Muzeum im. Stanisława Fischera w Bochni
Municipal museum in a former Dominican monastery on the Bochnia market square, with collections of art, archaeology, ethnography and town history, and the salt mine.
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About the museum
The Bochnia Museum was founded in 1959. Its patron, Stanisław Fischer, a teacher, social activist and regionalist, recognised as Righteous Among the Nations, donated his own collection to the institution: folk sculpture and painting, old prints and manuscripts, guild memorabilia, militaria and archaeological finds.
The museum is housed in the former Dominican monastery building at Rynek 20. After a fire in 1751 the monastery lost its sacred function and served only secular purposes, including as the seat of offices. Since 1983 the museum has hosted the Thursday Museum Meetings (Czwartkowe Spotkania Muzealne), lectures in various fields of the humanities.
The collections number over 20 thousand objects in five departments: art, history, archaeology, ethnography and natural history. The archive contains parchment documents, early prints from the 15th–18th centuries, old photographs, postcards and maps, including mining plans and maps from the 18th–20th centuries. The permanent exhibition covers folk art and customs of the region, the archaeology and history of Bochnia with particular emphasis on the salt mine, guild memorabilia, national uprisings, Judaica and a gallery of Polish painting of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Highlights
- Folk sculpture and painting and the customs of the region
- Archaeology and history of Bochnia with the salt mine
- Judaica
- Gallery of Polish painting of the 19th and 20th centuries, with works by Fałat, Malczewski and Wyczółkowski, among others
- Thursday Museum Meetings since 1983
Permanent exhibitions
- Wystawa stała Muzeum im. Fischera – Folk art and customs of the region, archaeology and the history of Bochnia with the salt mine, guild memorabilia, national uprisings, schooling, print and literature of Bochnia, and Judaica.
- Galeria malarstwa polskiego XIX i XX wieku – Polish painting of the 19th and 20th centuries, works by Bochnia painters, and Polish and foreign portraits from the 17th–20th centuries.
- Founded
- 1959
- Operated by
- Muzeum im. prof. Stanisława Fischera w Bochni (instytucja miejska)
Admission & discounts
| Adults | 20 zł |
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| Reduced | 15 zł |
| Museum lesson | 15 zł |
| Guided tour with a guide (plus admission ticket) | 30 zł |
| Guided tour for a group of more than 15 people (plus admission tickets) | 60 zł |
Free admission: on Thursdays
Standard ticket PLN 20, reduced PLN 15. Admission is free on Thursdays.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
The museum runs museum lessons for children and young people.
Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Information about guided tours is provided by the museum secretariat (tel. +48 14 612 32 85). The museum runs museum lessons and the Thursday Museum Meetings. Since 2 January 2024 the museum has not had the keys to the Jewish cemetery in Krzęczków. |
