Muzeum Romantyzmu w Opinogórze

About the museum

Opinogóra Górna is linked to the Krasiński family, who received estates here from the king in the 17th century, and who in the 19th century created the Opinogóra entail (ordynacja opinogórska). Its first ordynat, or entailed estate holder, was the poet Zygmunt Krasiński (1812–1859), one of the three national bards (wieszczowie). In the 1950s, on the initiative of the Society of Friends of the Ciechanów Land (Towarzystwo Miłośników Ziemi Ciechanowskiej), work began to rebuild the neo-Gothic Krasiński castle, and after restoration work carried out in 1958–1961 the Romanticism Museum opened in its interiors on 20 May 1961.

In the following years the museum was expanded: in 1970 a house with an arcaded porch was rebuilt, in 1989 a monument to Zygmunt Krasiński was unveiled, and in 1990 the reconstructed manor side wing was added to the complex. In 2008 the newly built Dwór Krasińskich (Krasiński Manor House) was opened, and in 2012 the farm buildings and the landscape park. In 2018 a carriage house with historic carriages and a multimedia exhibition in the orangery were opened.

The palace and park complex now comprises the Neogotycki Pałacyk (Neo-Gothic Little Palace), the Dwór (Manor House), the Oficyna Dworska (Manor Side Wing), the Oranżeria (Orangery), the Powozownia (Carriage House), the farm buildings and the historic park with a game park and an aviary. The exhibitions tell of Zygmunt Krasiński and his family, of Polish painting of the 19th century, and of the Guard Chevau-légers of Napoleon I, in whose regiment Wincenty Krasiński served.

Highlights

• Neo-Gothic Little Palace and an exhibition on Zygmunt Krasiński
• Manor House with 19th-century Polish painting, including works by Matejko and Michałowski
• Cabinet of the Chevau-légers of Napoleon I’s Guard in the side wing
• Carriage house with historic carriages
• Historic park, game park and aviary
• Burial crypt beneath the church, visited with a guide

Permanent exhibitions

• Neogotycki Pałacyk – ekspozycja o Zygmuncie Krasińskim – The exhibition presents the life and legend of the poet: his aristocratic roots, childhood, work and family, and memorabilia linked to the Krasiński family.
• Malarstwo i rzeźba polska XIX wieku – Almost seventy works by Polish painters of the 19th century, including Jan Matejko, Piotr Michałowski and Wojciech Kossak, in six rooms of the Manor House.
• Powozownia – Historic carriages from the museum’s collection and from private collections, shown on the farm grounds.

Founded

1961

Operated by

Samorząd Województwa Mazowieckiego

Admission & discounts

The ticket covers the whole museum complex. Entry to the historic park does not require a ticket. The museum takes part in the programmes “Kulturalna szkoła na Mazowszu” (“Cultural School in Mazovia”) and “Koleją do Kultury” (“By Train to Culture”).

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description

The paths on the grounds are paved with granite setts or gravel and vary in gradient. Steps (7 stairs) lead to the Zameczek building (Little Castle), and the installation of a lift platform is in progress, so only level 0 is accessible there. The Manor House has a stair platform operated by staff, and a lift with Braille markings and toilets for people with disabilities; in the side wing wheelchair users can use ramp rails, but the building has no adapted toilet. The Orangery has a ground-level entrance, a lift, a toilet, markings for blind visitors and audio description. An induction loop is available in the concert hall during events, along with an FM system for group tours and an online sign-language interpreter. A second car park with spaces for people with disabilities is on the church side.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Stroller-friendly

The museum runs museum lessons and workshops, classes during the summer and winter holidays, and family events; in the park you can see the game park and the aviary. Pushchairs and wheelchairs may be taken into the park.

Getting there & parking

The museum is easiest to reach by car. Two gates lead onto the grounds: the main gate at ul. Zygmunta Krasińskiego 9 and one from the car park by the church.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Restaurant
• Museum shop

Gościniec Ogrodnika offers home-cooked lunches and cakes in an atmospheric interior and on the terrace; the shop at the ticket office sells souvenirs.

Events & venue rental

The museum website has a section “Wynajem sal” (“Room hire”), covering the orangery with its conference and concert hall.

Plan your visit