Muzeum Polskiego Przemysłu Siarkowego w Tarnobrzegu
Branch of the Historical Museum of the City of Tarnobrzeg, in a historic manor granary, with exhibitions on the history of sulphur mining and an open-air museum of machines.
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About the museum
The Muzeum Polskiego Przemysłu Siarkowego (Museum of the Polish Sulphur Industry) was established in September 2013 as a branch of the Muzeum Historyczne Miasta Tarnobrzega (Historical Museum of the City of Tarnobrzeg). It is housed in a former manor granary from 1843 at ul. prof. Stanisława Pawłowskiego 14. The classicist brick building of two storeys was designed by Jan Bogdan Tarnowski, owner of the Dzików estates. It is the last surviving building of the former Wymysłów manor farm, and the original timber beam ceilings have survived inside.
The institution collects samples of native sulphur, technical documentation, machine parts, mining uniforms, archival photographs and other objects connected with the extraction and processing of sulphur in Poland, especially in the Tarnobrzeg Sulphur Basin (Tarnobrzeskie Zagłębie Siarkowe).
The permanent exhibition tells of the former sulphur mining at Swoszowice near Kraków, of the mines and processing plants of the Tarnobrzeg Sulphur Basin in the second half of the 20th century, and of mining traditions, beliefs and the cult of St Barbara. In the conference room on the ground floor a panorama of the Machów open-pit sulphur mine is displayed, and around the building stand parts of large mining machines that form a mining open-air museum.
Highlights
- historic manor granary from 1843 with original timber beam ceilings
- samples of native sulphur and mining documentation
- exhibition on the sulphur mines of Tarnobrzeg in the 20th century
- panorama of the Machów open-pit sulphur mine
- mining open-air museum with parts of large machines
Permanent exhibitions
- Siarka w dawnej Polsce – Exhibition on the extraction and processing of sulphur in Swoszowice near Kraków, from the Middle Ages to 1884.
- Tarnobrzeskie Zagłębie Siarkowe – Exhibition on open-pit and shaft sulphur mines and sulphur processing plants from the second half of the 20th century.
- Tradycje górnicze – Exhibition in the attic on the miner's profession, old beliefs and the cult of St Barbara.
- Founded
- 2013
- Operated by
- Muzeum Historyczne Miasta Tarnobrzega
Admission & discounts
| Adults | 15 zł |
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| Reduced | 10 złpupils, pensioners, disability pensioners, people with disabilities and Honorary Blood Donors of the first and second degree |
| Groups (11+ people) | 15 zł per personOrganised groups of more than 10 people, guided visit: reduced ticket PLN 10; an educational ticket for the group's guide costs PLN 50. |
| Families | 40 złFamily ticket for parents with children (visits without a guide). |
| Guided visit – standard ticket | 30 zł |
| Guided visit – reduced ticket | 25 zł |
| Guided visit – family ticket | 55 złParents with children. |
The prices given apply to visits without a guide; guided visits cost more.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: not available
- Elevator: not available
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: not available
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The granary building has three storeys, with no lift or stair platform, so it is not accessible to wheelchair users. There is a threshold at the entrance under the arcades. The open-air museum of mining machinery is accessible to wheelchair users. There is no induction loop and no Braille signage.
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Visits are possible with or without a guide. Organised groups should make a booking (rezerwacje@muzeum-tarnobrzeg.pl). |
