Muzeum Mazowieckie w Płocku
The oldest Polish museum, with an Art Nouveau townhouse, the exhibition “X wieków Płocka” (Ten Centuries of Płock) and branches: Art Déco, Spichlerz, the Museum of Mazovian Jews and a skansen in Wiączemin Polski.
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About the museum
The Muzeum Mazowieckie in Płock traces its origins to a museum founded in 1821 by the Towarzystwo Naukowe Płockie (Płock Scientific Society) as the Muzeum Publiczne i Szkolne Województwa Płockiego (Public and School Museum of the Płock Voivodeship); the institution is regarded as the oldest museum in Poland. The collections were shown in a school building, today the Liceum im. Małachowskiego, and at the end of the 1830s the museum was closed. After the society resumed its activity in 1907, a townhouse at Rynek Kanoniczy was bought, and the public exhibition opened there in 1912 marked the museum’s second birth. In 1928 it was renamed Muzeum Mazowsza Płockiego.
The German occupation brought heavy losses. After the war the collections were put in order and a new exhibition opened on 1 December 1945; in 1949 the museum was nationalised, and in 1963 it received its present name. In 1968 its profile was extended to Art Nouveau – the 1967 exhibition was the first museum presentation of Art Nouveau in Poland. In 1973 the museum opened in the Castle of the Dukes of Mazovia, and in 2004 it moved to the townhouse at ul. Tumska 8; the exhibition of Art Nouveau and Młoda Polska opened there in July 2005.
Today the main branch at ul. Tumska 8 comprises the Art Nouveau townhouse, with interiors of a middle-class home from the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and the adjoining new building with the exhibition “X wieków Płocka”. The museum also runs branches: Art Déco at ul. Kolegialna 6, Spichlerz, the Museum of Mazovian Jews, the Muzeum Wisły in Wyszogród and the Skansen Osadnictwa Nadwiślańskiego in Wiączemin Polski.
Highlights
- The “Secesja” (Art Nouveau) exhibition with a middle-class interior and a milliner’s shop from 1911
- Model of Płock from around 1800 in the exhibition “X wieków Płocka”
- Gallery of Painting and Sculpture of Młoda Polska and the permanent exhibition of Bolesław Biegas
- Art Déco, with the painting “Martwa natura” by Tamara Łempicka
- Museum of Mazovian Jews and the Dutch-settlement skansen in Wiączemin Polski
Permanent exhibitions
- Secesja – Interiors of a moderately prosperous middle-class home from the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the Gallery of Painting and Sculpture of Młoda Polska, a milliner’s shop from 1911 and the exhibition of Bolesław Biegas.
- X wieków Płocka – A thousand years of Płock’s history with archaeological, historical and numismatic objects, and a model of the town from around 1800.
- Art déco – Furniture, glass, ceramics, textiles, painting and jewellery in the townhouse at ul. Kolegialna 6, with the painting by Tamara Łempicka.
- Founded
- 1821
Admission & discounts
| Adults | 20 zł |
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| Reduced | 12 zł |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 6 · Children under 7 enter free of charge. |
| Visitors with disabilities | –People with disabilities receive a 50% discount; people with disabilities living in Mazovia and their carers pay PLN 1 (after a declaration of place of residence has been submitted, until the end of 2026). |
| Groups | –Group and school tickets apply to groups of up to 30 people; for the Secesja exhibition a group ticket costs PLN 300 and a school ticket PLN 240. |
| Families | 40 złFamily ticket for 4 people, including at most 2 adults; the price applies to the Secesja exhibition. |
| Secesja – standard | 20 złReduced PLN 12, family PLN 40. |
| X wieków Płocka – standard | 15 złReduced PLN 8, family PLN 30. |
| Secesja and X wieków Płocka – combined ticket, standard | 30 złReduced PLN 15, family PLN 60. |
| Art Déco – standard | 20 złReduced PLN 12, family PLN 40; temporary exhibition PLN 10. |
| Spichlerz – standard | 12 złReduced PLN 6, family PLN 24; temporary exhibition PLN 7. |
| Museum of Mazovian Jews – standard | 10 złReduced PLN 5, family PLN 20. |
| Skansen Osadnictwa Nadwiślańskiego – standard | 15 złReduced PLN 10, family PLN 30. |
| Combined ticket for all branches – standard | 70 złReduced PLN 35, family PLN 140; valid on the day of purchase and for the following two days. |
| Guide – Secesja, X wieków Płocka, Art Déco (group of up to 5 people) | 150 złGroup of more than 5 people PLN 70; guide in English PLN 200. |
| Guide – Spichlerz, Museum of Mazovian Jews, Muzeum Wisły | 40 zł |
| Guide – Skansen Osadnictwa Nadwiślańskiego | 50 zł |
Free admission: Admission is free on Thursdays.
Temporary exhibitions in the Secesja, X wieków Płocka and Museum of Mazovian Jews branches are free of charge. Holders of the Karta Dużej Rodziny pay PLN 1. Under the action “Koleją do Kultury” (By Rail to Culture), holders of a Koleje Mazowieckie ticket receive a 50% discount on the standard ticket. The prices in this field apply to the Secesja exhibition at ul. Tumska 8; prices for the other branches are given in the additional tickets.
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
The museum offers admission for PLN 1 to people with disabilities living in Mazovia. In the Secesja (ul. Tumska 8) and Art Déco branches, audio description and a guide in Polish Sign Language are available; an online sign language interpreter is also available. Details on lifts, ramps and toilets can be found in the museum’s accessibility statement.
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Bookings for school and kindergarten lessons and workshops: tel. +48 24 364 70 83 or 72. A guide can be ordered at each branch. |
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