poland. In the Chapel of Our Lady the miraculous image of Our Lady of Częstochowa is kept. Pilgrims bring votive offerings here, and the collections are shown in the museums on the shrine’s grounds.
The Treasury and the Museum of the 600th Jubilee of Jasna Góra belong to the collections of votive art, which are looked after by the Custodian of the Votive Art Collections. Separate exhibitions are housed in the St Roch Bastion, known as the Treasury of National Memory. Among other things, they show displays about “Solidarność” (Solidarity) in pilgrims’ votive offerings and about Polish roads to freedom, as well as mementos of the victims of the Smolensk air disaster.
Guided tours also lead through the Knights’ Hall with banners, the St Barbara Bastion, the Jasna Góra Golgotha and the Museum of St John Paul II and Blessed Primate Wyszyński. Tours are organised by the Jasna Góra Information Centre. Because of the sacred character of the place, appropriate dress is required.
Highlights
- Treasury with pilgrims’ votive offerings
- Museum of the 600th Jubilee of Jasna Góra
- St Roch Bastion – Treasury of National Memory with exhibitions
- Museum of St John Paul II and Blessed Primate Wyszyński
- Knights’ Hall and St Barbara Bastion
Permanent exhibitions
- Muzeum Jubileuszu 600-lecia Jasnej Góry – Museum with the collections of votive art of the Jasna Góra monastery.
- Skarbiec Pamięci Narodu w Bastionie św. Rocha – Exhibitions on “Solidarność” in pilgrims’ votive offerings and on Polish roads to freedom, as well as mementos of the victims of the Smolensk air disaster.
- Operated by
- Klasztor OO. Paulinów na Jasnej Górze
Admission & discounts
| Groups (6+ people) | 20 zł per personGuided tours in Polish: a group of up to 5 people PLN 100, more than 5 people PLN 20 per person (concession PLN 12 for children, young people, disability pensioners and pensioners). For foreign-language groups: up to 5 people PLN 150, more than 5 people PLN 30 per person. |
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| Guided tour for a group of up to 5 people (Polish) | 100 złThe price includes the guide, admission to the sites visited and headsets. |
| Guided tour for a foreign-language group of up to 5 people | 150 złMore than 5 people PLN 30 per person. |
The Jasna Góra Information Centre’s website lists only the price of guided visits, which include admission to the facilities. Prices of individual tickets for the Treasury and the museums are not given there.
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: no information
The sanctuary’s website publishes an accessibility statement. The tower has no lift (170 steps to the lower terrace and 300 to the upper one).
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
By car
Parking available
The Jasna Góra Information Centre is at ul. o. A. Kordeckiego 2. The website gives directions from the car park side and from the town side.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
There are no audio guides for individual visits at Jasna Góra; headsets are available for groups.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Audio guide | no |
| Photography | Photography and filming are forbidden in all museum facilities without special permission from the monastery authorities and the Custodian of the Votive Art Collections. |
| Good to know | The standard guided tour lasts about 1–1.5 hours and covers four of the facilities: the Knights’ Hall, the Treasury, the 600th Jubilee Museum, the Museum of St John Paul II and Blessed Primate Wyszyński, the St Roch and St Barbara Bastions, the Jasna Góra Golgotha and the basilica. The last guided tour starts at 15:30 in summer or 14:30 in winter. Because of the sacred character of the place, appropriate dress and dignified conduct are required; during pilgrimages, guided tours may be hampered or shortened. |
