Muzeum Miedzi w Legnicy
Regional museum in the Baroque palace of the Abbots of Lubiąż in Legnica, with an exhibition on copper and a second seat in the former Knights’ Academy.
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About the museum
The museum grew out of an initiative by Tadeusz Gumiński and the Society of Friends of Learning in Legnica, which from the late 1950s campaigned for a regional museum in a city whose Museum of Lower Silesia had been destroyed after 1945. The resolution to establish it was adopted in 1959, and the institution opened on 1 April 1962. The seat chosen was the former Abbots’ Palace of Lubiąż on ul. Partyzantów, built in 1728.
The Baroque palace, together with the St John’s Church, the former Jesuit college and the Knights’ Academy, forms a representative group of buildings. The building belonged to the Lubiąż Abbey until 1810; later it housed courts, flats and a sanitary office. The museum also includes the Knights’ Academy, an elite college for the nobility founded in Legnica in 1708, the Piast Mausoleum in St John’s Church, a lapidarium with elements of Legnica buildings from the 14th to 19th centuries, and the remains of a Romanesque chapel in the courtyard of the Piast Castle.
The main exhibition, “Copper. The History of an Extraordinary Metal”, tells the story of one of the most important raw materials in human history. A separate exhibition in the Knights’ Academy presents the history of the building and the institution, and the open-air display “Shadow of a Star” shows relics of monuments from the Polish People’s Republic (PRL) in Legnica. The Museum of the Battle of Legnica in Legnickie Pole is a branch of the museum.
Highlights
- Exhibition “Copper. The History of an Extraordinary Metal”
- Baroque palace of the Lubiąż Abbots from 1728
- Knights’ Academy with an exhibition on the history of the building
- Lapidarium, the largest in Lower Silesia
- Open-air exhibition “Shadow of a Star. Relics of Legnica’s PRL monuments”
Permanent exhibitions
- Miedź. Dzieje niezwykłego metalu – Exhibition in the main building on copper as one of the most important raw materials in human history.
- Akademia Rycerska w Legnicy. Dzieje gmachu i instytucji – Exhibition on the elite college for the nobility founded in Legnica in 1708, and on the history of its building.
- Cień gwiazdy. Relikty legnickich pomników PRL-u – The open-air display next to the Soviet cemetery shows elements of communist monuments removed from public space.
- Founded
- 1962
- Operated by
- Muzeum Miedzi w Legnicy (instytucja samorządu województwa dolnośląskiego)
Admission & discounts
| Adults | 20 zł |
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| Reduced | 10 złpupils, students and doctoral students, people over 65, pensioners, people receiving disability pensions, people with disabilities together with their carers, teachers, veterans and holders of the Legnica City Card |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 6 · Children under 7 enter free of charge. |
| Seniors | 10 złReduced ticket for people over 65. |
| Visitors with disabilities | 10 złReduced ticket for people with disabilities together with their carers. |
| Students & apprentices | 10 złReduced ticket for pupils, students and doctoral students. |
| Groups | –Group carers enter free of charge. A group of up to 30 people must be registered at least 7 days in advance. Guided tours for foreign-language groups cost PLN 120. |
| Families | –Holders of the Large Family Card (Karta Dużej Rodziny) enter free of charge. |
| Guided tours for foreign-language groups | 120 zł |
| Museum lessons and workshops on a free-admission day (per participant) | 10 zł |
| Piast Mausoleum | 5 złNo reductions; ticket at the Copper Museum’s ticket office. |
| Visit to the Piast Castle (Romanesque chapel, tower) | 10 złNo reductions; free admission on Wednesdays. |
Free admission: Wednesdays (on Saturdays tickets are required)
One ticket for the exhibitions entitles the holder to visit both the main building and the Knights’ Academy. Free admission also applies, among others, to holders of the Karta Polaka (Polish Card), veterans, museum employees and members of ICOM and ICOMOS.
Accessibility
- Partially wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: not available
- Service dogs welcome
- Tactile models & exhibits: not available
- Sign language tours: not available
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
In the main building there is one step in front of both the external and the internal doors, there is no ramp, and the exhibition rooms can be reached only by stairs. The Knights’ Academy has a lift with Braille markings and a threshold-free access to the platform (entry to the rooms requires using the intercom). In all branches, staff help overcome obstacles. Entry with a guide dog is possible for selected exhibitions. There is no sign language interpreter and no possibility to touch the exhibits.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 6 |
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- Family tours & workshops
The educational offer includes sessions for kindergartens, museum lessons, workshops (including during the summer and winter holidays), coin striking and tourist games.
Getting there & parking
By car
There are no designated parking spaces at the main building; at the Knights’ Academy there are spaces in front of the entrance gate and along ul. Chojnowska.
- Accessible parking: not available
Entrance to the museum from ul. św. Jana or ul. Partyzantów, depending on the working days.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Museum shop
The museum runs a shop with publications, souvenirs, postcards and leaflets.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Bookings for admission, museum lessons and workshops: tel. 690 278 731. The museum also runs tourist routes and historical walks around Legnica. |
