Muzeum Przyrodniczo-Łowieckie w Uzarzewie

About the museum

The museum was founded in 1977 on the initiative of the Wojewódzka Rada Łowiecka (Voivodeship Hunting Council) in Poznań, and since 1982 it has been a branch of the Muzeum Narodowe Rolnictwa i Przemysłu Rolno-Spożywczego in Szreniawa. It is housed in a renovated nineteenth-century manor house in a six-hectare landscape park with varied terrain. The second historic building is the coach house and stable, where a nature exhibition has been shown since 1993.

In 2004 the Greater Poland entrepreneur and hunter Adam Smorawiński gave the museum a collection of exotic trophies from four continents and funded a new pavilion to display it, which in 2010 was extended to house the growing collections. The manor house shows the history of hunting: from the tools of the first hunters, through old hunting methods and the history of hunting firearms, to hunting in art and a hunting salon from the early twentieth century.

Dioramas in the stable and coach house show the habitats of game animals of Greater Poland, and the pavilion displays specimens of animals from five continents and a collection of parrots from around the world. The museum also presents watercolours by the ornithologist Jan Bogumił Sokołowski, an exhibition devoted to Adam Smorawiński, a many-times Polish champion in rally and racing sports, and a library on nature and hunting. It runs workshops, quests and outdoor events, such as the Piknik Sokolniczy (Falconry Picnic).

Highlights

• Collection of 125 specimens of animals from five continents in the exotics pavilion
• Parrots of the world – one hundred specimens of 78 species
• History of hunting in the manor house: from stone tools to modern firearms
• Diorama of the habitats of game animals of Greater Poland in the stable and coach house
• Watercolours by Jan Bogumił Sokołowski
• Six-hectare landscape park and the quest “Uzarzewo – gdzie historia z przyrodą się spotyka” (Uzarzewo – where history meets nature)

Permanent exhibitions

• Historia łowiectwa i salon myśliwski – The manor house shows the development of hunting from the Stone Age, old hunting methods, hunting firearms, art inspired by hunting, and a hunting salon from the early twentieth century.
• Środowiska zwierząt łownych – Dioramas in the stable and coach house show the field, wetland and forest habitats of birds and mammals in Greater Poland, along with a collection of birds’ eggs and an exhibition for children.
• Zwierzęta z pięciu kontynentów i Papugi świata – The pavilion displays 125 specimens of animals, including an elephant, a lion and a polar bear, and a collection of one hundred parrots from 78 species.

Founded

1977

Operated by

Muzeum Narodowe Rolnictwa i Przemysłu Rolno-Spożywczego w Szreniawie

Admission & discounts

Free admission: Admission is free on Saturdays, except on days when ticketed events take place.

Payment by card is possible. Online tickets are sold through the ToBilet service. The fee for use of the barbecue is PLN 125; use of the park outside opening hours costs PLN 200 per hour.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: not available
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: not available
• Sign language tours: not available
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The entrance to the pavilion with the ticket office has a single step (about 12 cm), which wheelchair users can get over with help from a companion or a member of staff. A portable induction loop is available at the ticket office; just ask for it to be switched on. The park is accessible to wheelchair users thanks to flat, paved paths with benches. The car park is about 50 m from the ticket office but has no designated spaces for people with disabilities. There are no Braille labels or sign language interpreter. Assistance dogs may enter the museum.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide

The exhibition “Zwierzęta w czterech porach roku” (Animals in the Four Seasons) is intended for pre-school and early-school children. The museum runs workshops and family meetings, and a quest around Uzarzewo (about 60 minutes).

Getting there & parking

From Poznań take the national road towards Gniezno; at the PKS stop in Kobylnica turn right to the village of Uzarzewo (1 km; about 15 km from Poznań in total).

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Museum shop in the hall by the ticket office.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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