Muzeum Regionalne PTTK im. Ignacego Łukasiewicza w Gorlicach
PTTK museum in 18th-century townhouses in Gorlice, with exhibitions on the Battle of Gorlice, the beginnings of the oil industry and the ethnography of the Pogórzanie and Lemko highlanders.
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About the museum
The first exhibitions of war memorabilia from the Battle of Gorlice were set up in Gorlice as early as 1919 and 1935, and after the end of the Nazi occupation in 1945 the idea of a permanent institution revived, supported by the Main Board of the PTTK. Members of the local PTTK branch and regional enthusiasts then renovated a single-storey townhouse from 1780–1790 at ul. Wąska, the oldest residential building in the town. The museum officially opened on 22 July 1957, and its first head was Alfred Wacławski.
At the beginning the museum occupied just two rooms. In time it obtained the neighbouring building on lease from the town and a hall for temporary exhibitions, and in 1976 further rooms on the upper floor were made available, where an ethnographic exhibition on the Pogórzanie and Lemkos was shown.
At present the permanent exhibitions are housed in the historic cellars, on the ground floor and on the upper floor of two connected buildings, and cover four themes: the history of the town of Gorlice, the beginnings of the oil industry and the activity of Ignacy Łukasiewicz in Gorlice, war memorabilia from the Battle of Gorlice in 1915, and the ethnography of the Pogórzanie and Lemkos. The museum provides a free audio guide in a mobile app and runs museum lessons.
Highlights
- Exhibition of war memorabilia from the Battle of Gorlice in 1915
- The beginnings of the oil industry and the life of Ignacy Łukasiewicz in Gorlice
- Ethnography of the Pogórzanie and Lemkos
- History of Gorlice in the historic cellars
- Free audio guide in several versions, including in sign language
Permanent exhibitions
- Bitwa Gorlicka 1915 – wystawa pamiątek wojennych – Memorabilia from the fighting in the region at the turn of 1914 and 1915.
- Początki przemysłu naftowego i Ignacy Łukasiewicz – Exhibition on the beginnings of the oil industry in the Gorlice Land and on the life and work of Ignacy Łukasiewicz in Gorlice.
- Etnografia Pogórzan i Łemków – Exhibition on the upper floor devoted to the folk culture of the Pogórzanie and Lemkos; the buildings also present the history of the town of Gorlice.
- Founded
- 1957
- Operated by
- Polskie Towarzystwo Turystyczno-Krajoznawcze, Oddział w Gorlicach
Admission & discounts
| Adults | 13 zł |
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| Reduced | 10 zł |
| Ticket for the temporary exhibition | 3 zł |
| Guide service | 75 zł |
Card payment is possible.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
- Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
The audio guide has a family route with riddles that earn points; the museum runs museum lessons for schools.
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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| Audio guide | yes (PL, EN, DE) |
| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | The free audio guide, available for download from Google Play and the App Store, has tracks for individual visitors, a family track with riddles, audio description for visually impaired people, Polish Sign Language (PJM), and versions in English and German. The museum runs museum lessons for schools of all types and leads guided walks around Gorlice. |
