Muzeum Regionalne w Świebodzinie

About the museum

The Regional Museum in Świebodzin was founded in 1971 on the initiative of the local Society of Friends of the Świebodzin Land (Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Ziemi Świebodzińskiej), which organised it. The town had older museum traditions: in 1903, on the initiative of the local Regional Society, municipal collections were created, which were turned into a multi-department Local Museum in the 1930s. That display was destroyed, and most of the collections were scattered in 1945.

The exhibition is housed in six rooms on the ground floor of the historic town hall, whose origins go back to the 15th century. After a fire in 1541 the building was rebuilt in the German Renaissance style on late-Gothic models, which is why some of the rooms retain star and crystal vaults. The historic clock tower was built during the 16th-century extension of the town hall, and its present neo-Renaissance form dates from the 19th century.

The collections number around 9,000 objects from the fields of history, archaeology, art, numismatics, technology, ethnography and natural history; more than 1,200 of them are shown in the permanent exhibitions. The most valuable include the cartography of Lower Silesia, local painting from the first half of the 20th century, old postcards, Gothic and Mannerist sculpture, and numismatics. Two permanent exhibitions are devoted to the history of the town and region, and to the nature of the Lubusz Land.

Highlights

• Exhibition “Historia miasta i regionu” (History of the Town and Region) on the multicultural history of the Świebodzin Land
• Exhibition “Przyroda Ziemi Lubuskiej” (Nature of the Lubusz Land)
• Gothic and Renaissance vaults of the town hall
• Clock tower with an observation terrace and telescopes
• Collection of maps of Lower Silesia and coins

Permanent exhibitions

• Historia miasta i regionu – A multi-thread exhibition on the history of the Świebodzin area from prehistoric times to the post-war period, with the traditions of cloth-making and brewing and the fates of resettled people.
• Przyroda Ziemi Lubuskiej – Exhibition on forests, lakes, meadows, peat bogs and environments changed by humans, with specimens of flora and fauna and protected species.

Founded

1971

Operated by

Gmina Świebodzin

Admission & discounts

Free admission: On Fridays (outside holiday periods) admission to the museum is free of charge.

The price list applies from 1 September 2026. Card payment is possible.

Accessibility

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

Seven steps with a handrail lead to the entrance to the town hall; there is no entrance accessible to wheelchair users. The exhibition rooms are on one level. There is no toilet for persons with disabilities. An assistance dog must wear a muzzle, except guide dogs.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

The museum runs museum lessons for pre-schools and schools, and holiday day camps (półkolonie). A family ticket costs PLN 15, and children under 7 enter free of charge.

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

• Coat check: not available

Outer clothing can be left at the ticket office; there is no cloakroom.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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