Jelenia Góra, dolnośląskie
Muzeum Karkonoskie w Jeleniej Górze
A regional museum presenting Jelenia Góra, the Jelenia Góra Valley and the Karkonosze Mountains through archaeology, ethnography, history and art. Its highlights include Poland's largest permanent artistic-glass exhibition and the Glass Laboratory.
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Muzeum Karkonoskie w Jeleniej Górze
The Karkonosze Museum collects objects connected with Jelenia Góra, the Jelenia Góra Valley, the Karkonosze Mountains and the Izera Mountains. At 28 Jana Matejki Street, archaeology, ethnography, history and art meet in a site comprising the museum building, architectural reconstructions and the Glass Laboratory.
The collection originated with the Riesengebirgsverein (RGV), founded in 1880. Donations from its members formed a library and a museum accessible from 1889. The present building, designed by Carl Grosser at the initiative of curator Hugo Seydel, was constructed in 1912–1914 and opened on 14 April 1914.
After the Second World War, the institution worked as a municipal museum and repository; following renovation, it was renamed the Regional Museum in 1949. It is now a local-government cultural institution maintained by the Lower Silesian regional authority. Its permanent artistic-glass exhibition brings historic Silesian and Czech glassmaking together with more than one hundred contemporary works on display, while the Glass Laboratory introduces the process of working with the material.
Audience and visit conditions
Adult supervision required
Entire venue · 0-11 years
Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
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Winter season
October 1 – March 31
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- 09:00–16:00
- Wednesday
- 09:00–16:00
- Thursday
- 09:00–16:00
- Friday
- 09:00–16:00
- Saturday
- 09:00–16:00
- Sunday
- 09:00–16:00
Summer season
April 1 – September 30
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- 09:00–17:00
- Wednesday
- 09:00–17:00
- Thursday
- 09:00–17:00
- Friday
- 09:00–17:00
- Saturday
- 09:00–17:00
- Sunday
- 09:00–17:00
Exceptions
- January 1, 2026Closed
- Closed
- January 6, 2026Closed
- Closed
- April 5, 2026Closed
- Closed
- April 6, 2026Closed
- Closed
- June 4, 2026Closed
- Closed
- August 15, 2026Closed
- Closed
- November 1, 2026Closed
- Closed
- November 11, 2026Closed
- Closed
- December 24, 2026Closed
- Closed
- December 25, 2026Closed
- Closed
- December 26, 2026Closed
- Closed
Last admission is half an hour before closing. The museum is closed on Mondays.
Admission tickets
- Standard ticket
- PLN 20.00
- Reduced ticket
- PLN 15.00
- Reduced group ticket
- PLN 10.00
- Wednesday - permanent exhibitions
- free
- Standard group ticket
- PLN 15.00
- Wednesday - temporary exhibitions
- PLN 10.00
- Children under 7
- free
Tickets are available at the museum ticket desk. Permanent exhibitions are free on Wednesdays; temporary exhibitions cost PLN 10 that day.
Image generated or substantially modified by AI.Thematic routeFrom a Karkonosze home to glassThe route leads from everyday life in a mountain home through archaeology and merchant culture to the art and making of glass.Start the walk
Address
ul. Jana Matejki 2858-500 Jelenia Góra
From the Teatr or Urząd Miasta bus stop, walk approximately 100 metres uphill. Free parking is available by the museum.
Location
The entrance is step-free. The building has wide circulation routes, a platform lift, a lift with voice announcements, and accessible toilets on the ground and second floors. Stairs have yellow markings. Free audio guides, audio description, a sign-language guide and admission with an assistance dog are available.
- Wheelchair accessYes
- Step-free entranceYes
- ElevatorYes
- Accessible toiletYes
- Audio descriptionYes
- Sign languageYes
- Assistance dogs allowedYes
- Child-friendly materialsYes
- Stairs presentYes