Muzeum Wsi Radomskiej w Radomiu

About the museum

The Radom Village Museum was established on 31 December 1976 by the voivode of Radom, to preserve the cultural heritage of the former inhabitants of the Radom region, a land on the border of Masovia and Lesser Poland. The collection was based on earlier research and purchases by the Ethnographic Department of the Regional Museum in Radom, and as early as 1968 an exhibition on forest beekeeping and apiculture, with a collection of beehives, had been opened there.

In 1972 the Social Committee for the Construction of the Radom Land Open-Air Museum (Społeczny Komitet Budowy Skansenu Ziemi Radomskiej) was formed and prepared the academic and organisational foundations of the museum. Construction began with the beekeeping open-air museum, and the first building moved to the site was the manor granary from Wilków. The official opening of the granary, of the first two exhibitions and of the beekeeping open-air museum took place on 23 June 1980, and this date is regarded as the official opening of the museum.

The open-air museum now covers 32.5 ha and presents around 80 objects of historic rural architecture: cottages, manor houses, a church, farm buildings, forges, windmills and watermills. Visitors can see, among others, the farmstead from Solec nad Wisłą, the folk house from Jedlnia-Poświętne, the small manor house from Pieczyska, the manor from Brzeziec and the sacred complex with the little church from Wolanów. The museum also runs museum lessons and events such as Palm Sunday and the Museums’ Night (Noc Muzeów); its branch is the Oskar Kolberg Museum in Przysucha.

Highlights

• Around 80 historic rural buildings on 32.5 ha
• Farmstead from Solec nad Wisłą and folk house from Jedlnia-Poświętne
• Small manor houses and manors from the Radom region
• Sacred complex with the little church from Wolanów
• Beekeeping open-air museum with a collection of beehives
• Collection of clocks of the Black Forest type

Permanent exhibitions

• Zespół zabudowy wiejskiej – Around 80 historic rural buildings: cottages, farmsteads, small manor houses, a little church, forges, windmills and watermills.
• Dwory i dworki – Manor buildings with interiors, including the small manor house from Pieczyska and the manor from Brzeziec.
• Zatrzymane wskazówki – kolekcja zegarów – Collection of Black Forest-type clocks from the collection of Prof. Jeremi Naumczyk, shown permanently in the open-air museum.

Founded

1976

Operated by

Samorząd Województwa Mazowieckiego

Admission & discounts

The price list has been in force since 3 December 2024. A Koleje Mazowieckie ticket entitles you to a discount on admission (the “Koleją do Kultury” campaign). Payment at the ticket office is in cash or by card.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• 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: no information
• Audio description: no information

Visitors may bring a dog on a lead for a walk around the open-air museum.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Playground / play area

Behind the building of the museum school there is a large playground open to all museum guests. The museum runs lessons and workshops for children and pupils (including “Z kufra prababci” (“From Great-grandma’s Chest”) and “Certyfikat sprawności pradziadka” (“Great-grandfather’s Skills Certificate”)) and organises themed events.

Getting there & parking

The museum entrance and ticket office are at ul. Szydłowiecka 30; the entrance to the museum school is from ul. Stawowa.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

The museum runs a shop (in person at the ticket office and online).

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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