Muzeum Łowiectwa i Jeździectwa

About the museum

The Museum of Hunting and Horsemanship (Muzeum Łowiectwa i Jeździectwa) was established on 1 July 1983 by merging two initiatives: a hunting museum, built up from 1977 under the artist Tomasz Konarski, and a horsemanship museum, the Muzeum Konia (Horse Museum). The idea of a hunting museum arose in the 1970s, and its seat was designated in the Łazienki Royal Park, once called Zwierzyniec. The first permanent exhibition, “Wiosna, lato, jesień, zima” (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter), opened in the Kantonists’ Barracks in 1985. Since 1 January 2018 the museum has been a branch of the Muzeum Łazienki Królewskie.

The museum occupies two historic buildings. The Kantonists’ Barracks were built in 1826–1828, probably to a design by Wilhelm Henryk Minter, and the Kubicki Stables, also called the Podkowa (Horseshoe), were built in 1825–1826 to a design by Jakub Kubicki. The stables were renovated in 2019–2021. The museum’s profile, combining hunting and horsemanship, makes it unique on the national and European scale; its collections comprise more than 10 thousand exhibits.

The Kantonists’ Barracks used to display a Polish hunting salon from the 19th and 20th centuries, forest animals, birds and exotic trophies, but from 1 July 2026 the building is not accessible to visitors. In the Kubicki Stables visitors can see the Carriage House named after Zbigniew Prus-Niewiadomski, with hippological objects, and the Royal Weaving Manufactory.

Highlights

• Carriage House named after Zbigniew Prus-Niewiadomski in the Kubicki Stables
• Royal Weaving Manufactory
• Kubicki Stables designed by Jakub Kubicki (1825–1826)
• More than 10 thousand exhibits from hunting and horsemanship
• Polish hunting salon of the 19th and 20th centuries (Kantonists’ Barracks, currently closed)

Permanent exhibitions

• Powozownia im. Zbigniewa Prus-Niewiadomskiego – Permanent exhibition in the Kubicki Stables presenting hippological objects from the 19th and 20th centuries, including carriages.
• Królewska Manufaktura Tkacka – Permanent exhibition in the Kubicki Stables devoted to the weaving manufactory.
• Polski salon myśliwski XIX–XX wieku – Permanent exhibition in the Kantonists’ Barracks on hunting traditions; the building is currently not accessible to visitors.

Founded

1983

Operated by

Muzeum Łazienki Królewskie w Warszawie

Admission & discounts

Free admission: Friday – free admission day, for individual visits only, without booking.

The Kubicki Stables are covered by one joint ticket of the Muzeum Łazienki Królewskie, which also includes the Palace on the Island, the Old Orangery with the Royal Theatre and the Myślewicki Palace (price list from 1 October to 30 April: standard PLN 60, reduced PLN 30; visiting time about 2.5 hours). The ticket with the temporary exhibition “Nabiści” (The Nabis) costs PLN 80 standard and PLN 40 reduced. Holders of the Large Family Card, the Warsaw Pass and the Warsaw Citizen Card (Karta Warszawiaka) receive a 10% discount on tickets to the permanent exhibitions. Members of the Friends of the Łazienki Royal Park Museum Club enter free of charge.

Accessibility

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

At the ticket offices in the Kubicki Stables, at the Podchorążówka and at the Old Orangery there are tablets for online connection with a Polish Sign Language (PJM) interpreter; the ticket offices and the shop at the Podchorążówka have induction loops. The museum publishes a description of the permanent exhibitions in easy-to-read text and a film in Polish Sign Language.

Kids & families

Children from age 8 and young people up to age 26 pay PLN 1 for a ticket, and children under 7 enter free of charge.

Getting there & parking

Entrance from ul. Agrykola, ul. Szwoleżerów and ul. 29 Listopada.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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