Muzeum Rolnictwa im. ks. Krzysztofa Kluka w Ciechanowcu
Museum in the Starzeński palace with a collection of agricultural machines and an open-air museum of wooden architecture from Mazovia and Podlasie.
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About the museum
The Museum of Agriculture named after Fr Krzysztof Kluk was founded in 1962 on the initiative of the Ciechanowiec Friends' Society; it was run by physician Paweł Olszewski and teacher Kazimierz Uszyński. The institution occupies the palace and park complex from the mid-19th century, the former seat of the Starzeński family, which was rebuilt in 1966–1969 after wartime damage.
The museum is now a cultural institution of the Podlaskie Voivodeship and has eleven departments, including ethnography, rural architecture, agricultural technology, the history of crop and livestock farming, herbal traditions and veterinary medicine. Its collections number over 34,000 exhibits, including more than 850 agricultural machines and tools, shown in several permanent exhibitions.
An important part of the museum is the Mazovian-Podlasie Open-Air Museum (Skansen Mazowiecko-Podlaski) with 57 historic wooden buildings from the 18th and early 20th centuries, arranged in three complexes and furnished inside. These include, among others, the church from Bogut-Pianki with its bell tower, the granary from Rudka dated 1761, the smithy from Jałówka, the forester's lodge from Wdowino, and cottages and manor houses. The museum's branches also include a windmill with the miller's farmstead in Drewnowo, a windmill in Dąbrowa Łazy and a village school in Winna-Chróle.
The museum organises well-known outdoor events, including the Easter palm competition, the St Adalbert Fair (Jarmark św. Wojciecha) and the Podlaskie Bread Festival (Podlaskie Święto Chleba).
Highlights
- Mazovian-Podlasie Open-Air Museum with 57 wooden buildings
- Collection of 77 working stationary engines
- Steam engines and farm tractors
- Granary from Rudka dated 1761
- Church from Bogut-Pianki with bell tower
- Starzeński palace in the park
Permanent exhibitions
- Silniki stacjonarne – Collection of 77 working stationary engines made between 1890 and 1988, shown in the exhibition pavilion.
- Maszyny parowe i ciągniki rolnicze – The museum's two largest technical collections: 13 steam engines and 67 tractors from Polish and foreign manufacturers.
- Wiejskie rzemiosła drzewne – Exhibition on traditional woodworking crafts in the granary from Rudka dated 1761.
- Founded
- 1962
- Operated by
- Samorząd Województwa Podlaskiego
Admission & discounts
| Adults | 20 zł |
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| Reduced | 12 złchildren and school pupils, students up to age 26, holders of the Large Family Card, culture and arts employees, pensioners, disability pensioners, veterans and residents of Ciechanowiec |
| Children & teens | 12 złReduced ticket for children and school pupils. |
| Seniors | 12 złReduced ticket for pensioners and disability pensioners. |
| Students & apprentices | 12 złStudents up to age 26. |
| Groups | –Group bookings: tel. +48 86 224 42 04 or +48 86 277 13 28. |
| Families | 48 złFamily ticket for a self-guided visit for families with at least two children, 3–5 people in total, including no more than two adults. |
| Guided tour – full route (approx. 3 hours), standard ticket | 30 złReduced ticket PLN 18, family ticket PLN 72; a private guide for an extra PLN 100. |
| Guided tour – EXPRESS route (approx. 1 hour), standard ticket | 25 złReduced ticket PLN 15, family ticket PLN 60. |
| Guide in a foreign language (English, German, Russian) – group of up to 5 people | 100 złPrice per hour; group of 6–30 people PLN 150 per hour; telephone booking required. |
Free admission: Monday (“Strolling Monday”) – free admission for a ticket collected at the ticket office by 15:00, self-guided visit.
The basic prices apply to a self-guided walking visit without a guide; guided tour prices are given as additional charges.
Accessibility
- Partially wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: not available
- Accessible restroom
- Accessible parking
- Service dogs welcome
- Tactile models & exhibits
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
Three steps lead to the ticket office. The Central Collections Store and the exhibition pavilion were designed without barriers, but most buildings are historic monuments where barriers cannot be removed. Seven steps lead to the palace, there is no lift, but there is a stairlift; the adapted toilet in the palace is reached after a few steps, and the Central Collections Store has a barrier-free ground floor. A paved ramp leads to the church from Bogut-Pianki, and several cottages and the manor house from Zaręby can be reached by mobile ramp. Three parking spaces for people with disabilities (marked P-24) are next to the Central Collections Store. Braille signs are at the ticket office and in the exhibition pavilion. Guide dogs and assistance dogs may enter all buildings. The paths are uneven, and there is grass and stone steps around the buildings.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Family ticket | 48 zł · Family ticket for a self-guided visit for families with at least two children, 3–5 people in total, including no more than two adults. |
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- Family tours & workshops
The museum has a family ticket and an educational offer for schools; it organises outdoor events such as the Podlaskie Bread Festival.
Getting there & parking
By car
Parking available
Parking is at the main entrance, on the right of the ticket office; three spaces for people with disabilities are next to the Central Collections Store.
- Accessible parking
Amenities & dining
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 3 hrs |
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| Audio guide | yes |
| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | The full guided route takes about 3 hours and covers the open-air museum, manor buildings and exhibitions; the EXPRESS variant takes about an hour. Foreign-language guides (English, German, Russian) are available by telephone reservation. The exhibition “Tradycje Zielarskie” and the cottage from Żer-Czubiki are currently not accessible. |
