Lubuskie Muzeum Wojskowe

About the museum

The beginnings of the museum in Drzonów go back to 1 January 1978, when a military department was set up in the Lubusz Land Museum. It has operated as an independent institution since 8 May 1985, and since 2015 it has been a cultural institution of the city of Zielona Góra. It was entered in the State Register of Museums, and in 1986 it was given the name of the 2nd Polish Army.

The museum is housed in a 19th-century classicist palace with a park of over 4 ha. The palace holds four permanent exhibition rooms, and the park and the exhibition pavilion present a collection of heavy military equipment: tanks, armoured transporters, artillery, rockets, military vehicles, aircraft and helicopters, as well as a fortification open-air museum.

The collections number over 3,500 exhibits from the Middle Ages to modern times: armoured and aviation equipment, firearms and edged weapons, protective equipment, uniforms, decorations, documents, maps and photographs. Among the museum’s highlights are the Vis wz. 32 pistol, two SU-152 self-propelled guns and an Iskra aircraft. The museum also organises military picnics, Museum Night, museum lessons and knightly combat displays.

Highlights

• Outdoor collection of tanks, artillery, aircraft and helicopters in the palace park
• Exhibition “Polish Soldier 1914–1945” in the classicist palace
• Two SU-152 self-propelled guns and an Iskra aircraft
• Exhibition “Women Soldiers” on the service of Polish women in the Second World War
• Fortification open-air museum and exhibition pavilion
• Military picnics, Museum Night and meetings with a knight

Permanent exhibitions

• Żołnierz polski 1914–1945 – Exhibition on the history of the Polish soldier from the First World War, through the Second Polish Republic, to the Second World War, with militaria of the Legions, the Greater Poland Uprising and the Polish Armed Forces.
• Wojsko Polskie po 1945 – Exhibition on changes in the organisation, armament and service of the Polish army from the end of the Second World War to the present.
• Plenerowa wystawa ciężkiego sprzętu wojskowego – Collection of tanks, artillery, transporters, aircraft and helicopters in the palace park and in the exhibition pavilion.

Founded

1985

Operated by

Miasto Zielona Góra (instytucja kultury)

Admission & discounts

Offers for groups (meeting with a knight PLN 25, museum lessons PLN 15 per person, bonfire PLN 100) are available after prior booking of a date.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• 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 museum grounds, covering 4.5 ha, are flat and largely accessible for wheelchair users. The palace exhibition is on a single level; six steps lead to the entrance, and there is a ramp on the right-hand side. The exhibition pavilion is single-level and accessible at ground level. Assistance dogs may enter only the open-air grounds of the museum, not the palace or the pavilion.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

The museum has a family ticket (2 parents and children) and age-appropriate educational packages, including meetings with a knight, museum lessons and military picnics.

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

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