Muzeum Powiatowe w Nysie
The oldest museum in Opole Silesia, in the Baroque Bishop’s Palace in Nysa, with a gallery of European painting, applied arts and militaria across thirty-odd rooms.
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About the museum
The Nysa District Museum is the oldest museum institution in Opole Silesia. It was founded in 1897 on the initiative of the Society for Art and Antiquities in Nysa, whose first chairman was Johannes Hellman. Initially it occupied four rooms in the former garrison’s old commandant’s office, and in 1916 it received the whole building. Before the war it had gathered around 33 thousand exhibits, including pewterware, glass and porcelain, militaria, sculpture and painting, liturgical vessels, and archaeological and ethnographic objects.
A flood in 1938 destroyed the building and many artefacts, and in 1941 the society was dissolved and its collections handed over to the town. In 1945 the most valuable exhibits were evacuated. After the war the museum rebuilt its collections, gathering objects from the area around Nysa, and in 1984 it moved to the Bishop’s Palace at ul. Biskupa Jarosława.
The Baroque palace was built at the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries for the bishops of Wrocław. It is one of the most magnificent urban residences in the former Duchy of Nysa, with a two-storey structure around a rectangular courtyard, rich portals and polychromy with sundials. Today more than thirty rooms on three floors show, among other things, a gallery of Western European painting, Nysa applied arts, militaria, the prehistory of the Nysa Land and burgher interiors from 1860–1960.
Highlights
- Baroque Bishop’s Palace from the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries
- Gallery of Western European painting from the 16th to 19th centuries
- Nysa applied arts, furniture, pewter, glass and porcelain
- Militaria Hall named after Bazyli Rogowski
- Exhibition ‘Za progiem domu mieszczańskiego w Nysie 1860–1960’ (Beyond the threshold of a burgher’s house in Nysa)
- Witch trials on the border between the Nysa and Jeseník regions
Permanent exhibitions
- Galeria malarstwa zachodnioeuropejskiego XVI–XIX w. – The gallery presents Western European paintings from the museum’s collection, one of the most valuable parts of its painting holdings.
- Za progiem domu mieszczańskiego w Nysie 1860–1960 – The exhibition shows the interiors and everyday life of Nysa’s burghers over the course of a hundred years.
- Procesy o czary na pograniczu nysko-jesenickim – An exhibition devoted to witch trials conducted on the border between the Nysa Land and Jeseník.
- Founded
- 1897
Admission & discounts
| Adults | 20 zł |
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| Reduced | 15 złstudents and doctoral students, pensioners and retirees, people with disabilities together with a carer, holders of the nationwide Senior Card and of the Large Family Card |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 5 · Children under 6 enter free of charge (not applicable to kindergarten groups attending lessons and workshops). |
| Seniors | 15 zł |
| Visitors with disabilities | 15 złA person with a disability enters on the reduced ticket together with a carer. |
| Students & apprentices | 15 zł |
| Groups (5+ people) | 15 zł per personReduced group ticket for groups of more than 4 people. Group carers enter free of charge. |
| Families | 5 złHolders of the Large Family Card pay PLN 5. |
| Ticket for temporary exhibitions | 10 zł |
| Large Family Card | 5 zł |
| Guide fee – whole exhibition | 80 złIn English PLN 150. |
| Guide fee – selected part of the exhibition | 50 złIn English PLN 100. |
| Museum lesson | 8 złPrice per pupil. |
Free admission: every Wednesday
The standard and reduced tickets cover the permanent and temporary exhibitions. From 15 April to 31 December 2026, showing issue number 100 of the magazine ‘Archeologia Żywa’ entitles the holder to a reduced ticket for the entire exhibition (one time only). Free admission is also granted to, among others, museum staff, students of art history and art courses, and holders of state decorations.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials
- Audio description: no information
The building has a passenger lift giving access to the exhibitions on the upper floors. The museum provides information about its facilities in easy-to-read text (ETR). Visitors are always accompanied by a museum employee.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Time needed | approx. 2 hrs |
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| Kids’ admission | free up to age 5 |
| Family ticket | 5 zł · Holders of the Large Family Card pay PLN 5. |
- Family tours & workshops
The museum runs museum lessons (PLN 8 per pupil), art workshops (PLN 12 per child) and family art workshops (PLN 20 per child); holders of the Large Family Card pay PLN 5. Children under 6 enter free of charge.
Getting there & parking
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Amenities & dining
- Museum shop
The museum sells publications and souvenirs.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | The museum recommends allowing about 1.5–2 hours for a visit. Visitors are accompanied by a staff member who indicates the route. Guide service (PLN 80 for the whole exhibition, PLN 50 for part of it; in English PLN 150 and PLN 100) for groups of up to 25 people and for individual visitors must be requested several days in advance. |
