Muzeum Diecezjalne w Łomży
Museum of sacred art of the Łomża Diocese, with sculpture, painting, goldsmiths’ work and a reconstruction of an old parsonage.
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About the museum
The Muzeum Diecezjalne w Łomży opened on 16 April 2012 in the presence of the Apostolic Nuncio to Poland. The institution is a unit of the Łomża Diocese; its founder and first organiser was Fr Tomasz Grabowski. It is housed in the extended building of the diocesan retirement home for priests at ul. Giełczyńska.
About 450 m² are given over to the permanent exhibition. The main hall, “Między ziemią a niebem” (Between Earth and Heaven), presents a gallery of sculpture and sacred painting from the diocese, including the oldest works, from the early 16th century. The room “Na plebanii” (In the Parsonage) recreates the interior of an old parsonage, while the “Skarbiec” (Treasury) holds silver and gold liturgical objects: monstrances, chalices, pax tablets, reliquaries and bells, including Gothic chalices.
A room for temporary exhibitions was opened in 2013. The museum runs museum lessons. Its collections also include early printed books, historical documents and portraits of the bishops of Sejny.
Highlights
- Gallery of sacred sculpture and painting “Między ziemią a niebem”
- Treasury with Gothic chalices, monstrances and reliquaries
- Reconstruction of an old parsonage
- Early printed books, including the Kraków gradual of 1641
- Portraits of the bishops of Sejny
Permanent exhibitions
- Między ziemią a niebem – The main hall of the museum, with a gallery of sacred sculpture and painting from the diocese, from the early 16th century onwards.
- Na plebanii – Reconstruction of the interior of an old parsonage as a home and meeting place for the parish.
- Skarbiec – Objects in silver, gold, copper and brass: monstrances, Mass chalices, pax tablets, reliquaries and bells, from the Gothic period to the 20th century.
- Founded
- 2012
- Operated by
- Diecezja Łomżyńska
- Director
- ks. Krzysztof Chodkowski
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Plan your visit
| School programs | yes |
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| Good to know | The museum runs museum lessons. There is a room where teachers can leave their pupils during a pre-arranged lesson. |
