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Muzeum Małego Miasta w Bieżuniu

Branch of the Muzeum Wsi Mazowieckiej in Sierpc, located in Bieżuń, with exhibitions on the history and material culture of a small town and on the former landed gentry.

Opening hoursAdmission 18 zł

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About the museum

The museum in Bieżuń was founded in 1974 as the Muzeum Regionalne on the initiative of the local teacher, poet and activist Stefan Gołębiowski; the ethnographer and historian Marian Przedpełski also helped shape the idea. In 1986 the institution was renamed Muzeum Historii i Kultury Materialnej Małego Miasta (Museum of the History and Material Culture of a Small Town), and it adopted its present name in 1994. In 1993 it was moved from ul. Zamkowa 2 to its present seat at Stary Rynek 19.

The permanent exhibitions are historical and ethnographic in character. They show the history and culture of the former Płock land and the material culture of a small town in the second half of the nineteenth century. Temporary exhibitions present the work of local artists and folk art. The museum also looks after the legacy of Stefan Gołębiowski, runs a library and publishes “Bieżuńskie Zeszyty Historyczne” (Bieżuń Historical Notebooks).

In January 2009, under an agreement between the mayor of Bieżuń and the marshal of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship, the museum came under the care of the voivodeship self-government and became a branch of the Muzeum Wsi Mazowieckiej in Sierpc, located elsewhere. The institution co-organises the voivodeship poetry competition named after Stefan Gołębiowski.

Highlights

Exhibitions on the history and material culture of a small town in the nineteenth century
Legacy of Stefan Gołębiowski
Temporary exhibitions of local artists and folk art
Combined ticket with the open-air museum in Sierpc and the Ratusz

Permanent exhibition

Wystawy stałe Muzeum Małego Miasta – History and culture of the former Płock land, and the material culture of a small town in the second half of the nineteenth century.

Founded: 1974
Operated by: Muzeum Wsi Mazowieckiej w Sierpcu (oddział)

Admission & discounts

Adults	18 zł
Reduced	12 złpupils, students and doctoral students, people over 65, pensioners, people receiving disability pensions, people with disabilities together with their carers, teachers, veterans, and people awarded, among other things, the badge “Za opiekę nad zabytkami” (For Care of Monuments)
Children & teens	freefree up to age 6 · Children up to the age of 7 enter free of charge.
Groups	–Visits by organised groups require advance booking and payment for tickets and services.
20% discount ticket – standard	14 złFor holders of the Karta Dużej Rodziny, participants in the programme “Koleją do kultury” (By Rail to Culture) and guests of the hotel and guest rooms of the museum in Sierpc.
20% discount ticket – reduced	10 zł
Weekend at half price – standard	9 zł
Weekend at half price – reduced	6 zł
Special ticket (Museum Night, 60+ Culture programme)	1 zł
Combined ticket: open-air museum, Ratusz and Museum of the Small Town – standard	48 złReduced PLN 32; not valid on theme Sundays.

Free admission: On Mondays between 10:00 and 14:00 admission is free.

The admission ticket price includes the guide. Free admission is also granted to, among others, veterans, holders of the Karta Polaka, museum staff, members of ICOM and ICOMOS, and the supervisors of groups of children and young people (1 supervisor per 15 people).