Gorczański Ośrodek Historii Turystyki Górskiej na Turbaczu

About the museum

The museum branch of the Polskie Towarzystwo Turystyczno-Krajoznawcze (Polish Tourist and Sightseeing Society, PTTK) was established on 11 May 1980 in a wooden building right next to the PTTK hostel on Turbacz, below the summit in the Gorce. Its present name, Gorczański Ośrodek Historii Turystyki Górskiej na Turbaczu (Gorce Centre for the History of Mountain Tourism on Turbacz), was given by a resolution of 6 June 2016 of the Mountain Tourism Commission of the PTTK Main Board.

Today the collections have been moved to a separate room in the Władysław Orkan hostel (schronisko im. Władysława Orkana) and are shown to visitors as a small exhibition. The exhibits include photographs and documents concerning more than forty no-longer-existing hostels in the Carpathians, a biographical exhibition devoted to the writer Władysław Orkan, and an exhibition on partisan fighting in these areas during the Second World War, as well as models of hostels and souvenirs relating to the history of the hostel on Turbacz.

Highlights

• Photographs and documents of more than 40 no-longer-existing hostels in the Carpathians
• Biographical exhibition on Władysław Orkan
• Exhibition on partisan fighting in the Gorce during the Second World War
• Models of mountain hostels
• Location in the hostel below the summit of Turbacz

Permanent exhibition

• Ekspozycja o historii turystyki górskiej w Gorcach – The exhibition shows photographs and documents of no-longer-existing Carpathian hostels, models of hostels, an exhibition on Władysław Orkan and material on partisan fighting in the Gorce.

Founded

1980

Operated by

Polskie Towarzystwo Turystyczno-Krajoznawcze (PTTK)

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Admission to the exhibition is free. Entry to the Gorce National Park (Gorczański Park Narodowy) is charged.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

The Władysław Orkan PTTK hostel lies below the summit of Turbacz (about 1283 m a.s.l.) and can be reached on foot via trails from the Gorce; postal address: PO Box 102, 34-400 Nowy Targ.

Amenities & dining

The exhibition is in one of the rooms of the PTTK hostel.

Events & venue rental

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