Muzeum Archidiecezji Warmińskiej w Olsztynie
Museum in three historic townhouses by the cathedral in Olsztyn, with Gothic sculpture, liturgical goldsmith’s work and collections on the history of the Warmian archdiocese.
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About the museum
The Warmian Archdiocese Museum named after Bishop Jan Obłąk was opened and blessed on 12 June 2018. It was created in three historic townhouses at ul. Świętej Barbary in Olsztyn’s Old Town, next to St James’s Cathedral. The buildings owe their present form to a reconstruction at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, and the remains in their cellars probably date back to the late Middle Ages. The renovation and adaptation of the buildings for the museum were co-financed by the Minister of Culture from the Culture Promotion Fund.
The museum occupies over 1,200 square metres and permanently presents more than 500 objects related to the history, liturgy and art of Warmia. On the ground floor, painting and sculpture from the archdiocese are displayed, including Gothic Madonnas, two Gothic altarpieces from Pęciszewo and Sokolica, and a confessional from the early 17th century from the church in Tylża. The first floor is devoted to artistic crafts, above all goldsmith’s work, with around a hundred liturgical objects, pewter and brass, vestments and liturgical books.
The second floor displays objects illustrating the liturgical, social and scholarly dimensions of the archdiocese’s history, including portraits of bishops, coins, archaeological finds from the 2nd century and the oldest printed anatomical treatise by Andreas Vesalius, from 1543. Temporary exhibitions are held in the cellar.
Highlights
- Gothic Madonna sculptures and two Gothic altarpieces from Pęciszewo and Sokolica
- Liturgical goldsmith’s work: around 100 chalices, monstrances and reliquaries
- St Andrew’s reliquary from the 17th century and the chalice of Bishop Sorbom from the 14th century
- Vesalius’s anatomical treatise of 1543
- Confessional from the early 17th century from the church in Tylża
- Virtual views of the exhibition on the museum’s website
Permanent exhibitions
- Malarstwo i rzeźba (parter) – Exhibition of painting and sculpture from the territory of today’s Warmian archdiocese, from the 14th century: Gothic Madonnas, the altarpieces from Pęciszewo and Sokolica, and portraits of the evangelists.
- Rzemiosło artystyczne i złotnictwo (I piętro) – Exhibition devoted to artistic crafts, with the largest hall of liturgical goldsmith’s work, pewter, brass, vestments and books.
- Historia archidiecezji warmińskiej (II piętro) – Collection of objects showing the liturgical, social and scholarly dimension of the archdiocese’s history, with portraits of bishops, coins and archaeological finds.
- Founded
- 2018
- Operated by
- Archidiecezja Warmińska
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| Good to know | The museum’s website offers a virtual walk through the exhibitions and a gallery of selected objects. |
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