Muzeum Kazimierza Pułaskiego w Warce

About the museum

The museum is housed in the palace at Winiary in Warka, where a manor house already stood at the beginning of the seventeenth century. Around 1689 the Lithuanian deputy chancellor Stanisław Antoni Szczuka built a new palace to a design by Augustyn Wincenty Locci. In the eighteenth century the estate belonged to Józef Pułaski, the father of Kazimierz, and its last private owner until 1945 was Count Wacław Godziemba Dąmbski. After the land reform the building served as a secondary school, and in 1951 the Muzeum Regionalne PTTK Powiatu Grójeckiego was opened in it.

The idea of a museum dedicated to Kazimierz Pułaski goes back to the pre-war period, and an important impetus was the celebration of the 200th anniversary of his birth in 1947. The Council of Ministers adopted a resolution establishing the museum on 18 January 1961. A general renovation was carried out in 1962–1966, and in January 1967 the institution began its activity. It focuses on Polish-American themes and on emigration to the United States.

The permanent exhibition “Kazimierz Pułaski i zasłużeni Polacy w USA” (Kazimierz Pułaski and Distinguished Poles in the USA) shows the life and work of Pułaski and the profiles of Poles who made their mark on the United States, including Tadeusz Kościuszko, Helena Modrzejewska and Ignacy Jan Paderewski. The collections include furniture, paintings, textiles, clocks, weapons, silverware, porcelain, documents, maps and early printed books. Since 2015 a multimedia exhibition, “Warka – miasto dotknięte historią” (Warka – a town touched by history), has been running on the upper floor. The park belonging to the museum is open every day.

Highlights

• Exhibition “Kazimierz Pułaski i zasłużeni Polacy w USA” in the palace at Winiary
• Multimedia exhibition “Warka – miasto dotknięte historią” (in Polish and English)
• Collections: furniture, portraits, weapons, silverware, documents and early printed books
• Palace park, open daily 7:00–21:00
• Polish–English audio guide and an audio trail for children

Permanent exhibitions

• Kazimierz Pułaski i zasłużeni Polacy w USA – The life and work of Kazimierz Pułaski and the profiles of Poles who made their mark on the USA, in the renovated interiors of the palace at Winiary.
• Warka – miasto dotknięte historią – A multimedia, bilingual exhibition on the history of Warka, in two rooms on the upper floor of the palace.

Founded

1961

Admission & discounts

Free admission: Admission to the permanent exhibition is free on Thursdays.

The website does not state the rules for granting a reduced ticket.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• 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

According to the accessibility statement, wheelchair users can enter the building, the stairs have handrails, there is an accessible toilet, and a parking space for people with disabilities is marked next to the building. The building has a lift without voice announcements. There are no tactile maps, audio navigation system, sign language interpreter or induction loops.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide

An audio trail for children is available, and part of the exhibition on Warka has been prepared with children and school pupils in mind. The museum has an education centre and runs museum lessons.

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Coat check
• Lockers

The museum has a café. Outer garments and larger luggage (over 40×20×25 cm), backpacks and umbrellas must be left free of charge in the cloakroom or in the deposit lockers.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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