Muzeum Teatru Polskiego Radia w Baranowie Sandomierskim
Museum of radio plays, with exhibitions on the Polish Radio Theatre and interactive machines for sound effects, next to the castle in Baranów.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
The Muzeum Teatru Polskiego Radia, also known as the Muzeum Słów i Głosów (Museum of Words and Voices), is probably the only museum in the world devoted to radio plays. It was established on the initiative of Janusz Kukuła, long-time director and chief director of the Polish Radio Theatre, and of Wojciech Ramus, president of the Fundacja Teatr Wyobraźni (Theatre of the Imagination Foundation), which runs the museum.
Work on the exhibition began in 2018, and the concept for its arrangement was prepared by Prof. Marek Chowaniec of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. The official opening of the museum took place in 2021. The seat is at ul. Zamkowa in Baranów Sandomierski, near the Renaissance castle.
Visitors learn about the history of radio theatre in Poland, from the time of the first director of the Teatr Wyobraźni, Witold Hulewicz, through the golden years of the Polish Radio Theatre, to the present day. The exhibitions also recall popular radio novels, and visitors can try their hand as sound-effects specialists. The museum also runs lessons and workshops for school and kindergarten groups.
Highlights
- Exhibition on the hundred-year history of the Polish Radio Theatre, with awards and souvenirs
- Room in the style of the 1960s devoted to the radio novel “Matysiakowie” (“The Matysiaks”)
- Rural kitchen from the 1960s devoted to the radio play “W Jezioranach”
- Interactive exhibition of Baroque sound-effect machines “Sonus ex Machina”
- Model of Baranów Sandomierski from its period of greatest prosperity
Permanent exhibitions
- Hulewicz – Kukuła – Exhibition on the hundred-year history of the Polish Radio Theatre, from the first director, Witold Hulewicz, to the time of Janusz Kukuła, with awards and souvenirs.
- Sonus ex Machina – Interactive exhibition of Baroque machines for producing sound effects such as wind, rain, thunder and hail.
- Makieta Złotego Wieku Baranowa Sandomierskiego – Model of the town from its period of greatest prosperity, with the harbour, the castle through the centuries and the act granting town rights.
- Founded
- 2021
- Operated by
- Fundacja Teatr Wyobraźni
Admission & discounts
| Adults | 25 zł |
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| Reduced | 20 złholders of the Large Family Card |
| Groups | 20 zł per personGroup ticket in the summer season. |
Standard ticket PLN 25, reduced ticket PLN 20; for holders of the Large Family Card PLN 20; group ticket PLN 20.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
Great for kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
- Hands-on stations
At the exhibition “Sonus ex Machina” everyone can create the sounds of wind, rain, thunder or hail themselves; lessons and workshops are prepared for children.
Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 60 min |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Visits are only with a guide. The museum offers museum lessons and the workshop “Dzień w Muzeum” (“A Day in the Museum”) for schools, as well as the workshop “Kraina Dźwięków i Głosów” (“Land of Sounds and Voices”) for kindergarten children. Orders are placed through the form on the museum’s website. |
