Muzeum im. o. Mariana Żelazka w Chludowie

About the museum

The Mission Museum in the Mission House of St. Stanislaus Kostka in Chludowo has been operating since the 1990s; the missionary-ethnographic museum was consecrated in 1994, on the 75th anniversary of the Polish Province of the Society of the Divine Word. The Divine Word Missionaries (SVD) have run Chludowo since 1934, when they bought the estate with a castle, a park and a small farm from Roman Dmowski. Today it houses a novitiate, a retreat house and a parish.

Until 2016 the exhibition about Fr. Marian Żelazek was located in one of the rooms of the Mission House together with ethnographic mission exhibits. Some of the collections were then moved to the Muzeum Misyjno-Etnograficzne w Pieniężnie, and in the unused farm buildings a new museum dedicated to Fr. Marian Żelazek was set up, which opened on 12 October 2019.

Fr. Marian Żelazek SVD worked for 56 years in India, including 31 years caring for lepers in Puri, where he built a hospital, the Beatrix School, a church and a shelter for the homeless. In 2018 his beatification process began. The museum shows his memorabilia, including his Bible and everyday objects, an imitation ashram and a reconstruction of a classroom from the Beatrix School. The second part of the exhibition is devoted to Fr. Prof. Piotr Nawrot SVD, a researcher of the music of the missionary Baroque in South America.

Highlights

• memorabilia of Fr. Marian Żelazek, missionary to lepers in Puri, India
• imitation ashram and reconstruction of a classroom from the Beatrix School
• section devoted to Fr. Prof. Piotr Nawrot and the music of the missionary Baroque
• free admission, open daily
• park of the Mission House of the Divine Word Missionaries

Permanent exhibition

• Ekspozycja o o. Marianie Żelazku i o. Piotrze Nawrocie – Memorabilia of the leprosy missionary Fr. Marian Żelazek, an imitation ashram and a classroom from the Beatrix School, and a section on Fr. Piotr Nawrot’s research into the music of the missionary Baroque.

Founded

2019

Operated by

Zgromadzenie Słowa Bożego (werbiści) – Dom Misyjny św. Stanisława Kostki w Chludowie

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Admission to the museum is free.

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 does not publish information on accessibility; it is located in converted farm buildings on the grounds of the Mission House complex.

Kids & families

The museum welcomes visitors individually, in groups and with families.

Getting there & parking

The museum is located on the grounds of the Divine Word Missionaries’ Mission House at ul. Kościelna 15 in Chludowo.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Souvenirs can be bought at the museum: magnets, brochures, pictures and leaflets relating to Fr. Marian and the Mission House.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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