Muzeum Regionalne im. Adama Fastnachta w Brzozowie
Museum in the historic town hall in Brzozów, with exhibitions on the history of the town and region, the history of Brzozów’s Jews, folk sculpture and period rooms.
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About the museum
The Adam Fastnacht Regional Museum in Brzozów is housed in the building of the former town hall. The first publicly accessible institution was the community Museum in Brzozów, founded in 1966 by members of the Brzozów Society of Culture, later called the Brzozów Regional Room. The present museum opened on 17 March 1980 thanks to the efforts of the local PTTK branch, and in 1981 the first permanent exhibition on the history and folk culture of the region was opened to the public. In 1987 the historian Adam Fastnacht became the patron of the institution, and since 1995 the museum has been a local-government cultural institution of the Gmina Brzozów.
Between 2008 and 2011 the town hall was thoroughly rebuilt and renovated, and during this time the museum moved to a school building. In the renovated building the roof was replaced, the structure reinforced, a lift, a ramp and toilets for persons with disabilities installed, and the interiors newly arranged. Since 2010 a tourist information centre has also operated at the museum.
The collections contain regional historical, ethnographic and artistic souvenirs: Neolithic axes and hatchets from excavations, municipal documents from the 17th–18th centuries, craft products, the comb-maker’s workshop of Jan Fal and sculptures by local artists. The 20th-century history of the town is recreated through reconstructions of a bourgeois-intellectual salon and a peasant room, a literary-artistic parlour, and the exhibitions “Miasto dwóch religii” (City of Two Religions) and “Z domu Judy… Żydzi w Brzozowie” (From the House of Judah… Jews in Brzozów). The museum runs its own publishing house and since 1991 has published the monthly “Wiadomości Brzozowskie” (Brzozów News).
Highlights
- Exhibition “Z domu Judy… Żydzi w Brzozowie” (From the House of Judah… Jews in Brzozów)
- Exhibition “Miasto dwóch religii” (City of Two Religions) on Brzozów between the wars
- Reconstructions of a bourgeois-intellectual salon and a peasant room
- Comb-maker’s workshop of Jan Fal
- Sculptures by local folk artists
- Virtual walk through the permanent exhibition
Permanent exhibition
- Wystawa stała Muzeum Regionalnego w Brzozowie – Regional historical, ethnographic and artistic souvenirs: crafts, reconstructions of a salon and a peasant room, the exhibitions “Miasto dwóch religii” and “Z domu Judy… Żydzi w Brzozowie”, and folk sculpture.
- Founded
- 1980
- Operated by
- Gmina Brzozów
Admission & discounts
| Adults | 6 zł |
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| Reduced | 3 złchildren aged 3 to 6, and children and young people in education |
| Children & teens | 3 złfree up to age 2 · Children under 3 enter free of charge; children aged 3–6 pay the reduced ticket. |
| Temporary exhibition – standard ticket | 5 złReduced PLN 2.50. |
Free admission: On Mondays admission to the permanent exhibitions in the museum (in the town hall) is free of charge.
Holders of the Brzozów Family Card 3+ (large families) and of the Bieszczady Tourist Card receive a 50% discount on tickets; the discounts cannot be combined. Free admission applies, among others, to guardians of organised groups of school pupils and nursery children, pupils of special schools and museum staff.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom
- 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
After the renovation in 2008–2011, a ramp leads to the building, the town hall has a lift, and the toilets are adapted for persons with disabilities.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 2 |
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- Family tours & workshops
The museum runs museum lessons and workshops for children; large families with the Brzozów Family Card 3+ receive a 50% discount.
Getting there & parking
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Amenities & dining
The building houses a tourist information centre, and the museum sells its own publications.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| School programs | yes |
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| Good to know | The museum offers museum lessons, lectures and workshops; the permanent exhibition can also be viewed on a virtual walk on the museum’s website. |
