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MUSEUMS
Muzeum Archeologiczne(Archeological Museum)
ul. Cieszynskiego 9; Opening hours:Wednesday-Saturday 11:00- 17:00; Sunday 10.00- 18:00; Monday and Tuesday closed
www.muzeum.miejskie.wroclaw.pl/muzeum/archeologiczne.php
    
Muzeum Sztuki Mieszczanskiej (Municipal Museum)
Stary Ratusz (Town Hall); 50-106 Wroclaw; tel. +48 71 347 16 93; Opening hours: Wednesday -Saturday: 11:00- 17:00; Sunday 10.00 – 18:00; Monday and Tuesday closed ; www.muzeum.miejskie.wroclaw.pl/english/museum/city.php
       
Palac Krolewski - Muzeum Miejskie (Royal Palace - City Museum)
ul. Kazimimierza Wielkiego 35, 50-077 Wrocław; tel. +48 71 391 69 45 www.muzeum.miejskie.wroclaw.pl ; Opening hours: Monday - Friday 10:00-17:00; Saturday and Sunday 10:00-18:00; Monday closed
Royal Palace of Wroclaw, also called Spatgen Palace or Palace of the Kings of Prussia. Its oldest part dates back to 1719 and in 1750 it was purchased by the King of Prussia, Frederick II, the Great and from that moment it was named the Royal Palace. Initially the palace represented the baroque style with some classicistic elements. In this palace, on 10th of March 1813, his son, Frederick William III Hohenzollern, whose army was defeated by Napoleon Bonaparte, created a military decoration called the Iron Cross. In the following years, a number of extensions was added to the palace (the Neo Renaissance style) and after the First World War the palace was converted to a museum. During the Second World War a big part of the palace was burned down and it was demolished in the 50’s. In the most recent years the main building was a base of the Ethnographical Museum and the Archeological Museum and at present it is converted in the City Museum.
        
Muzeum Militariów, Arsenal Miejski (City Armoury)
ul. Cieszynskiego 9; Opening hours:Wednesday- Saturday 11.00- 17:00; Sunday 10. 00 – 18:00; Monday and Tuesday closed
www.muzeum.miejskie.wroclaw.pl/english/museum/military.php
The City Armoury of Wroclaw displays interesting collections of military objects and its earliest building dates back to 1459.
       
Muzeum Architektury (Museum of Architecture)
ul. Bernardynska 5; 50-156 Wroclaw; tel. +4871 344-82-78/79, 343-36-75; fax. (+48)(71) 344-65-77; Opening hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday: 10:00-16:00; Thursday: 12:00 – 18:00; Sunday: 11:00– 17:00; Monday closed;
e-mail: muzeum@ma.wroc.pl; www.ma.wroc.pl
The Museum of Architecture is the only one of the kind in Poland, situated in the old gothic monastery presents its precious collection of stained glass (from the XII to the XX century). In addition numerous architectonical details are displayed as well as maps, drawings and photographs.
       
Muzeum Narodowe (Nacional Museum)
pl. Powstanców Warszawy 5; Opening hours: Wednesday, Friday and Sunday: 10:00-16:00; Thursday: 9:00 – 16:00; Saturday: 10:00 – 18:00
Monday and Tuesday closed
www.mnwr.art.pl
The National Museum of Wroclaw was opened in 1948. It displays one of the most interesting and important collections of the medieval art in Europe. The exhibition also includes items of Polish art dating back to the XVII-XIX century (that arrived from Lvov and Kiev after the Second World War) and more than 20 000 pieces of Polish contemporary art. The museum also runs its own publishing house printing guides, brochures and reference books. Frequently there are lectures, films, shows and meetings with authors organized on the premises.
       
Panorama Raclawicka (Panorama of Raclawice)
ul. Purkyniego 11, 50-155 Wroclaw; Opening hours: Tuesday- Sunday 9:00– 16:00; Monday closed
More information: www.panoramaraclawicka.pl (English and German) Entrance tickets can be purchased in advance.
Panorama of Raclawice, located in the Slowacki Park, is a rotunda that houses a giant panoramic paining (120x15 metres) painted by 2 famous Polish artists Jan Styka and Wojciech Kossak. It depicts a battle of Raclawice in 1794 in which the Polish army lead by Tadeusz Kościuszko defeated the Russian army. The work dates back to 1893 and it took 9 months to complete. Initially until the Second World War it was displayed in Lvov and when the war broke out it was secured in storage. In 1980 the plan was made to have it displayed to the public again in a specially designed rotunda and the official opening took place in 1985 and from that moment Panorama Racławicka is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Wroclaw. The museum frequently organises lectures, concerts or presentations of movies about art.
      
Muzeum Uniwersytetu Wroclawskiego (Museum of Wroclaw University)
pl. Uniwersytecki 1; 50-137 Wroclaw; tel./fax. +48 71 375-26-18 ; Opening hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 10:30-15:30;Friday-Sunday: 11:00 -17:00; Wednesday closed
The Wroclaw University Museum was officially opened in 1992 and presents the history of the University of Wroclaw from the year 1702 until now. Aula Leopoldina, Oratorium Marianum and the Mathematical Tower should not be missed.
      
        
Muzeum Przyrodnicze Uniwersytetu Wroclawskiego (Natural History Musem of the University of Wroclaw)
ul. Sienkiewicza 21; 50-335 Wroclaw; tel. (071) 375-41-45, 375-41-44; fax (071) 322-50-44; Opening hours: Tuesday-Sunday: 10:00-16:00;Monday closed www.muzeum-przyrodnicze.uni.wroc.pl/eng/index.php
The Nature Museum was opened in 1814 and since then has been displaying exhibitions of botany and zoology from the most distant parts of the world.
      
Muzeum Etnograficzne (Museum of Ethnography)
ul. Traugutta 111/113; 50-419 Wroclaw; tel.+48 71 344 33 13; fax + 48 71 344 28 49; Opening hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday: 10:00 – 16:00; Thursday: 9:00 – 16:00; Monday closedmuzeum@muzeumetnograficzne.pl; www.muzeumetnograficzne.pl
The Ethnography Museum was open in 1948 as a branch of the National Museum. It displays old cultural items like textiles, clothing, ceramic etc. coming from the region of Lower Silesia.
      
Muzeum Poczty i Telekomunikacji (Post and Telecommunications Museum)
ul. Krasinskiego 1, 50-945 Wroclaw; tel. +48 71 343 67 65; fax. +48 71 344 18 22; Opening hours: Monday: 10:00– 15:00; Wednesday-Saturday: 10:00 – 15:00; Sunday: 11:00 – 14:30; Tuesday closed More information can be found on: www.muzeum.wroclaw.pl (Polish)
The Post and Telecommunications Museum was open to the public in 1956. Its collection includes objects related to “Poczta Polska” (Polish Mail Company): stamps, uniforms, letterboxes, old mail delivery vehicles as well as telephone, telegraphic, radio and television sets etc.
       
Muzeum Sztuki Medalierskiej (Medal Art Museum)
50-108 Wroclaw, pl. Wolnosci 7A; tel. (071) 344 10 64; www.muzeum.miejskie.wroclaw.pl/muzeum/sztuki-medalierskiej.php
Muzeum Archidiecezjalne (Archdiocesan Museum) pl. Katedralny 16; 50-329 Wroclaw, ul. Kanonia 12, tel. (071)322-17-55; Opening hours: Tuesday-Sunday: 9:00– 15:00; Monday: closed
The Museum of Archidiocese was founded in 1898. It displays collections of paintings, sculptures and textiles from the XIV to the XIX century.
Muzeum Geologiczne Instytutu Nauk Geologicznych Uniwersytetu Wroclawskiego (Geology Museum of the Geological Institute of the University of Wroclaw)
ul. Cybulskiego 30; Opening hours: Monday and Thursday: 9:00– 17:00; Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00 – 15:00
Saturday and Sunday closed
The Geology Museum was open in 1866 and it displays collections of geological and palaeolithical items. The regional collection comes mainly from the region of Sudety (the mountainous area south of Wrocław)
Muzeum Mineralogiczne Instytutu Nauk Geologicznych Uniwersytetu Wroclawskiego (Mineralogy Museum of the Geological Institute of the University of Wroclaw)
ul. Cybulskiego 30; Opening hours: Monday-Friday: 10:00 – 15:30; Saturday and Sunday closed; Branch at ul.Kuznicza 22
Opening hours: Monday-Friday: 10:00– 15:30; Saturday and Sunday closed
The Mineralogy Museum was opened in 1812 and it displays minerals, precious stones, ornaments and meteorites. |
