Muzeum Fonografii w Niepołomicach

About the museum

The Muzeum Fonografii (Phonography Museum) in Niepołomice has operated since 2011 and is part of the Małopolskie Centrum Dźwięku i Słowa (Małopolska Centre of Sound and Word) at ul. Zamkowa 4. It tells the story of recording and playing back sound, from the age of the phonograph to equipment from the late 20th century.

The exhibition is arranged chronologically in eight rooms, furnished in the style of their periods. The interiors have authentic furniture, carpets, curtains, net curtains and wallpaper, and contain gramophones, pick-ups, crystal radios, reel-to-reel tape recorders, the first Polish Walkmans and televisions. According to Radio Kraków’s report from 2018, the collection numbered about 150 exhibits, the oldest of which were then 130 years old.

The museum shows equipment familiar from the homes of several generations, so a visit is also a nostalgic journey through interiors that older visitors remember from their own lives.

Highlights

• Eight rooms arranged chronologically and furnished in period style
• Phonograph, gramophones and pick-ups
• Crystal radios and reel-to-reel tape recorders
• The first Polish Walkmans
• Authentic furniture, wallpaper and accessories from past decades

Permanent exhibition

• Historia zapisu dźwięku – A chronological exhibition in eight rooms furnished in period style, with gramophones, radios, tape recorders and televisions.

Founded

2011

Operated by

Małopolskie Centrum Dźwięku i Słowa

Admission & discounts

The prices apply to the permanent exhibition.

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Getting there & parking

The entrance to the museum is on the car park side (entrance B, level -1).

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