Muzeum Bombki

About the museum

The Muzeum Bombki is housed in the building of the former factory of glass Christmas ornaments in Milicz. The factory, founded at the turn of the 1950s and 1960s, operated without interruption until 2008 and was the largest manufacturer of glass baubles in Poland, producing about a million pieces a year. All production was done by hand, and about 90% of the output went for export, mainly to the United States and Japan.

The museum’s collection of about 6 thousand items comes from the factory’s pattern room, where for years one copy of each pattern produced was set aside. The oldest baubles date from the second half of the 20th century, and the newest from 2007. After the factory’s bankruptcy in 2008, new owners opened the first renovated building of the Kreatywny Obiekt Multifunkcyjny (Creative Multifunctional Facility) in 2013, with a café and a museum.

Next to the museum there is a workshop producing Bombki Dolnośląskie (Lower Silesian Baubles), a regional souvenir decorated with the Wzornik Dolnośląski (Lower Silesian Pattern Book). The educational offer is based on the natural and cultural values of the Barycz Valley. The guided tour with an audio guide takes about 45 minutes, and a museum detective game has been prepared for the youngest visitors.

Highlights

• About 6 thousand baubles from the factory’s pattern room
• Guided tour with audio guide (about 45 minutes)
• Bombki Dolnośląskie workshop with the Wzornik Dolnośląski
• Museum detective game for the youngest
• Location on the Kolorowy Szlak Karpia (Colourful Carp Trail) in the Barycz Valley

Permanent exhibition

• Wystawa bombek ze wzorcowni fabryki – About 6 thousand glass baubles from the pattern room of the Milicz factory, from the second half of the 20th century to 2007.

Founded

2013

Operated by

Kreatywny Obiekt Multifunkcyjny (KOM) w Miliczu

Admission & discounts

The price includes the guided tour with audio guide, which lasts about 45 minutes.

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’s website gives no information on accessibility for people with mobility impairments.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide

For the youngest there is a museum detective game for PLN 30, and children up to age 3 enter free. Families with the Karta Dużej Rodziny buy the concession ticket.

Getting there & parking

The museum lies on the Ryszard Szurkowski cycle route and on the Kolorowy Szlak Karpia (Colourful Carp Trail), in a place friendly to cyclists.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop

A café operates in the Creative Multifunctional Facility. By the museum, the workshop sells Bombki Dolnośląskie, decorated with the Wzornik Dolnośląski.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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