Muzeum Ojców Karmelitów w Krakowie na Piasku
Monastery museum in the former sacristy of the Carmelites at Piasek, with documents, early prints and liturgical objects; visits by arrangement.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
The Museum of the Carmelite Fathers was established in the 1980s in the hall of the former sacristy of the Carmelite monastery at Piasek, known as the Treasury (Skarbiec). Together with the archive and the library of early prints, it forms the collections of the Polish province of the order, which was established in 1692.
The collection includes papal bulls, monastery and royal documents, early prints and liturgical objects: monstrances, chalices and reliquaries. One of the most valuable exhibits is a cloak of Turkish velvet, which King John III Sobieski gave to the monastery in gratitude for the victory at Vienna.
The museum is open to organised groups by prior arrangement. Individual visitors can see it during the Cracovia Sacra event in mid-August.
Highlights
- Treasury in the former sacristy of the monastery
- papal bulls, and monastery and royal documents
- early prints from the order’s collections
- cloak of Turkish velvet given by John III Sobieski
- monstrances, chalices and reliquaries
Permanent exhibition
- Skarbiec klasztoru karmelitów – Papal bulls, documents, early prints and liturgical objects, shown in the hall of the former sacristy.
- Operated by
- Polska Prowincja Zakonu Karmelitów
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By car
Parking in the vicinity is paid.
The Carmelite monastery at Piasek is at ul. Karmelicka 19.
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Plan your visit
| Photography | Photography is possible. |
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| Good to know | Group visits should be registered by e-mail (archiwum@karmelici.pl), by telephone (+48 12 632 11 73, ext. 143) or at the monastery porter’s lodge. |
