Muzeum 24 Pułku Ułanów w Kraśniku
Branch of the National Museum in Lublin in Kraśnik, with exhibitions on the 24th Uhlan Regiment, the battles of Kraśnik in 1914–1915 and old Kraśnik.
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About the museum
The museum in Kraśnik was founded in 1976 for the 600th anniversary of the town as a Regional Museum. Initially it occupied rooms in a former monastery, and from 1981 a temporary home by the gate of the monastery courtyard. Damp and mould threatened the collections and visitors, so the county authorities made available a two-storey interwar building at ul. Piłsudskiego 2A. The collections cover regional, historical and ethnographic material; the best known are archaeological finds.
The branch devoted to the 24th Uhlan Regiment, stationed in Kraśnik from 1922 to 1939, opened on 6 July 1995 in a new building at ul. Piłsudskiego 7, on the 75th anniversary of the regiment's founding. It holds mementos of soldiers of the regiment, which fought to defend the country in 1939 and, after the war, served in the Polish Armed Forces in the West, in the 1st Armoured Division of General Stanisław Maczek. The branch was closed in 2015 because of its poor technical condition and reopened in October 2020 after modernisation funded by EU money.
Since 2022 the whole has operated under the name Muzeum 24. Pułku Ułanów w Kraśniku as a branch of the National Museum in Lublin. The permanent exhibitions present the history of the regiment, the battles of Kraśnik in 1914–1915 and old Kraśnik.
Highlights
- Exhibition “24. Pułk Ułanów. Historia i Tradycja”
- Exhibition “Bitwy Kraśnickie 1914–1915”
- Photographs “Dawny Kraśnik” (Old Kraśnik)
- Archaeological finds from the Kraśnik region
- Exhibition “Kraśnik 1914 – zapomniany bój Polaków”, 2024
Permanent exhibitions
- 24. Pułk Ułanów. Historia i Tradycja – Exhibition on the regiment stationed in Kraśnik from 1922 to 1939, its part in the defence of 1939 and in General Maczek's 1st Armoured Division, with mementos of the soldiers.
- Bitwy Kraśnickie 1914–1915 – Traces of the First World War in the area around Kraśnik, with a focus on the battle of August 1914.
- Dawny Kraśnik – Display of panels with photographs showing the town's buildings, including structures that have disappeared or changed their appearance.
- Founded
- 1976
- Operated by
- Muzeum Narodowe w Lublinie
Admission & discounts
| Adults | 10 zł |
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| Reduced | 8 zł |
| Guided tour (per group) | 70 złplus an admission ticket for each participant |
| Museum lesson | 80 złplus a PLN 7 lesson ticket per participant |
| Workshop | 100 złplus a PLN 10 workshop ticket per participant |
Free admission: free admission on selected days (in October 2026: 8, 14, 21 and 28 October)
Tickets can be bought at the museum ticket office or through the online sales system of the National Museum in Lublin.
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 museum offers the services of an interpreter of Polish Sign Language (PJM); details on building accessibility are given on the website of the National Museum in Lublin (Dostępność Muzeum).
Kids & families
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Photography | Photography and filming for private use only, without publication rights; flash, additional lighting and tripods are not allowed. |
| Good to know | Bookings for guided tours, museum lessons and workshops: tel. +48 81 884 34 85 or krasnik@mnwl.pl. |
