National Museum
National Museum
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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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- MetisWinnipeg, Canada991 contributionsA Gentle DreamLoved this museum though parts of it were confusing. Some exhibits you had to pay additional for. At times, it was like a maze going through but there was usually someone there to guide you. The building is beautiful and the permanent collection with all of the Polish art works was just breath-taking. I loved visiting and with I had more time there.Visited April 2023Travelled soloWritten 16 February 2024
- AliceCatalonia23 contributionsNot to be missed.An excellent visit. We headed straight for the 3rd floor and the 'Miracle Workers' exhibition. It is housed in what appeared to be a recent and inspired modernisation of the attic space of the building. The exhibits were beautifully housed and information was in Polish and English. Each gallery was small enough to enjoy everything on offer and there were places to sit and admire. The docent of the furniture gallery was really informative and happy to engage with us. We thank him. We ran out of time to visit everything the museum had to offer...We highly recommend it.Visited June 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 17 June 2024
- Craig REdmonton, Canada110 contributionsMore of a historical art galleryLots of historical works of art to see. Paintings, sculptures, fine China and other historical objects like swords, daggers and rifles. Interesting to visit, but unless you're a huge art junky you only need about an hour.Visited September 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 5 September 2024
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Mrsj131
Ayrshire, UK488 contributions
Feb 2020 • Solo
Loved everything about the museum, the architecture, the exhibits and the friendly welcome from staff. I am disabled and they helped me every step of the way. The museum is easily accessible and their permanent exhibitions (which are free on Saturdays) have raised pictures, braille and a textured path for the visually impaired. I was very impressed, definitely worth a visit.
Written 12 February 2020
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Malgosia G
Geneva, Switzerland141 contributions
Feb 2021
Museum opened after a lockdown welcomes visitors in a sanitary regime. Everyone wears masks and keeps social distance. Disinfectants are readily available.
Feeling safe facilitates visiting the museum.
Three permanent exhibits which show the regional culture (14-15 century sculpture), European and Polish paintings. Worth visiting.
Feeling safe facilitates visiting the museum.
Three permanent exhibits which show the regional culture (14-15 century sculpture), European and Polish paintings. Worth visiting.
Written 8 March 2021
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Tim R
Kingston, NY99 contributions
Mar 2022
This museum contains an incredible collection of artwork of all kinds (paintings, sculptures - stone and wood, reliefs, stained-glass, decorative arts) mostly focused on Wroclaw and Silesia and particularly strong on pre-1600s religious art pieces. Normally this wouldn't particularly interest me, but the quality and depth of the works are significant, and teach us how evolved Central European art was in that period.
The museum is very well laid out, and the guides helpfully point you in the recommended direction on each floor.
The museum is very well laid out, and the guides helpfully point you in the recommended direction on each floor.
Written 13 March 2022
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AliceCatalonia
Catalonia23 contributions
Jun 2024 • Couples
An excellent visit.
We headed straight for the 3rd floor and the 'Miracle Workers' exhibition. It is housed in what appeared to be a recent and inspired modernisation of the attic space of the building. The exhibits were beautifully housed and information was in Polish and English. Each gallery was small enough to enjoy everything on offer and there were places to sit and admire. The docent of the furniture gallery was really informative and happy to engage with us. We thank him.
We ran out of time to visit everything the museum had to offer...We highly recommend it.
We headed straight for the 3rd floor and the 'Miracle Workers' exhibition. It is housed in what appeared to be a recent and inspired modernisation of the attic space of the building. The exhibits were beautifully housed and information was in Polish and English. Each gallery was small enough to enjoy everything on offer and there were places to sit and admire. The docent of the furniture gallery was really informative and happy to engage with us. We thank him.
We ran out of time to visit everything the museum had to offer...We highly recommend it.
Written 17 June 2024
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Dr Johnson
Oslo, Norway316 contributions
Sept 2022 • Couples
The National Museum in Wrocław has a great collection of Polish art, from 17th to 19th century (ie great art of Makowski, Wyczolkowski, Chelmonski, Pruszkowski). It was also great to see collection of Silesian stone sculpture and art from 16th to 19th century. The collection called European art from 15th to 20th century was quite modest, but nice and well curated (Breughel, Cranach, Kemmer, Altdorfer).
A must see if in Wroclaw.
A must see if in Wroclaw.
Written 23 September 2022
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Metis
Winnipeg, Canada991 contributions
Apr 2023 • Solo
Loved this museum though parts of it were confusing. Some exhibits you had to pay additional for. At times, it was like a maze going through but there was usually someone there to guide you. The building is beautiful and the permanent collection with all of the Polish art works was just breath-taking. I loved visiting and with I had more time there.
Written 16 February 2024
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Craig R
Edmonton, Canada110 contributions
Sept 2024 • Couples
Lots of historical works of art to see. Paintings, sculptures, fine China and other historical objects like swords, daggers and rifles. Interesting to visit, but unless you're a huge art junky you only need about an hour.
Written 5 September 2024
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Geoffsmith123
Billingham125 contributions
Dec 2018 • Couples
Came here before panorama as trips booked up for next couple of hours ( had to go back across road to buy multi pass ticket as not available in museum and nobody told us at panorama entrance ! )
Interesting collection of exhibits especially if you are into church artifices and religious paintings. The balance of the exhibits are made up of a mixture of weaponry , ancient household goods with comparison pieces throughout the ages and also entertainment , clothing , and historic pieces from the region including the Wroclaw merchant market scales.
Not the best museum you will have been to but worth a visit.
Note , like most polish museums they have a person in each exhibit hall. Keep your ticket they may want to see it !!
Interesting collection of exhibits especially if you are into church artifices and religious paintings. The balance of the exhibits are made up of a mixture of weaponry , ancient household goods with comparison pieces throughout the ages and also entertainment , clothing , and historic pieces from the region including the Wroclaw merchant market scales.
Not the best museum you will have been to but worth a visit.
Note , like most polish museums they have a person in each exhibit hall. Keep your ticket they may want to see it !!
Written 18 December 2018
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Sara J
Swansea, UK521 contributions
Apr 2018 • Couples
This Museum is full of religious artefacts, Mary holding the baby Jesus, Mary holding her dying son and then more of the same. It seemed to be over staffed and the staff did not interact with visitors.
Written 16 April 2018
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josebenjamin
Midland, MI4,340 contributions
Sept 2016 • Couples
My wife and I spent about 2 1/2 hours visiting this museum, and we enjoyed it very much. In our opinion is a better and larger display of Polish Art than the Krakow Museums. But for some reason, it does not seem to have much popularity with the locals or visitors. We visited on a Sunday, and there were few others around. This is in sharp contrast with the Raclawice Panorama nearby which seems to be always crowded.
I particularly enjoyed the landscape paintings as well as those related to the Polish struggles to forge a nation. This Museum is certainly not the Louvre or the London National Gallery, but if you have found your way to Wroclaw, it should be a priority to visit it, particularly if you are a history or art lover.
By the way, when you book your entrance to the Panorama, the same ticket entitles you to visit a couple of other museums, one of which is this one. Unless you are very lucky, most likely your timed entrance to Panorama will be several hours away after purchase. Therefore you can use a couple of hours to visit and enjoy the National Museum, or walk along the Odra River, and then head back to the Panorama.
Another tip I can offer is to take a few minutes when you are in the area to visit the Memorial Monument to the Victims of the Katyn Massacre. It is just outside the Panorama.
I particularly enjoyed the landscape paintings as well as those related to the Polish struggles to forge a nation. This Museum is certainly not the Louvre or the London National Gallery, but if you have found your way to Wroclaw, it should be a priority to visit it, particularly if you are a history or art lover.
By the way, when you book your entrance to the Panorama, the same ticket entitles you to visit a couple of other museums, one of which is this one. Unless you are very lucky, most likely your timed entrance to Panorama will be several hours away after purchase. Therefore you can use a couple of hours to visit and enjoy the National Museum, or walk along the Odra River, and then head back to the Panorama.
Another tip I can offer is to take a few minutes when you are in the area to visit the Memorial Monument to the Victims of the Katyn Massacre. It is just outside the Panorama.
Written 23 October 2016
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Patrycja R
Katowice, Poland
Mam pytanie czy do muzeum można wejść z małym pieskiem Yrokiem zamkniętym w torbie ?
Written 15 May 2020
Haben Sie auch nach einem Audioguide gefragt?
Ich kann nicht polnisch und nicht genügend englisch. Warum ist in einem solchem Museum
in der ehem. europ. Kulturhauptstadt dies nicht nöglich, die deutsche Sprache möglich zu machen?!
Written 22 February 2018
Guten Abend
Im Panorama gib es Audioguides auf deutsch . Im Nationalmuseum habe ich nicht danach gefragt , weil viele Sachen selbsterklärend waren . Aber ich glaube es gab auch im Museum Audioguides . Auf alle Fälle viel Zeit einplanen , mit Audioguide dauert es länger im Museum .
Written 22 February 2018
Meri N
Auburn, Washington
genealogy my family lived in Gorlitz in 1830 Carl Wagner was a n estate owner his Wife Maria Theresia Rothe were married 22-7-1849 had 6 children. Where can I get genealogy help to find these people?
Written 18 October 2015
The information on finding families is difficult in Poland at the best of times, as a lot of files have been lost, missed place or destroyed because of the second world war! You do have some good starting points to go from, a place, and names of your family etc.. Try looking at the church records of Gorlitz, Polish National Library etc.. If you don't speak Polish, there are companies that are specialist in helping people find this information on the internet. The National Museum holds mainly modern and Polish works of art from the 13th to 14th Centuries and well a visit if you are Wroclaw. Good luck with your search.
Written 18 October 2015
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