Muzeum w Piotrkowie Trybunalskim
Museum in the Renaissance tower palace of Sigismund the Old, with an exhibition on Piotrków’s role in the history of the state: the Sejms and the Crown Tribunal.
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About the museum
The Muzeum w Piotrkowie Trybunalskim has its roots in the Piotrków branch of the Polish Society for Regional Studies (Polskie Towarzystwo Krajoznawcze), founded in 1908. The core of the collections was a collection of fossils donated in 1909, and the first exhibition of the Muzeum Krajoznawcze Ziemi Piotrkowskiej (Regional Studies Museum of the Piotrków Land) opened on 14 January 1910. Until 1918 the collections were shown in rented flats, and during the First World War in the refectory of the Bernardine monastery.
The museum’s seat is a castle, in fact a tower palace built in 1512–1519 for Sigismund the Old as a royal residence for the period of the Sejms. The building stands on an artificial mound, formerly surrounded by a moat. In 1578 Stefan Batory established the Crown Tribunal in Piotrków, which operated here for more than two hundred years. After damage and conversion into an Orthodox church, the castle was handed over to a regional studies society, and after renovation the museum reopened in it on 15 October 1922. In 1949 the state took over the collections.
The current permanent exhibition “Rola Piotrkowa Trybunalskiego w dziejach państwa polskiego” (“The Role of Piotrków Trybunalski in the History of the Polish State”) has been on view since December 2017. It presents the settlement of the town, the medieval development of the centre, the period of the Sejms under the Jagiellons, and the history of the Crown Tribunal. Among the exhibits are archaeological artefacts, portraits of the Tribunal’s deputies and documents. The museum also has departments of archaeology, ethnography and history, and a branch in Polichno.
Highlights
- Renaissance tower palace of Sigismund the Old, from the early 16th century
- Permanent exhibition on Piotrków’s role in the history of the Polish state
- Calendar of the Sejms and the history of the Crown Tribunal
- Portraits of the Tribunal’s deputies and documents
- Free admission on Thursdays
Permanent exhibition
- Rola Piotrkowa Trybunalskiego w dziejach państwa polskiego – Exhibition on the history of the town, from the beginnings of settlement through the period of the Jagiellonian Sejms to the Crown Tribunal; the exhibits include archaeological artefacts, portraits of deputies and documents.
- Founded
- 1910
- Director
- Dariusz Turek
Admission & discounts
| Adults | 10 zł |
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| Reduced | 7 złschool and university pupils and students, pensioners and disability pensioners, persons with a degree of disability together with a carer, holders of the Karta Polaka (Polish Card) |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 3 · Children under 3 enter free of charge. |
| Seniors | 7 złReduced ticket for pensioners and disability pensioners; holders of the Łódź Voivodeship Senior Card receive a 30% discount. |
| Visitors with disabilities | 7 złThe reduced ticket also applies to the carer. |
| Students & apprentices | 7 zł |
| Groups | –Teachers and supervisors of organised groups of more than 15 people enter free of charge. |
| Families | –Holders of the Voivodeship Card for Large Families receive a 30% discount on the standard ticket and 42.86% on the reduced ticket. |
| Standard ticket for holders of the Piotrków Resident Card (Piotrkowska Karta Mieszkańca) | 7 zł |
| Reduced ticket for holders of the Piotrków Resident Card (Piotrkowska Karta Mieszkańca) | 4 zł |
| Guide for individual visitors (Tuesday–Friday) | 40 złOn Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays PLN 45; the date must be arranged at least one day in advance. |
| Guide for organised groups | 30 zł |
| Museum lesson (per participant) | 4 zł |
| Educational and art workshops (per participant) | 10 zł |
Free admission: Thursdays: free admission to the permanent and temporary exhibitions (except exhibitions with a separate ticket).
Free admission is also granted, among others, to museum staff, members of the Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Miasta Piotrkowa Trybunalskiego (Friends of the City of Piotrków Trybunalski Society), and holders of the “Rodzina +4” programme card.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 3 |
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- Family tours & workshops
The museum runs museum lessons and educational and art workshops for children and young people.
Getting there & parking
The museum is in the royal castle at 4 Plac Zamkowy in Piotrków Trybunalski.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | A guided tour must be booked at least one day in advance. The museum organises museum lessons, workshops and photo sessions in the castle interiors. |
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