Muzeum – Zamek Tarnowskich w Tarnobrzegu

About the museum

The Museum – Tarnowski Castle in Tarnobrzeg is housed in the former residence of the Tarnowski counts of the Leliwa coat of arms at Dzików, which together with the park and outbuildings forms the most valuable historic complex in Tarnobrzeg. The origins of the residence go back to the Middle Ages, when a brick tower manor house was built above the Vistula escarpment in the fifteenth century. In 1522 Jan Spytek Tarnowski acquired Dzików, and for more than four centuries it remained part of the family estates.

After 1638 a north wing was added to the medieval manor house and became the main body of the castle, and the residence was surrounded by defensive walls, a moat and bastions. The complex was rebuilt over the following centuries, and its revalorisation is now under way.

Visitors learn about the history of the Tarnowski family at Dzików and about the castle itself. The continuation of the famous former Dzików Collection, which contained paintings by European and Polish masters, is the Nowa Kolekcja Dzikowska (New Dzików Collection), created since 2015 mainly from the works of the Marian Ruzamski painting symposia. The castle may only be visited in the presence of a museum employee. The branch is the Muzeum Polskiego Przemysłu Siarkowego (Museum of the Polish Sulphur Industry), in a historic granary.

Highlights

• Tarnowski Castle at Dzików, with a clock tower and a medieval tower manor house
• Exhibition “Tarnowscy na Dzikowie” (The Tarnowskis at Dzików)
• New Dzików Collection, continuing the famous former collection of paintings
• Exhibition in the castle cellars, free on Mondays
• Castle surrounded by a palace park

Permanent exhibitions

• Tarnowscy na Dzikowie – Exhibition on the history of the Tarnowski family of the Leliwa coat of arms and their residence at Dzików from the Middle Ages.
• Nowa Kolekcja Dzikowska – Almost a hundred contemporary works, mainly from the Marian Ruzamski painting symposia, continuing the tradition of the former Dzików Collection.

Founded

1991

Admission & discounts

Free admission: On Mondays admission to the exhibition in the castle cellars is free (12:00–15:00).

The castle may only be visited in the presence of a museum employee; a ticket without a guide costs PLN 25 (standard) and PLN 18 (reduced).

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking: not available
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: not available
• Sign language tours: not available
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

Three steps lead to the entrance under the clock tower; special rails are unfolded for wheelchair users. A lift in the hall serves the floors with exhibitions, and there are toilets in the cellars, one of them adapted. There are no designated parking spaces for people with disabilities on the grounds (public car parks at the entrance gate). There are no induction loops or Braille labels; guide dogs are allowed.

Kids & families

A family ticket is available for parents with children (PLN 50 without a guide, PLN 75 with a guide).

Getting there & parking

The road to the castle leads through the park gate, then across a brick footbridge and a paved path to the courtyard in front of the castle.

Amenities & dining

• Lockers

In the castle cellars there are lockers for bags and backpacks, and toilets.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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