Muzeum Regionalne w Pińczowie

About the museum

The Regional Museum in Pińczów was founded in 1963 and initially received one room in the Baroque Pauline monastery. The monastery was built in 1431–1449, and its present form, a quadrangular building with a cloister garden (wirydarz) in the middle, was probably achieved during the reconstruction of 1630–1642. After obtaining further rooms, the museum has carried out exhibition activities since 1970, and today it occupies part of the western, northern and eastern wings of the ground floor.

The collections come from the Ponidzie and document the traditions, history and culture of the region from the earliest times to the present. Three sections stand out: an archaeological one, with architectural details, pottery, objects of flint, bronze and iron, and coins; an artistic-historical one, with Judaica, early prints, manuscripts, maps, numismatics and militaria; and an ethnographic one, with objects of wood, metal and wicker, textiles and oleographs. In the 16th and 17th centuries Pińczów was a city of religious tolerance, an important centre of the Reformation and one of the largest Jewish communities in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, as the museum’s branches also tell.

The museum includes the Old Synagogue (Synagoga Stara), the Arian House (Dom Ariański), the Garden Bastion (Baszta Ogrodowa) and St Anne’s Chapel (kaplica św. Anny), which have their own tickets and opening hours. The museum also runs a Tourist Information Centre, publishes material on Pińczów and the Ponidzie, and offers themed walks around the town in the footsteps of the Italians, Jews and the Reformation.

Highlights

• Seat in the Baroque Pauline monastery built in the 15th–17th centuries
• Archaeological, ethnographic and Judaica collections from the Ponidzie
• Branches: Old Synagogue, Arian House and Garden Bastion
• St Anne’s Chapel
• Themed walks in the footsteps of the Italians, Jews and the Reformation

Permanent exhibition

• Wystawy stałe Muzeum Regionalnego w Pińczowie – Exhibitions in the Pauline monastery devoted to the archaeology, history, Judaica and ethnography of the Ponidzie.

Founded

1963

Operated by

Muzeum Regionalne w Pińczowie (samorządowa instytucja kultury)

Director

Justyna Dziadek

Admission & discounts

Free admission: On Tuesdays admission to the museum is free (for individual visitors only; this does not apply to the synagogue, the Garden Bastion and St Anne’s Chapel).

Prices apply to the museum at ul. Piłsudskiego 2A. Themed walks around the town (about 2.5 hours) cost PLN 300 per group, plus admission tickets to selected sites.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• 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

Information on the architectural accessibility of the museum has not been found on the website.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

The museum is in the centre of Pińczów, next to the church of St John the Evangelist.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Souvenirs and publications on Pińczów and the Ponidzie can be bought in the museum; next door is the Tourist Information Centre.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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