Muzeum Historyczne w Lubinie

About the museum

The Lubin Historical Museum was established by resolution of the Town Council in May 2016 and officially opened on 17 May 2018. It is housed in the town hall on the market square, built in 1768–1769 on the site of a Gothic-Renaissance complex of buildings and restored in 2014–2016. In the following year the museum was merged with the “Wzgórze Zamkowe” Cultural Centre.

The permanent exhibitions in the town hall include “Zbrodnia Lubińska” (Lubin Crime) on the events of 31 August 1982, “The History of the Town against the Background of Everyday Life”, with the interior of a miner’s family flat from the 1950s–1980s, an exhibition on Lower Silesian cartography, and displays on sport and culture in Lubin. The Galeria Pałacyk at ul. Skłodowskiej-Curie, opened in May 2023 in a historic villa, shows exhibitions of visual art.

In 2018 the museum began revitalising the Forest Park, which covers more than 27 hectares, and created an open-air museum there (the Military Park). It includes the educational trail “Great War 1914–1918” with trenches and historic railway wagons, adapted former Soviet-era bunkers with the exhibition “Soviet Occupation in Poland 1939–1993”, the exhibition “ORP Orzeł Did Not Return”, and a historic artillery firing range from the 1930s. The park also has a rope park and a playground.

Highlights

• Exhibition “Zbrodnia Lubińska” (Lubin Crime) in the town hall
• Flat of a miner’s family from the 1950s–1980s
• Forest Park: the “Great War 1914–1918” trail and bunkers
• Exhibition “ORP Orzeł Did Not Return”
• Galeria Pałacyk with art exhibitions

Permanent exhibitions

• Zbrodnia Lubińska – A multimedia exhibition on the events of 31 August 1982, in which three miners died, and a tribute to the victims.
• Historia miasta na tle życia codziennego – In a space styled as the flat of a miner’s family, the exhibition shows the life of Lubin’s residents in the 1950s–1980s.
• Park Leśny – ścieżka „Wielka Wojna 1914–1918” i ekspozycje plenerowe – Open-air museum with trenches, historic wagons, bunkers and the exhibitions “Soviet Occupation in Poland 1939–1993” and “ORP Orzeł Did Not Return”.

Founded

2016

Operated by

Gmina Miejska Lubin

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Visiting the exhibitions in the town hall is free of charge, as is admission to the exhibitions in the Galeria Pałacyk. The rope park and the shooting range in the Forest Park are additional services.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: not available
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The main entrance to the town hall, through the museum shop, is adapted for wheelchair users. A lift leads from the main hall to the exhibition rooms in the attic, and there is also an accessible toilet and a cloakroom. Wheelchair users have no access to part of one of the exhibitions. The Galeria Pałacyk has a ramp and a lift. The buildings have no induction loops or Braille markings (apart from the lift). Entry with a guide dog or assistance dog is permitted.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Playground / play area

The Forest Park has a playground (balance park, interactive sandpit, crocodile) and a family rope park; children up to 13 years of age may be in the park only in the company of adults.

Getting there & parking

The town hall stands on the market square, about 15 minutes on foot from the PKP railway station and 10 minutes from the PKS bus station.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop
• Coat check

The town hall has a museum shop (entrance from the market square) and a free cloakroom.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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