Saturday, July 3, 2010

Museums in Poland

1 indicates a resource with large collections and/or especially recommended
 1 indicates a resource has been recently added to the list
R indicates a museum listed in State Register of Museums in Poland.
Languages : Cz = Czech, E = English, Es = Spanish, F = French, D = German, I = Italian, Ma = Hungarian, PL = Polish, Ru = Russian, SLo = Slovakian
The museums (in alphabetical order of location):

BiałowieżaBiałowieża National Park, Museum of nature and forest (E, F, PL)
Biała PodlaskaMuseum of Southern Podlasie (E, PL) R
Bielsko-BiałaMuseum in Bielsko-Biała, The Castle, Museum of Technology and Textile Industry,
The Weaver House Museum and Julian Fałat Museum (E, D, F, PL)
Biskupin near Bydgoszcz* Biskupin, The best known archaeological reservation in Central Europe (E, PL)
Częstochowa* Museum of Holy Virgin Mary of Częstochowa, The Sanctuary, The Treasury, Museum of 600-Aniversary and the Arsenal (E, D, F, I, Es, Ma, Cz, SLo, PL)
Frombork1Nicolaus Copernicus Museum in Frombork. Museum dedicated to life and works of Nicolai Copernicus (D, E, F, Ru, PL)
GdańskNational Museum in Gdańsk, Art from XV to XX Century (E, D, PL)
The Polish Maritime Museum in Gdańsk, Underwater archeological artefacts (E, D, PL)
R
GdyniaOceanographic Museum and Marine Aquarium, Ca 600 animals of ca 60 species in 34 aquariums (E, PL)
GieczMuseum in Giecz, The stronghold of first Piasts (E, PL)
GliwiceMuseum in Gliwice (E, D, PL)
GrudziądzThe Grudziądz Museum. (E, D, Ru, PL) R
KaliszRegional Museum of Kalisia District (E, D, PL)
Kampinos near WarsawKampinos National Park (E, PL)
Kartuzy near GdyniaKaszuby Museum (E, D, PL)
KatowiceŚląsk Museum (E, D, PL)
Katowice History Museum (D, PL)
Kęty near OlsztynAleksander Kłosiński Museum in Kęty (E, PL)
KielceNational Museum in Kielce (PL, E) R
KłodzkoThe Museum of the Kłodzko Region (PL, E, D) R
Kozłówka near Lublin*Zamoyskis Museum, The only residence style museum in the region   (D, E, PL)
Kraków* Wawel Royal Castle, Historic Royal Residence (E, PL)
1Cracow History Museum (E, PL)
1The Jagellonian University Museum (E, PL)
National Museum in Cracow, 10 Branches, 11 Galleries, 21 Departments, 12 Conservation Studios (E, D, PL). Museum's Profile
1Museum of Photography (E, PL)
Polish Home Army Museum (E, PL)
Galicia Jewish Museum (E, PL)
Polish Aviation Museum, More than 100 planes, gliders, helicopters and anti-aircraft missiles (E, PL)
Krasiczyn near PrzemyślCastle and Park Ensamble in Krasiczyn (E, D, Ru, PL)
Krokowa near GdyniaRegional Museum – Castle Krokowa (D, PL)
KrosnoThe Sub-Carpathian Museum in Krosno (E, PL)
Lednica near GnieznoMuseum of the first Piast, Lednica (E, D, PL) R
Leszno near PoznańRegional Museum in Leszno (E, D, PL)
LublinLublin Museum, Polish painting, decorative art, etnography, military arms, numizamatics, archeology (E, PL)Open Air Village Museum, (E, PL)
State Museum in Majdanek, German Nazi Concentration Camp from WW II (D, E, PL)
ŁaŃcut1 The Łańcut Castle Museum, Former residence of Potockis, Eastern Church Art Collection and Carriage Museum (E, D, F, PL)
The Distillery Museum, (E, PL)
ŁowiczMuseum in Łowicz (PL, E) R
Łódź
Museum of Art . One of the oldest european museums of conterporary art, opened 1920 (PL, E) R
Central Museum of Textiles. The bigest Textile Museum in Poland, hosting the International Triennial of Tapestry in Łódź, the world's bigest exhibition promoting contemporary Tapestry (E, PL)
Malbork*Malbork Castle, The Teutonic Order Castle from XIV Century (D, E, PL)
Nowy Sącz*Regional Museum in Nowy Sącz (E, PL)
OlsztynMuseum of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn  (E, PL)
Opiniogóra near CiechanówRomantism Museum in Opinogóra  (E, PL)
OpoleThe Museum of the Opolian Silesia (PL, E, D, Cz) R
Central Museum of Prisoners-of-War in Łambinowice-Opole (PL, E, D) R
The Opole Open-Air Museum of Rural Architecture (PL, E, D, Cz) R
Oporów near KutnoMuseum - Zamek w Oporowie (PL, E) R
Oświęcim* Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) (E, PL)
Otrębusy near WarszawaThe Motorisation Museum (PL, E) R
Pińczów near KrakowRegional Museum, Prehistory of the region, Synagogue (E, PL)
PłockDiocesan Museum in Płock (E, D, PL) R
Poznań* National Museum, with nine branches, large collection of paintings, sculpture, musical instruments, militaria and applied art (E, PL) R
Poznań Archaeological Museum, Prehistoric and Medieval archeology of Wielkopolska. Egipt and Sudan Collections (E, PL)
Pszczyna near Katowice* The Castle Museum in Pszczyna, The historical castle of the region (E, D, PL) R
Rogoźnica near WałbrzychThe Gross-Rosen Museum in Rogoźnica, (E, F, D, PL) R
RzeszówThe Regional Museum in Rzeszów, (E, PL)
The Bedtime Show Museum. (E, F, D, PL)
Sierpc near Płock1 Museum of the Mazovian Countryside, Historic monuments of folk culture (E, D, PL)
SłupskMuseum of Central Pomerania, Museum of the region with large collection of graphics of S.Witkiewicz (E, I, PL)
Stalowa WolaThe Regional Museum in Stalowa Wola (E, PL) R
Stryszów near KrakówThe manor house in Stryszów, Wooden manor house from XIX Century (E, PL)
SzczecinThe Castle of Pomerania Dukes (D, E, PL)
Szreniawa near PoznańNational Museum of Agriculture in Szreniawa, (D, E, PL)
Sztutowo (Stutthof)National Stutthof Museum, WW II Concentration Camp Museum (D, E, PL)
TarnówDiocesan Museum, The oldest diocesan museum in Poland (D, E, PL)
ToruńRegional Museum in Toruń (E, D, PL)
Ethnographic Museum in Toruń (E, PL) R
Warszawa1 National Museum in Warsaw, 11 own collections of Polish and world art, scheduled guest exhibitions (E, PL) R
1 Wilanów Museum Palace, Royal residence from XVII Century (E, D, F, PL)
1 Royal Castle in Warsaw, Fully reconstructed royal residence (E, Ru, PL)
The Historical Museum of Warsaw, Results of archeological and architectural investigations after WW II (E, PL) R
11 Warsaw Uprising Museum, Recently founded museum of Warsaw Uprising 1944 (E, PL, D, F, Ru) R
1 Polish History Museum (E, PL)
11 
Wilanów Poster Museum, One of world's largest collections of posters (E, PL) Museum's Profile
Museum of the History of Polish Jews, (E, PL)
John Paul II collection of paintings. (E, PL)
The Independence Museum (E, PL) R
Zachęta Gallery, Polish painters, starting from 1960-ties (E, PL)
Museum of Carton Arts and Caricature (E, PL)
Museum of Hunting. (E, F, D, PL) R
Museum of Sports and Tourism (E, PL) R
Centre for Contemporary Art, Contemporary art exhibitions and events, Internet linkage to Art Galleries in Poland (E, PL)
Museum of Asia and Pacific, (E, PL) R
Wdzydze KiszewskieThe Teodora and Izydor Gulgowski Kashubian Ethnografical Park in Wdzydze Kiszewskie (PL, E, D, F) R
Wieliczka 
near Kraków
* The Wieliczka Salt Mine Tourist Route, (E, D, Ru, F, I ), 1 Cracow Salt-Works Museum (E, D, PL). The 700-year-old salt mine
WłocławekThe Muzeum of the Kujawy and Dobrzyń Land (E, PL) R
WrocławNational Museum in Wrocław, (E, PL) Museum's Profile
Panorama of the Battle of Racławice, Branch of the National Museum in Wrocław (E, D, PL) Museum's Profile
The National Ossolinski Institute, Manuscripts, old prints, graphics, numismatics, maps (E, PL)
Museums in Wrocław (E, D, F, PL)
ZamośćThe Zamość Museum (E, PL)
ZakopaneThe Tatra Museum in Zakopane. (PL, E, Es, D, F, I, Ru, ) R
Karol Szymanowski Museum in the Villa Atma in Zakopane, A branch of National Museum in Krakow (PL, E, D)
Zielona GóraLubuska Province Museum, Zielona Góra. Regional Viti culture and sacral sculpture from XV-XIX Century (D, E, PL) R

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