Muzeum Diecezjalne we Włocławku
Museum of the Włocławek Diocese in the former college of cathedral vicars, with more than two thousand works of sacred art, including a copy of the Kielich Włocławski (Włocławek Chalice).
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About the museum
The first diocesan museum in Włocławek existed from 1870 at the diocesan seminary. The museum in its present form was re-established in 1995 by decree of the Bishop of Włocławek, and reopened to visitors in 2005.
The seat is the former college of cathedral vicars at Plac Kopernika 3, built in 1732–1736 at the initiative of Bishop Krzysztof Antoni Szembek. The expansion was decided in 2007, and construction began in March 2011. The renovation was completed in 2012: the historic appearance of the building was restored, and a modern wing with a hall for exhibitions and concerts was added.
In eight rooms and in the corridor, more than two thousand items are displayed in chronological order: Renaissance and Baroque liturgical vestments, illuminated incunabula, seventeenth-century liturgical vessels from Augsburg, paintings and sculptures (including a Pietà), Rococo furniture, memorabilia of John Paul II, portraits of the bishops of Kuyavia, and a copy of the Kielich Włocławski. Separate rooms commemorate Bishop Michał Kozal and Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński.
Highlights
- More than 2,000 items in eight rooms arranged chronologically
- Copy of the 10th-century Kielich Włocławski (Włocławek Chalice)
- Renaissance and Baroque liturgical vestments and illuminated incunabula
- Memorial rooms of Bishop Michał Kozal and Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński
- New wing with a hall for temporary exhibitions and concerts
Permanent exhibition
- Wystawa stała Muzeum Diecezjalnego – More than two thousand works of sacred art in chronological order, from liturgical vestments and incunabula to memorabilia of John Paul II.
- Founded
- 1995
- Operated by
- Diecezja Włocławska
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| Good to know | The museum hosts temporary exhibitions, concerts, lectures and conferences. |
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