Muzeum Powiśla Dąbrowskiego w Dąbrowie Tarnowskiej

About the museum

The Powiśle Dąbrowskie Museum was established in 1983 on the initiative of the Society of Friends of the Dąbrowa Land and the Dąbrowski Dom Kultury (Dąbrowa cultural centre). For many years it operated in various municipal buildings, and from 2002 to 2012 it was subordinate to the Municipal Public Library at ul. Polna 13.

In 2012 the collections were moved to the restored Hasidic synagogue at ul. Berka Joselewicza 6, which since 5 June 2012 has housed the Ośrodek Spotkania Kultur (Centre for the Meeting of Cultures), operating within the Dąbrowski Dom Kultury. The synagogue was built in 1855–1863 and is the largest surviving synagogue in Lesser Poland. The revitalisation cost about PLN 9.8 million and was financed mainly from the regional operational programme of the European Union, funds of the gmina of Dąbrowa Tarnowska and the Ministry of Culture.

Visitors now see the prayer hall with restored polychromy and fittings from the prayer house of Samuel Roth, an exhibition on the coexistence of cultures and religions, and the women’s gallery (babiniec) with a bourgeois parlour. The museum’s collections include ethnographic collections from the Powiśle Dąbrowskie region, folk art from the area of Zalipie, archive materials and local photographs, archaeological finds, and memorabilia from the Second World War, including fragments of a Halifax bomber shot down in 1944.

Highlights

• Synagogue prayer hall with restored polychromy and zodiac
• Torah cabinet and bimah from the prayer house of Samuel Roth
• Fragments of the Halifax bomber shot down in 1944 and memorabilia of its crew
• Bourgeois parlour in the women’s gallery
• Ethnographic collections and folk art from the area of Zalipie
• Audio guides in several languages

Permanent exhibitions

• Sala Modlitw – synagoga i wystawa o współistnieniu kultur – Restored prayer hall with polychromy, the Torah cabinet and bimah from the prayer house of Samuel Roth, and display cases on archaeology, the history of Poland and Jewish culture.
• Zbiory Muzeum Powiśla Dąbrowskiego – Ethnography of villages in the Powiśle Dąbrowskie region, folk art from the area of Zalipie, archaeology, documents and photographs of “Dąbrowiany”, and military memorabilia, including fragments of the Halifax bomber from 1944.
• Babiniec – salon mieszczański – Furnished bourgeois parlour with a zither, typewriter and gramophone, and display cases with the museum’s exhibits and the book collection of Samuel Roth.

Founded

1983

Operated by

Ośrodek Spotkania Kultur przy Dąbrowskim Domu Kultury

Admission & discounts

Standard ticket PLN 15, reduced PLN 12, group PLN 10 per person. Admission is free for pupils and teachers from the gmina of Dąbrowa Tarnowska and for residents of the gmina (with a valid ID card).

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator
• 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

During the revitalisation architectural barriers were removed to make the building accessible to people with disabilities; the women’s gallery (babiniec) is reached by stairs or by a lift.

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