Muzeum Ziemi Tarnowskiej w Tarnowie
Voivodeship museum seated in a tenement house on the Tarnów market square, with ten branches in the town and region, from the town hall to the castle in Dębno.
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About the museum
The museum was founded in 1927 as the Tarnów Town Museum (Muzeum Miasta Tarnowa) on the initiative of Józef Jakubowski, deputy mayor. The first collections, mainly municipal documents, guild souvenirs and old weapons from the city armoury, were shown in two rooms of the tenement house at ul. Krakowska 12. In 1931 they were merged with the collections of the Diocesan Museum in the Tarnów town hall.
After the Second World War, on 13 March 1945, the Tarnów Land Museum (Muzeum Ziemi Tarnowskiej) was established; in 1949 it was nationalised as the Museum in Tarnów. From 1976 it operated as the District Museum in Tarnów (Muzeum Okręgowe), and since 1999 it has been subordinate to the self-government of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. In 2024 the institution returned to the name Muzeum Ziemi Tarnowskiej. Since 2013 it has been seated in the tenement house at Rynek 3.
Today the museum runs in Tarnów, among others, the Muzeum Ratusz – Galeria Sztuki Dawnej (Town Hall Museum – Gallery of Old Art), the Muzeum Historii Tarnowa i Regionu (Museum of the History of Tarnów and the Region), the Muzeum Etnograficzne (Ethnographic Museum), the Galeria “Panorama” and the Regional Centre for Education about Memory. In the region it includes the museum in the castle at Dębno, the Wincenty Witos Museum in Wierzchosławice, the Felicja Curyłowa Homestead in Zalipie, Koryznówka in Nowy Wiśnicz and the Dwór Museum in Dołęga. The building of the seat hosts exhibitions from the museum's collections and temporary exhibitions.
Highlights
- Seat in the tenement house at Rynek 3 in Tarnów
- Muzeum Ratusz – Galeria Sztuki Dawnej (Town Hall Museum – Gallery of Old Art)
- Muzeum Historii Tarnowa i Regionu (Museum of the History of Tarnów and the Region)
- Muzeum Etnograficzne (Ethnographic Museum)
- Zagroda Felicji Curyłowej w Zalipiu (Felicja Curyło Homestead in Zalipie)
- Castle in Dębno and Muzeum Dwór in Dołęga (Dwór Museum in Dołęga)
- Founded
- 1927
- Operated by
- Samorząd Województwa Małopolskiego (instytucja kultury)
- Director
- Kazimierz Kurczab
Admission & discounts
| Adults | 10 zł |
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| Reduced | 8 zł |
| Families | 28 złFamily ticket. |
| Social ticket (bilet socjalny) | 6 zł |
| Standard pass (six venues in Tarnów) | 40 złValid for 30 days from purchase, one-time admission to each of the venues. |
| Reduced pass (six venues in Tarnów) | 30 zł |
| Guiding service | 60 złPlus admission tickets; a guide in English is possible after booking at least 3 days in advance. |
| Museum lesson | 12 złPer person; lessons II and III cost PLN 14 and PLN 16. |
Free admission: From 3 August 2026, admission to the permanent exhibitions in all branches of the museum is free every Wednesday.
The prices given apply to the seat (price list from 1 March 2024); at the branches the standard ticket usually costs PLN 12 and the reduced ticket PLN 9.
Accessibility
- Partially wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom
- Accessible parking
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
On the right side of the facade a lowered section allows access under the arcades to the entrance doors. On the ground floor there is a reception, a cloakroom, a toilet and an exhibition hall without obstacles, and a lift with voice announcements and Braille markings serves floors I–III. On the first and second floors there are two steps in the corridor, which are passed by means of access ramps. The exhibition halls in the cellars are not adapted. A tactile plan of the ground floor is available. Parking spaces for people with disabilities are on ul. Wekslarska and pl. Rybny.
Kids & families
| Family ticket | 28 zł · Family ticket. |
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- Family tours & workshops
The museum runs museum lessons and an educational programme; a family ticket costs PLN 28.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Burek
The nearest bus stops are Burek, Lwowska – Szeroka and Mickiewicza – Poczta.
By car
Spaces for people with disabilities are located by the market square, on ul. Wekslarska and pl. Rybny.
- Accessible parking
Amenities & dining
- Coat check
The cloakroom and toilet are on the ground floor of the seat; the museum runs an online shop (sklep.muzeum.tarnow.pl).
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | A guided tour in English requires booking at least 3 days in advance. The museum offers museum lessons in three variants. |
