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The National Museum in Kielce

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  • Detailed InformationZwińRozwiń
    • Object type:
      Museums
    • Facilities:
      • Description in English
      • Guide in price
    • County:
      Kielce
    • Community:
      Kielce
    • Address:
      Kielce , ul. Zamkowa 1
    • Postal Code:
      25-010
    • Latitude:
      50.869177114547
    • Longitude:
      20.627431869507
    • Tourist region:
      Kielce Region
    • Monday:
      nieczynne
    • Tuesday:
      10.00-18.00
    • Wednesday:
      10.00-18.00
    • Thursday:
      10.00-18.00
    • Friday:
      10.00-18.00
    • Saturday:
      10.00-18.00
    • Sunday:
      10.00-18.00
    • price:
      5-15 PLN
    • Discounts:
      • Seniors
      • Students
    • Surrounding AccommodationZwińRozwiń
    Former Cracow Bishops’ Palace in Kielce
    Former Cracow Bishops’ Palace in Kielce

    The palace belonged to the Cracovian bishops who owned large estates in the Świętokrzyski region. The residence founded by bishop Jakub Zadzik (1582-1642) was erected on the Cathedral Hill. It is considered to be the best-preserved architectural construction in Poland from the Vasa dynasty times.

    • Kielce, pl. Zamkowy 1
    • +48 41 344 23 18
    The Cathedral in Kielce
    The Cathedral in Kielce

    In 1171 the Bishop Gedeon founded a collegiate church under the invocation of the Assumption located on Wzgórze Zamkowe. It was a Romanesque-style temple.

    • Kielce, pl. Marii Panny 3
    • 048 41 344 63 07
    Kielce
    Kielce

    The earliest records about its trading activities date back to 1084 – it"s also the date of the construction of St Adalbert"s church. At the turn of the 11th century, Kielce and the Łysa Góra estate were already in hands of the Cracovian bishops. Kielce received its city rights in 1295, although some sources mention the year 1360 and bishop Bodzanta.

    • Kielce
    • +48 41 348 00 60
    The Diocesan Museum in Kielce
    The Diocesan Museum in Kielce

    The most beautiful and historic sacred-art works from the Diocese of Kielce can be seen in the ex-curia building which now hosts the Diocesan Museum.

    • Kielce, ul. Jana Pawła II 3
    • +48 41 344 58 20

    Description

     

    photo Grzegorz Szczęsny

    The seat of the National Museum in Kielce is a palace, which once belonged to Cracow Bishops. The Cracow Bishops’ palace was founded by Jakub Zadzik in the years 1637–1641. The bishops’ palace is one of the best-preserved monuments of architecture in Poland dating back to the times of the Waza dynasty. The rooms on the first floor retained their original interiors, beam ceilings, ceilings decorated with paintings and walls decorated with friezes. At the back of the residence, they restored a decorative Italian garden with quarter arrangement dating back to the 17th century. The Museum conducting its activities in the place houses the following permanent exhibitions: Historic Interiors of the 17th and 18th centuries; Ancient European and Polish armament, the sanctuary of the Marshal Józef Piłsudski and the Gallery of Polish Painting and Decorative Art (with works of arts of such artists as, among others, P. Michałowski, J. Kossak, J. Brandt, J. Chełmoński and J. Malczewski).

     



    The National Museum – Formem Cracow Bishops’ Palace

    Plac Zamkowy 1
    25-010 Kielce
    phone: +48 41 344 23 18
    www.mnki.pl

    Opening hours:
    10.00 - 18.00 Tuesday - Sunday

    Tickets prices:
    full ticket 10 PLN
    half-price ticket 5 PLN

    Information can be obtained in The Regional Center of Tourist Information
    ul. Sienkiewicza 29
    25-007 Kielce
    phone: +48 41 348 00 60
    e-mail: informacja@swietokrzyskie.travel

     

    Location

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    • 20.627431869507
    • 50.869177114547
    • Kielce, ul. Zamkowa 1
    • The National Museum in Kielce