Muzeum Jana Kochanowskiego w Czarnolesie

About the museum

The museum is housed in a classicist manor house from the 19th century, built by the Jabłonowski family to a design by Jakub Kubicki and rebuilt after a fire in 1904. Together with the chapel and the park, it forms a manor complex linked to Czarnolas, the home of the poet Jan Kochanowski (1530–1584). The landscape park, laid out in the English style in the first half of the 19th century by Józef Stich, was remodelled at the beginning of the 20th century by Stefan Celichowski.

The museum opened in 1961, initially with a hall and four rooms. From 1975 it was a branch of the museum in Radom, and since mid-February 2020 it has been an independent institution. In 2005, for the 475th anniversary of the poet’s birth, the Kochanowski family chapel was renovated and new exhibitions were shown.

The current permanent exhibition, “Jan Kochanowski – duch miejsca, klimat epoki” (Jan Kochanowski – Spirit of the Place, Atmosphere of the Age), presents the poet as a European writer who drew on Mediterranean and Christian models. It shows, among other things, a Cordovan-leather armchair and an iron door with a coat of arms, which may have belonged to the poet’s manor, as well as an interactive map of places connected with his life. Since 2020 the Ośrodek Informacji, Dokumentacji i Badań nad Życiem i Twórczością Jana Kochanowskiego (Information, Documentation and Research Centre on the Life and Work of Jan Kochanowski) has operated at the museum.

Highlights

• Exhibition “Jan Kochanowski – duch miejsca, klimat epoki”
• Cordovan-leather armchair and iron door with a coat of arms from the poet’s manor
• Interactive map of places connected with Kochanowski’s life
• Classicist Jabłonowski manor house and the Kochanowski chapel
• Landscape park in the English style

Permanent exhibition

• Jan Kochanowski – duch miejsca, klimat epoki – The exhibition presents the poet of Czarnolas as a European writer, with surviving relics of the manor and an interactive map of places connected with his life.

Founded

1961

Director

Ireneusz Domański

Admission & discounts

The prices given apply to visits without a guide. A photo session costs PLN 300, and renting the courtyard to an external organiser costs PLN 200 per hour. Payment is possible in cash, by card or by bank transfer for businesses.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The Kordegarda building with the ticket office is fully adapted for people with mobility impairments, as is the Oficyna Dworska (manor annexe). A stair-climber can be set up for the manor house, where the museum rooms are, on prior request. The chapel building has stairs, and no ramp or stair-climber can be fitted. The counter at the service point is lowered. Entry with an assistance dog is permitted.

Kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

A “Rodzina plus” family ticket is available, and the museum organises workshops during winter and summer holidays.

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

There is a souvenir point by the ticket office in the Kordegarda.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent

The museum courtyard can be rented by an external organiser for PLN 200 per hour.

Plan your visit