Muzeum Katolickiego Uniwersytetu Lubelskiego Jana Pawła II
University museum of the Catholic University of Lublin with an art collection and mementos of the university’s history; admission free, currently closed for renovation.
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About the museum
The Museum of the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (Muzeum Katolickiego Uniwersytetu Lubelskiego Jana Pawła II) was established on 1 September 2016 by merging two museum-type units. The core of the collections is an art collection from the former University Museum, established on the initiative of Canon Jan Władziński in 1932. It is supplemented by documents and mementos gathered in 2008–2016 by the University Historical Museum of KUL (Muzeum Uniwersyteckie Historii KUL).
The pre-war collections were looted by the Germans in December 1939 and are still considered lost. After the war the university authorities rebuilt the collection, among other things thanks to a donation of works of Silesian art from the 14th–18th centuries from the Archdiocese of Wrocław, and sculptures transferred from state museum depositories.
The museum was located in the university’s main building, in the rooms of the former Dominican refectory (room 29), reached through a courtyard with a monument to the meeting of John Paul II with Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński. The museum building is now under renovation, and the museum remains closed until further notice; a temporary office operates in the John Paul II College (Kolegium Jana Pawła II).
Highlights
- art collection of KUL, including medieval Silesian art
- mementos of the university, founded in 1918
- room in the former Dominican refectory
- courtyard with a monument to John Paul II and Primate Wyszyński
- free admission
Permanent exhibition
- Wystawa stała Muzeum KUL – Art collection and mementos of the history of the university, its lecturers, students and graduates, as well as a separate exhibition devoted to John Paul II. The exhibition is currently unavailable because of renovation.
- Founded
- 2016
- Operated by
- Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Visiting the museum is free of charge.
Accessibility
The museum is closed for renovation; no reopening date has been given.
Kids & families
The museum is closed for renovation; no reopening date has been given.
Getting there & parking
The museum is closed for renovation; no reopening date has been given.
Amenities & dining
The museum is closed for renovation; no reopening date has been given.
Events & venue rental
The museum is closed for renovation; no reopening date has been given.
