Muzeum Historii Miasta Zduńska Wola
Municipal museum in a townhouse in the style of a manor house, with exhibitions on the history of Zduńska Wola, its weaving, industry and multicultural community.
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About the museum
The museum is housed in a building from 1928, erected by the municipal surveyor in the style of the Polish manor house (dworek), popular in the interwar period. Previously a large weaver’s house stood on the site. The street on which it stands was called Belwederska, and today it commemorates the town’s founder, Stefan Złotnicki. After the war the building was nationalised, and until the 1970s it served as housing.
In the 1960s members of PTTK began collecting exhibits for the “Izba Tkacka” (Weaver’s Room), and in the 1970s the collections were enlarged by the Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Zduńskiej Woli (Society of Friends of Zduńska Wola). The first exhibition took place on 30 May 1980. From 1986 to 1993 the institution operated as a branch of the Sieradz District Museum, and from 1 January 1994 it has been an independent municipal institution.
The collections include objects connected with the history and development of Zduńska Wola as an urban and industrial centre. The permanent exhibitions are devoted, among other things, to the founders of the town, weaving traditions, industrial and craft traditions, the social and cultural life of the multinational community, and a bourgeois parlour and a pharmacy room. The museum also runs museum lessons and clubs, and its branch is the Skansen Lokomotyw w Karsznicach (Steam Locomotive Open-Air Museum).
Highlights
- Exhibition “Tu Czekay – czyli jak Złotniccy budowali Zduńską Wolę” (how the Złotnicki family built Zduńska Wola)
- Hall of weaving traditions
- Traditions of industry and crafts in Zduńska Wola
- Pharmacy room with furniture of a local pharmacist
- Exhibition on the multinational community of the town
Permanent exhibitions
- Tu Czekay – czyli jak Złotniccy budowali Zduńską Wolę – Permanent exhibition on the founding of Zduńska Wola and the role of the Złotnicki family in the town’s development.
- Tradycje przemysłowe i rzemieślnicze Zduńskiej Woli – Exhibition on the factory settlement founded by Stefan Złotnicki and on the development of local crafts and industry.
- Życie społeczno-kulturowe miasta – Exhibition on the multinational and multi-faith community of Zduńska Wola since the town’s beginnings.
- Founded
- 1980
- Operated by
- Miasto Zduńska Wola
Admission & discounts
| Adults | 15 zł |
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| Reduced | 8 zł |
| Children & teens | 4 złfree up to age 6 · The ticket for young people up to age 16 costs PLN 4; children up to age 7 enter free of charge. |
| Groups (16+ people) | 6 zł per personGroup ticket per person for groups of more than 15 people; a guide is mandatory (PLN 30). |
| Temporary exhibitions – standard ticket | 4 zł |
| Temporary exhibitions – reduced ticket | 2 zł |
| Guided tour of the permanent exhibitions (price per group) | 30 zł |
| Museum lessons and workshops at the museum | 4 złPrice per person. |
Free admission: Every Tuesday – free admission to the permanent exhibitions.
Tickets can also be bought online. A guided tour of the town and region costs PLN 100 per hour.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 6 |
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- Family tours & workshops
The museum organises lessons and workshops for kindergartens and schools, and children up to age 7 visit free of charge.
Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
- Museum shop
The museum runs a souvenir shop.
Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | A guided tour of the permanent exhibitions costs PLN 30 per group. The museum runs museum lessons for kindergartens and schools, workshops, and clubs, including the Klub Genealoga (Genealogist Club) and the Klub Odkrywców (Explorers’ Club). |
