Muzeum w Przeworsku Zespół Pałacowo-Parkowy
Museum in the 19th-century Lubomirski Palace with palace interiors, an exhibition on the history of Przeworsk and the region, a carriage house and a historic park.
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About the museum
The Museum in Przeworsk is housed in the Lubomirski Palace, which was built after the extension of an old manor house and received its Classicist-pre-Romantic form around 1800. The residence belonged to the Lubomirski family, owners of the Przeworsk entail (Ordynacja Przeworska). After the Second World War the palace collections were scattered, and the museum has been gradually recreating and supplementing them.
The exhibition on the history of the town and region, set up on the ground floor in 1974, was built mainly from the collections of the former Muzeum Miejskie (Municipal Museum) in the town hall, founded by Józef Benbenek, the museum’s first curator. On the first floor, in the former piano nobile, palace interiors have been arranged with furniture, porcelain, paintings and decorative arts in the Classicist, Empire and Biedermeier styles. In 1974 the carriage house was also reopened, displaying carriages from the collection of the Muzeum w Łańcucie.
The museum also includes the Dział Historii Pożarnictwa (Department of Fire Service History) in the former draught-horse stables (stajnie cugowe), based on the collection of Leon Trybalski and open to the public since 1956, as well as the “Magnez” gallery for temporary exhibitions. The historic park around the palace is open free of charge all year round.
Highlights
- seven palace interiors on the first floor in the Classicist, Empire and Biedermeier styles
- history of Przeworsk: royal privileges, guild crafts, Judaica
- Przeworsk culture and archaeological finds from the town’s surroundings
- carriage house with historic carriages
- historic park open free of charge all year round
Permanent exhibitions
- Wnętrza pałacowe – Seven representative and residential rooms on the first floor, with furniture, porcelain, paintings and decorative arts from the 18th and 19th centuries.
- Historia miasta i regionu – The history of Przeworsk and its surroundings from prehistory to the 20th century: Przeworsk culture artefacts, royal privileges, guild mementoes, Judaica and traces of the Przeworsk entail.
- Powozownia – Historic horse-drawn carriages, including landaus and a coach of the Lubomirski family from Przeworsk, in a building from around 1869.
- Operated by
- Powiat Przeworski
Admission & discounts
| Adults | 30 zł |
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| Reduced | 23 zł |
| Groups (10+ people) | –Organised groups (at least 10 people) tour with a guide; no more than 30 people may enter the exhibitions. Group visits are registered by telephone. |
| Families | –Holders of the Karta Dużej Rodziny: children PLN 1, parents PLN 23 (palace). |
| Fire Service Museum – standard ticket | 20 zł |
| Fire Service Museum – reduced ticket | 15 zł |
| Combined tour (palace + Fire Service Museum) – standard ticket | 39 zł |
| Combined tour (palace + Fire Service Museum) – reduced ticket | 30 zł |
| Guided tour (palace) | 60 złSurcharge on tickets; on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays advance booking is required. |
| Museum lesson – school pupils | 12 złPrice per person. |
| Museum lesson – kindergartens, nurseries, after-school clubs, pupils with disabilities | 10 złPrice per person. |
Free admission: Tuesday – free admission to the Lubomirski Palace (individual visits only and on the hour); Thursday – free admission to the Fire Service Museum.
Prices apply to the Lubomirski Palace. Temporary exhibitions cost PLN 5 unless another price is set. Tickets, publications and souvenirs can also be bought at the Kordegarda Tourist Information Centre at ul. Park 1. The historic park is free of charge all year round.
Accessibility
- Partially wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: not available
- Accessible restroom: not available
- Accessible parking: not available
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: not available
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The main entrance to the palace is accessible to wheelchair users (the second leaf of the door must be opened). The corridor and the exhibition on the ground floor are accessible by wheelchair; the stairs and corridors of the first floor are not accessible, and the building has no lift, ramp or induction loops. The car park has no designated spaces for people with disabilities, but people in a vehicle with the appropriate badge may drive up to the palace entrance (about 60 m from the gate). The building has no separate toilets for people with disabilities, and no sign language interpreter is provided. The house rules prohibit bringing animals into the museum.
Kids & families
The museum offers the quest “Przechadzka z księciem” (A Walk with the Prince), an outdoor game for visitors of all ages, as well as museum lessons for kindergartens and schools.
Getting there & parking
By car
Parking available
After driving in through the main gate onto the grounds of the palace and park complex, turn right; after about 30 m you reach the car park by the palace. A second car park is at the northern entrance gate.
- Accessible parking: not available
The Fire Service Museum is about 300 m from the palace (ul. Park 6), reached on foot or by car from the south or north side of the complex.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Coat check
Visitors to the palace leave coats, bags, backpacks and umbrellas in the cloakroom.
Events & venue rental
- Spaces for rent
The museum rents out rooms, including the Sala Balowa (Ballroom) on the first floor of the palace, for meetings, concerts and lectures.
Inquiries & detailsPlan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Photography | Photography of the permanent exhibitions (palace interiors, history of the town and region, history of fire service) is free of charge, without flash and tripod, in the presence of a museum employee; free photography is not allowed in the carriage house. |
| Good to know | Protective footwear is required in the palace (overshoes are available to hire on site); entering the exhibitions in stiletto heels is not permitted. Visits follow a set route. Organised groups register their visit by telephone (+48 575 939 593). The museum runs museum lessons and guided tours of the town (by prior booking). |
