Ilustracja Muzeum Okręgowego Ziemi Kaliskiej

Kalisz, wielkopolskie

Muzeum Okręgowe Ziemi Kaliskiej

One of the oldest regional museums in Poland, with five permanent exhibitions on archaeology, folk culture, the history of Kalisz and art.

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Muzeum Okręgowe Ziemi Kaliskiej

The first efforts to create a museum in Kalisz were made in 1883, and on 17 May 1914 the Museum of the Kalisz Land was formed by merging the Archaeological Museum and the Regional Museum. The collections survived the burning of the city centre during the First World War, but in 1941 most of the objects were taken out of the city and never traced again. Since 1953 the museum has occupied the former provincial treasury building on Kościuszki Street, and since 1976 it has had its current name.

After a complete renovation finished in 2023, the main building houses five permanent exhibitions: archaeology, ethnography, the history of the city, art and prints, and a room devoted to Tadeusz Kulisiewicz. The collection numbers several tens of thousands of objects from Kalisz and south-eastern Greater Poland.

Its most precious exhibits include Bolesław the Brave's arrow denarius, regarded as the oldest Polish coin, the Słuszków hoard of cross denarii and a Roman sword with the swordsmith's signature. The museum also runs two branches: the Archaeological Reserve in Kalisz-Zawodzie and Maria Dąbrowska's Manor House in Russów.

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Opening hours

Opening hours

Monday
Closed
Tuesday
10:00–18:00
Wednesday
10:00–18:00
Thursday
10:00–18:00
Friday
10:00–18:00
Saturday
11:00–18:00
Sunday
11:00–18:00

The museum is closed on Mondays. Since 18 September 2026 part of the City of Kalisz History exhibition has been closed to visitors until further notice.

Tickets

Main building tickets

Standard ticket
PLN 20.00
Reduced ticket
PLN 12.00
Group ticket
PLN 10.00
Family ticket
PLN 30.00

Combined ticket to all branches

Combined standard ticket
PLN 30.00
Combined reduced ticket
PLN 20.00
Combined group ticket
PLN 18.00
Combined family ticket
PLN 50.00

Guided tours

Guided tour of one exhibition
PLN 30.00
Guided tour of all exhibitions
PLN 70.00
Guided tour in English
PLN 150.00

Admission is free on Tuesdays. The combined ticket covers all branches of the museum and is valid for 2 days from purchase, or 3 days if bought on a Sunday. Guided tours must be booked in advance by phone, and tours in English at least 3 days before the visit.

Exhibitions (1)
  • Ilustracja Muzeum Okręgowego Ziemi KaliskiejPermanent exhibition · c. 12,000 BC - late Middle AgesArchaeological ExhibitionTwo rooms on the history of settlement in the Prosna basin: from Final Palaeolithic flints to medieval coin hoards and the tomb of Mieszko III the Old.
Exhibits and points (10)
  • Ilustracja Muzeum Okręgowego Ziemi KaliskiejFrom the Palaeolithic to the Bronze AgeThe first room of the archaeological exhibition: flints, reconstructed Neolithic graves, Bronze Age jewellery and the Bolesławiec hoard.
  • Ilustracja Muzeum Okręgowego Ziemi KaliskiejPainting Gallery with Kalisz SilverA chronological painting gallery with works by Olga Boznańska from Józef Wanat's collection, and 19th-century silver by Kalisz goldsmiths.
  • Ilustracja Muzeum Okręgowego Ziemi KaliskiejEthnographic Exhibition: Life Stages in the Kalisz CountrysideA story of the successive stages of life in the Kalisz countryside in the late 19th and 20th centuries, divided into eight themes.
  • Ilustracja Muzeum Okręgowego Ziemi KaliskiejTomb Slab of Mieszko III the OldA sandstone tomb slab with a processional cross, associated with Mieszko III the Old’s burial in the collegiate church at Zawodzie.
  • Ilustracja Muzeum Okręgowego Ziemi KaliskiejFormer Provincial Treasury BuildingThe museum's home since 1953: the former provincial treasury building on Kościuszki Street, extended in 1976.
  • Ilustracja Muzeum Okręgowego Ziemi KaliskiejSword with the "ALLIVS PA" SignatureA Roman sword with the swordsmith's signature on its blade, found in a grave at a Przeworsk culture cemetery in Wesółki/Janków II.
  • Ilustracja Muzeum Okręgowego Ziemi KaliskiejThe Słuszków HoardThe world's largest hoard of cross denarii, found in Słuszków in 1935 and probably hidden during the war between Bolesław Wrymouth and Zbigniew.
  • Ilustracja Muzeum Okręgowego Ziemi KaliskiejCity History Exhibition: From Stronghold to GrześkiMini-displays on the history of Kalisz: from the relocation of the stronghold in 1233 through Mystkowski's biscuit factory to famous Kalisz residents.
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Contact

Address

ul. Kościuszki 12
62-800 Kalisz
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Accessibility

The main entrance is on Kopernika Street. There are steps in front of the entrance, with a wheelchair lift on their left. The hall and all exhibitions are accessible to wheelchair users, and a lift in a side corridor leads to the upper floors. There are no thresholds between the rooms, and corridors are at least 1.5 m wide. Next to the lift there is an accessible toilet with an alarm system, and there are designated parking spaces for people with disabilities in front of the entrance. Assistance dogs are welcome.

  • Wheelchair accessYes
  • Step-free entranceYes
  • ElevatorYes
  • Accessible toiletYes
  • Accessible parkingYes
  • Assistance dogs allowedYes
  • Stairs presentYes
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