Muzeum Historii Miasta Przemyśla

About the museum

The Muzeum Historii Miasta Przemyśla (Przemyśl City History Museum) is a branch of the Muzeum Narodowe Ziemi Przemyskiej (National Museum of the Przemyśl Land). It is housed in the Kamienica Brzykowska at 9 Rynek and in the townhouse at 7 ul. Serbańska, which is joined to it. The oldest references to the townhouse come from the town books of the early 16th century, when it belonged to Mikołaj and Anna Karwat. It owes its name to the Brzyk family, and especially to the merchant Jan Brzyk, who gave it its Renaissance character, with an arcade and an attic.

In later centuries the building changed owners. At the beginning of the 20th century it belonged to the Bystrzycki family, who renovated it and built the neighbouring house at ul. Serbańska; on the ground floor there were shops and a bookshop. After the war the townhouse was taken over by the State Treasury, and in the 1990s both townhouses became the property of the museum. After renovation the museum opened here on 23 May 2005.

The exhibition rooms hold more than two thousand exhibits relating to the history of the town. In the representative Great Chamber (Wielka Izba) you can see a reconstructed Baroque stove and remains of 16th-century polychromy. On the first floor there are burgher interiors from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries and a former photographic studio, and higher up an exhibition devoted to the work of the Przemyśl artist Marian Stroński. From the museum one can also walk to the Podziemna Trasa Turystyczna (Underground Tourist Route).

Highlights

• Great Chamber with a Baroque stove and traces of 16th-century polychromy
• Burgher interiors from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries: kitchen, dining room, bedroom and Biedermeier salon
• Reconstructed photographic studio
• Exhibition of works by Marian Stroński
• Renaissance Brzyk Townhouse with an arcade and an attic

Permanent exhibitions

• Wielka Izba – The representative ground-floor hall with a reconstructed Baroque stove and remains of 16th-century polychromy.
• Wnętrza mieszczańskie i zakład fotograficzny – Kitchen, dining room, bedroom, Biedermeier salon and study from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, and a reconstructed photographic studio.
• Marian Stroński (1892–1977). Życie i twórczość – Exhibition in three rooms presenting works by the Przemyśl painter, printmaker and restorer of polychromy.

Founded

2005

Operated by

Muzeum Narodowe Ziemi Przemyskiej w Przemyślu

Admission & discounts

Free admission: On Wednesdays (free admission).

A single ticket to one site costs PLN 22 (standard) or PLN 11 (reduced). A ticket for three sites of the museum (the National Museum of the Przemyśl Land, the Museum of City History and the Museum of Bells and Pipes, Muzeum Dzwonów i Fajek) costs PLN 40 (standard) or PLN 20 (reduced). Admission is free on Wednesdays.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• 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

There is a ramp to the entrance, and a lift has been installed outside. The historic townhouse has lifts and stair platforms with an alarm, thanks to which wheelchair users can reach the exhibition rooms; the passages between the rooms have no thresholds. The toilet for people with motor disabilities is on the second floor.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

The programme includes museum workshops, including holiday workshops for children.

Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

• Coat check

The cloakroom in the museum is free and compulsory; coats, large bags, backpacks, umbrellas and pushchairs must be left there.

Events & venue rental

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