Centrum Edukacji Ekologicznej i Kulturowej w Sławkowie
A regional museum in a townhouse from 1870 showing the history of Sławków: mining, crafts, castle archaeology, the history of the Jews and the Sławków Republic.
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About the museum
The Muzeum Regionalne w Sławkowie (Sławków Regional Museum) was established in 1976 on the initiative of the local branch of the Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Ziemi Olkuskiej (Association of Friends of the Olkusz Land). It was initially housed in a historic inn at Rynek 2, and in 1984 it was moved to a merchant’s house from 1870 and incorporated into the Municipal Culture Centre as the Dział Kultury Dawnej (Department of Historical Culture).
In 2019–2021 the building was renovated and rebuilt under the project “Zagłębiowski Park Linearny” (Zagłębie Linear Park). Since 2021 it has housed the Centre for Ecological and Cultural Education, which combines the existing tasks of the Department of Historical Culture with ecological education and the promotion of the town’s natural values. The Centre also holds historical, ethnographic and archaeological collections connected with Sławków, and the building houses a tourist information point.
The permanent exhibitions include mining, crafts and trade, the ethnographic exhibition “W lamusie Zygmunta Glogera” (In Zygmunt Gloger’s Lamus), the results of archaeological research from 1983–1998 that led to the discovery of the ruins of one of the oldest defensive castles in southern Poland, the history of the Jews of Sławków, and the Sławków Republic of 1905. Exhibitions on independence activity in 1915 and on the Nazi occupation are also shown.
Highlights
- castle excavations of the 1280s
- exhibition on the history of the Jews of Sławków and portraits by Henryk Krupiński
- Sławków Republic of 1905: documents and photographs
- ethnographic exhibition “W lamusie Zygmunta Glogera” (In Zygmunt Gloger’s Lamus)
- multimedia room and natural history displays on the Biała Przemsza valley
Permanent exhibitions
- Początki Sławkowa w świetle wykopalisk archeologicznych – The exhibition presents the results of archaeological research from 1983–1998 that led to the discovery of the ruins of one of the oldest and largest defensive castles in southern Poland, dated to the 1280s.
- Sławkowskie górnictwo, rzemiosło i handel – The exhibition presents collections related to mining and trade (mainly from the 19th century) and the development of the town over the centuries.
- Historia Żydów Sławkowa – The exhibition shows memorabilia of the Jewish Religious Community of Sławków from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, and portraits of Sławków Jews by Henryk Krupiński.
- Founded
- 1976
- Operated by
- Miejski Ośrodek Kultury w Sławkowie
Admission & discounts
| Adults | 10 zł |
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| Reduced | 5 zł |
| Groups | –Group ticket for organised groups: up to 10 people PLN 30, from 10 to 20 people PLN 60, over 20 people PLN 100. |
| Guided tour of the Biała Przemsza valley (groups of up to 10 people) | 30 zł |
Visiting the permanent exhibitions is charged; use of the multimedia room and the natural history exhibitions is free of charge.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
The building houses a tourist information point.
Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| School programs | yes |
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| Good to know | The Centre runs ecological and cultural education; the Historical Circle (Koło Historyczne) also meets here, on the second and fourth Monday of the month at 17:00. |
