Religion museums in Poland

The Royal Łazienki Park, known in Polish as Park Łazienki Królewskie, is the largest public park in Warsaw, Poland. It covers an expansive area of about 80 hectares, providing ample space for visitors to explore and enjoy. The park is a significant part of Warsaw's landscape, offering a blend of nature and architecture that is unique to the city.

The POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews is a museum in Warsaw that is dedicated to the history of Judaism in Poland. The museum is located on the site of the former Warsaw ghetto, opposite the memorial commemorating the 1943 uprising in the ghetto. The exhibition covers consists of eight gall

The Collegium Maius in Krakow is the Jagiellonian University's oldest building, that dates back to the 14th century. The Collegium Maius houses the Jagiellonian University Museum. The Collegium Maius was rebuilt in the late 15th century as a late-Gothic structure, where professors lived and worked a

The Galicia Jewish Museum (Żydowskie Muzeum Galicja) is a museum with a photo exhibition in Krakow that documents the remnants of Jewish culture and life in Polish Galicia. The main exhibition of the Galicia Jewish Museum commemorates the 800-year Jewish history through photographs of synagogues, ce

The Old Synagogue is an orthodox Jewish synagogue in Krakow. It is the oldest existing synagogue in Poland. Various sources mention 1407 and 1492 as the date of construction of the synagogue. The Old Synagogue was rebuilt, expanded and strengthened in 1570. The synagogue was ruined in the Second Wor

The Museum of the University of Wrocław is a history museum in Wrocław. The museum is mostly dedicated to the history of the University - from the 15th century to the present and is housed in the main Baroque building of the University. The oldest objects in its collection date back to the old times

The Archdiocesan Museum in Krakow is located in the former residence of Cardinal Karol Wojtyła, who later became Pope John Paul II. The museum is situated in houses number 19 to 21 at Kanonicza Street. This location is not only significant for its historical value but also for its connection to one of the most influential figures in the Catholic Church.

The National Museum in Gdańsk is one of the major museums in Gdańsk in Poland and is housed in a old late-Gothic Franciscan monastery constructed in the 15th and early 16th century with with vaulted ceilings and a large staircase. The museum includes permanent exhibitions themed as follows: Painting

The Bishop Erazm Ciolek Palace is a museum in Krakow and is a branch of the Krakow National Museum. The palace was built in 1505 from two connected houses for the Bishop of Płock, Erasmus Ciołek (1474-1522). The palace exhibits Polish works of art from the 12th to the 18th century. Valuable works in

The Archdiocesan Museum of Cardinal Karol Wojtyla in Krakow is a museum in Krakow that is housed in tenement houses 19-21 at Kanonicza Street. Tenement house number 19 is called St. Stanisława, and the house at 21 is called Dean's House. The collection of the Archdiocesan Museum contains sacred art

The Jewish Historical Institute (Żydowski Instytut Historyczny, ŻIH) in Warsaw houses one of the most significant collections on Jewish history in Poland, including the Ringelblum Archive (the Warsaw Ghetto, also called Oneg Shabbat) that contains about 6000 documents, and is an important research f

The Museum of Praga (Muzeum Warszawskiej Pragi) is a museum in Warsaw that is housed in historic buildings, one of which is the oldest brick built house in Praga, that dates back to the 18th century. The museum is dedicated to the history of the Warsaw city district Praga. The museum features vario

The Ethnographic Museum in Wrocław is part of the the National Museum in Wrocław and is housed in the 18th-century Neo-Baroque summer palace of Wrocław's bishops. The museum aims to illustrate the culture of former Eastern frontiers of Poland, the culture of the Lemko people and Byzantine Catholic c

The Archdiocesan Archives Poznan is the main archive for Poznań Archdiocese. It was founded in 1925 and is divided into 3 parts: the Old Records Archive (with documents from before the 19th century, including parchment and papyrus documents, register books from bishops, chapters’ as well as consisto

The Museum of John Paul II Collection (Muzeum Kolekcji im. Jana Pawła II) is a museum in Warsaw that is dedicated to Pope John Paul II collection of paintings. It is housed in the building of the former stock exchange and National Bank. The collection includes around 450 exhibits, predominantly Old

The Wroclaw Archdiocese Museum is a museum with artistic and historical works of (religious) art. The collection of the museum includes sculpture, painting, textile art (14th - 19th century) and ancient relics such as mummies, wedge alphabet plates, olive lamps. Highlight in the museum is a set of a

The Museum of the Theater Henryk Tomaszewski in Wrocław is part of the Wrocław City Museum. The museum illustrates the story of a pantomime and the theatre life of Wrocław. The Museum contains a reproduction of rooms from Henryk Tomaszewski’s apartment with papers, photographs, books and dolls, toys

Makiety Dawnego Poznania (Mockup of Old Poznań) is a multimedia historical exhibition in Poznań, located in the basement of the Conventual Franciscans church. The museum features 3 different models: a mock-up of the Gates of the First Piasts at Ostrów Tumski, a mock-up of Old Poznań according to Bra

The Romanesque Cellar of the Gdansk Archeological Museum is an antique remnant of a 13th century Dominican Monastery which, in the past, served as a dining hall and kitchen. The highlight is the refectory (dining hall). The exhibition features a film on the history of where the former Dominican mona