Muzeum Starożytnego Hutnictwa Świętokrzyskiego w Nowej Słupi

About the museum

The Muzeum Starożytnego Hutnictwa Świętokrzyskiego (Museum of Ancient Świętokrzyskie Ironworking) operates in Nowa Słupia at the foot of Łysa Góra, on the site of one of the largest metallurgical centres of barbarian Europe in the first centuries AD. Bloomery furnaces (piece dymarskie) were used here from the 1st to the 3rd century; traces of them in the form of large lumps of slag had already been noticed in the nineteenth century by Stanisław Staszic. Regular archaeological research was carried out from the 1950s under the direction, among others, of Mieczysław Radwan and Kazimierz Bielenin.

The museum was established in the 1960s and bears the name of Mieczysław Radwan. The new building was opened in December 2021; the institution is run jointly by the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship self-government and the gmina of Nowa Słupia.

The permanent exhibition tells the story of the ancient ironworkers, their work, the discoveries of archaeologists and what has survived of the old bloomery furnaces to this day. The museum also includes the Centrum Kulturowo-Archeologiczne (Cultural and Archaeological Centre), an open-air park with a reconstructed settlement, where the Dymarki Świętokrzyskie festival takes place every August.

Highlights

• Exhibition on ancient iron smelting in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains
• Site of bloomery furnaces from the 1st–3rd centuries
• History of the archaeological research of Radwan and Bielenin
• Educational workshops and museum lessons
• Neighbouring Cultural and Archaeological Centre with a reconstructed settlement

Permanent exhibition

• Wystawa stała o starożytnym hutnictwie świętokrzyskim – The story of ironworkers from almost 2,000 years ago, their iron-smelting technology, and archaeological discoveries in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains.

Founded

1960

Operated by

Województwo Świętokrzyskie i Gmina Nowa Słupia

Admission & discounts

Prices given on the tourist portal of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship: standard ticket PLN 28, reduced PLN 18. The price list was not available in text form on the museum’s website.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

The museum organises educational workshops and museum lessons for children and young people.

Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

A museum shop is on the grounds.

Events & venue rental

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