Muzeum Agatów i Skamieniałych Drzew w Dąbrowie Tarnowskiej
A private museum with more than 10,000 agates and petrified trees and the largest black oak specimen in Poland; visits by appointment.
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About the museum
The Muzeum Agatów i Skamieniałych Drzew (Museum of Agates and Petrified Trees), also known as Galeria Poloński, opened in November 2005 as the first institution in Poland devoted to agates and petrified wood. Its founder is the collector Krzysztof Poloński, whose collection began with a single cracked blue agate from the area around Lwówek Śląski and Płóczki Górne. Today it contains more than ten thousand agates. In 2005 the collection was recognised as the most beautiful collection of agates in Poland.
The collection includes agates from Polish sites such as Płóczki Górne and Nowy Kościół, as well as from Argentina, Botswana, the Czech Republic, Morocco and Germany, and petrified wood from Roztocze, Upper Silesia, the Czech Republic, Madagascar and the United States. The most impressive exhibit is a Moroccan agate about 200 million years old, weighing about 35 kg.
Apart from the mineral collection, the museum has an exhibition of angling trophies, including a catfish over two metres long, a corner promoting nearby Zalipie and, in a special gallery, the largest black oak specimen in Poland, “Rob – Krzysz”, found in 2003.
Highlights
- More than 10,000 agates
- Petrified wood from several continents
- A Moroccan agate about 200 million years old
- The largest black oak specimen in Poland
- Angling trophy display with a catfish over two metres long
Permanent exhibitions
- Kolekcja agatów i skamieniałych drzew – More than 10,000 agates from Poland and around the world, and petrified wood from several continents, including a Moroccan agate weighing about 35 kg.
- Galeria czarnego dębu „Rob – Krzysz” – The largest black oak specimen in Poland, found in 2003, shown in a special gallery.
- Founded
- 2005
- Operated by
- Krzysztof Poloński (muzeum prywatne)
Admission & discounts
| Adults | 20 zł |
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| Groups | –Prices for groups are set individually. |
| Guide | 10 złSurcharge on the individual ticket of PLN 20. |
Individual ticket PLN 20 plus PLN 10 for a guide; prices for groups by arrangement.
Accessibility
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Kids & families
| Time needed | approx. 60 min |
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Getting there & parking
By car
Free parking
Free car park at the museum.
Amenities & dining
- Museum shop
Souvenirs can be bought; there are no publications about the museum.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Visits require an appointment by telephone in advance; a guided tour lasts about an hour. |
