Muzeum Nadwiślańskie w Kazimierzu Dolnym

About the museum

The Museum of the Vistula Region (Muzeum Nadwiślańskie) in Kazimierz Dolny was founded in 1963. Its main seat is at Rynek 19, and its branches operate in the town’s historic buildings and the surrounding area: in the Celejów Tenement (Kamienica Celejowska), the House of the Kuncewicz Family (Dom Kuncewiczów), the Natural History Museum, the Department of History and Culture of the Region, and in the open-air archaeological site of the Museum of the Ancient Slavs (Muzeum Dawnych Słowian) in Żmijowiska near Wilków. Until 2017 the Czartoryski Museum in Puławy was also part of the museum; the town of Puławy then took it over.

The collections number more than 20 thousand objects and cover archaeological, painting, natural history and goldsmiths’ collections. The Museum of Goldsmiths’ Art (Muzeum Sztuki Złotniczej), opened in 1979 in the historic cellars of the main building, holds a special place. It is the only institution of its kind in Poland and presents more than a thousand years of the history of Polish goldsmiths’ art. The core of the collection, some 1,900 objects, is a gift from collector Jędrzej Jaworski, who in 1979 handed over to the museum 550 pieces of old silverware, mostly Polish. It is supplemented by the museum’s own purchases and deposits from other museums.

The Temporary Exhibition Gallery (Galeria Wystaw Czasowych) is located on the upper floor of the main building.

Highlights

• The only museum of goldsmiths’ art in Poland
• Gift from Jędrzej Jaworski: old silverware, mostly Polish
• Archaeological, painting and natural history collections
• Museum of the Ancient Slavs in Żmijowiska
• Branches in the historic tenements of Kazimierz Dolny

Permanent exhibitions

• Muzeum Sztuki Złotniczej – The exhibition in the historic cellars of the main building presents more than a thousand years of Polish goldsmiths’ art, including old silverware from the gift of Jędrzej Jaworski and works by contemporary goldsmiths.
• Muzeum Dawnych Słowian – Archaeological open-air museum in Żmijowiska next to the stronghold site, open to visitors from morning until dusk.

Founded

1963

Admission & discounts

Free admission: One day of the week each month, rotating, is free of charge; it is announced on the museum’s website by the end of the previous month (in October 2026 – Saturday), and applies to the permanent exhibitions and the Temporary Exhibition Gallery.

The prices given apply to the Museum of Goldsmiths’ Art in the main building; the branches have separate price lists (see the branches). On the free-admission day individual visits apply, and group visits only after prior booking. The museum honours the Large Family Card.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• 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 main building has a ramp, a lift and a toilet with a changing table adapted for persons with disabilities; the lift works only in the main building. Details are given in the museum’s accessibility statement.

Kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Baby changing facilities

A family ticket is available (PLN 50 at the Museum of Goldsmiths’ Art); the museum honours the Large Family Card. There is a toilet with a changing table in the main building.

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop
• Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi for visitors on the museum premises; a museum kiosk; food outlets in the town.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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