Muzeum Ziemi Sejneńskiej
Regional museum in a former bishop's palace in Sejny, with rooms on archaeology, the Dominicans and bishops, the military and the multicultural heritage of the Sejny region.
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About the museum
The Muzeum Ziemi Sejneńskiej (Sejny Land Museum) is housed in a classicist townhouse from the mid-19th century, the former residence of the bishops of Sejny, which residents called the Bishop's Palace (Pałac Biskupi). Within its walls, among other events, Marshal Józef Piłsudski met with residents of the region in 1919.
The museum was founded by the Sejny Society for the Protection of Monuments (Sejneńskie Towarzystwo Opieki nad Zabytkami), which has its seat in the palace. After a renovation lasting several months in 2004, the museum was officially opened on 2 May 2005 as the first museum devoted to the Sejny region. The exhibits come mainly from donations by residents and are often family heirlooms.
The permanent exhibitions are arranged in six thematic rooms: Jatvingian archaeology and numismatics, the Dominicans and the bishops of Sejny, the schools of Sejny, a military room, and a room devoted to the multiculturalism of the region. The Society also runs a diocesan museum in the former Dominican monastery and an ethnographic branch at Plac św. Agaty.
Highlights
- Six permanent exhibition rooms in the former bishop's palace
- Jatvingian archaeology room with finds from Łumbie and Posejnele
- Room on the Dominicans and bishops of Sejny, with letters of John III Sobieski
- Room devoted to the multiculturalism of the Sejny region
- Ethnographic branch at Plac św. Agaty
Permanent exhibitions
- Sala archeologiczno-jaćwieska – Early settlement in the Sejny region from the Palaeolithic to the early Middle Ages, with finds from the settlements at Łumbie and Posejnele.
- Sala dominikanów i biskupów sejneńskich – Relics of the Dominican order and the Sejny diocese (1818–1925): documents, portraits of bishops and liturgical objects.
- Sala wielokulturowości regionu – The heritage of the many nations of the Sejny region: old printed works, everyday objects, Judaica and maps of the region.
- Founded
- 2005
- Operated by
- Sejneńskie Towarzystwo Opieki nad Zabytkami
Admission & discounts
| Adults | 15 zł |
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| Reduced | 10 zł |
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Plan your visit
| School programs | yes |
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| Good to know | The museum runs museum lessons and regional education. There is also a tourist information point in the building. |
