Muzeum Gazownictwa w Paczkowie
Museum in a historic gasworks from 1901, with the preserved production line for municipal gas and the largest gas meter collection in Europe.
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About the museum
The gasworks in Paczków was ceremonially started on 31 December 1901; its construction cost 90 thousand German marks. Gas was used mainly for lighting the streets and for heating and cooking; in the 1930s around 700 household customers, almost 85 percent of households, were connected to it. The town suffered little during the war, so the gasworks and the municipal gas lighting were already working by mid-1945.
After the war the plant was successively part of the municipal enterprise and the gasworks in Nysa. As the coke-gas transmission network was extended, production gasworks were liquidated; in Paczków the last coke wagon was quenched with champagne on 15 July 1977. The facility was converted into a museum, whose organiser and patron is the Polish Gas Company (Polska Spółka Gazownictwa).
The exhibition occupies about 1,000 m² and includes the preserved technological line of coal gas production, including horizontal retort furnaces, gas purification equipment and a furnace with an exposed cross-section. The collection of over 600 gas meters, considered the largest in Europe, is displayed in the historic gasholder from 1902. The collections also include gas lamps and wall brackets, household appliances powered by gas, documents and old advertisements.
Highlights
- Largest gas meter collection in Europe, about 600 pieces, in the historic gasholder from 1902
- Preserved production line for municipal gas from the early 20th century
- Horizontal retort furnace with an exposed cross-section
- Lamps, wall brackets and gas-powered household appliances
- Outdoor quest (game) through the museum and workshops with large-format board games
Permanent exhibition
- Wystawa stała: gazownictwo klasyczne – Preserved technological line for producing gas from coal, a collection of about 600 gas meters in the historic gasholder from 1902, gas lamps, household appliances and gasworks documentation.
- Operated by
- Polska Spółka Gazownictwa
Admission & discounts
| Adults | 12 zł |
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| Reduced | 10 zł |
| Children & teens | 8 złfree up to age 5 · school ticket for children and young people in education; children up to age 6 enter free of charge |
| Students & apprentices | 8 złschool ticket for children and young people in education |
Standard ticket PLN 12, reduced PLN 10, school ticket PLN 8 (for children and young people in education). Children up to age 6 enter free of charge.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 5 |
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- Family tours & workshops
A museum quest and educational workshops with board games, mainly for young people from 12 years of age.
Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
- Spaces for rent
- Corporate events
Up to 18 guests.
The new pavilion has a modern conference hall and a small conference lounge for 18 people; concerts, light and sound shows or open-air performances can be held in the rear courtyard. The museum also has four guest rooms (10 beds in total).
Inquiries & detailsPlan your visit
| School programs | yes |
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| Good to know | Besides the classic tour, the museum offers an outdoor quest (game) available during opening hours, starting at the square between the administrative building and the gasholder. For teenagers and adults, workshops with large-format board games are run, for example “Gas Age” (from 12 years) and “Oil City” (from 13 years, groups of 9 to 30 pupils). |
