Muzeum Regionalne w Kozienicach im. prof. Tomasza Mikockiego

About the museum

The origins of museum work in Kozienice go back to the time of the palace, which was built in 1776–1778 for King Stanisław August Poniatowski to a design by Franciszek Placidi. The palace held rich art collections and a library, but it was looted during the Kościuszko Insurrection. In the 1930s two rooms with folk art from the Kozienice Forest were set up in the former palace, but the collections and the palace burned down in September 1939.

The tradition of the museum was continued in 1970, when the Society of Friends of the Kozienice Land (Towarzystwo Miłośników Ziemi Kozienickiej) set up a social museum institution. Today the Regional Museum is an institution of the town and commune self-government of Kozienice. It is housed in the surviving left side wing of the palace, whose present look in the French Renaissance style was given by Franciszek Arveuf during the reconstruction in 1896–1900.

The collections comprise historical, ethnographic, archaeological and art departments, as well as a library. The ethnographic collection is especially interesting: it contains old tools, sets of workshop equipment for rope-making and cooperage, beehives and objects connected with forest beekeeping in the Kozienice Forest, as well as works by local folk sculptors, including Leon Kudła. The museum also organises temporary exhibitions, lessons and workshops.

Highlights

• Side wing of the palace of Stanisław August Poniatowski
• Ethnographic collection with beehives and craft workshops of the Kozienice Forest
• Folk sculpture of the region, including works by Leon Kudła
• Stanisław Westwalewicz Painting Gallery
• Free admission

Permanent exhibition

• Galeria malarstwa im. Stanisława Westwalewicza – Gallery devoted to the Kozienice-born painter, printmaker and draughtsman Stanisław Westwalewicz (1906–1997), author among other things of church polychromies.

Founded

1970

Operated by

Gmina Kozienice

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Admission to the museum is free of charge.

Accessibility

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

The entrance from ul. Parkowa leads up a stone ramp with a metal handrail. All exhibition rooms are on the ground floor and are accessible; the toilet for people with special needs is on the left of the entrance. There are marked parking spaces for people with disabilities in front of the buildings. The museum has no induction loops, PJM sign-language interpreter, Braille signage or tactile plan of the building. Easy-to-Read (ETR) text is available on the website. Guided tours with a museum guide are possible.

Kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

The museum runs museum lessons and workshops for children and young people, and provides educational materials available online.

Getting there & parking

The entrance to the museum is from ul. Parkowa, in the single-storey side wing of the palace; the main block houses the commune office (Urząd Gminy).

Amenities & dining

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Events & venue rental

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