Illustration of the Museum of Sentiments entrance beneath a red canopy and museum sign. A red-and-white sentry box stands beside it, with a PKS bus stop sign in front.

Kowary, dolnośląskie

Muzeum Sentymentów

Set in a former carpet factory, the museum displays domestic interiors, school life and everyday objects from the Polish People’s Republic.

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Muzeum Sentymentów

A glass fish on a television, a school smock and a Frania washing machine are among the objects around which Muzeum Sentymentów in Kowary is arranged. The exhibition occupies a building of the former carpet factory. Collector Andrzej Olszewski opened it in June 2018 after years of gathering things connected with daily life.

The grandparents’ and teenagers’ rooms, kitchen, bathroom and classroom present objects in furnished interiors. Toys sit alongside collections of packaging and posters, dishes accompany decorative textiles, and textbooks appear with old teaching aids. The director’s office refers to the film “Miś”. The museum also covers later decades, although much of its story concerns objects familiar from the Polish People’s Republic.

The former factory left its own memorabilia here: the original laboratory and the platform from which Edward Gierek addressed the workforce in 1978. Domestic life meets the history of local work. The collections also grow through objects donated by visitors.

For children

At Muzeum Sentymentów, you can see things used by parents and grandparents: toys, school smocks, dishes and old household appliances. They are arranged in furnished rooms. A glass fish stands on a television, a Frania washing machine occupies the bathroom, and textbooks and a blackboard belong to the classroom.

Collector Andrzej Olszewski created the museum and opened it in June 2018. The objects come from the Polish People’s Republic and later years. Drinks cans and posters also show what children and teenagers used to collect.

The building belonged to a carpet factory. Its real laboratory survives. The collections also include the platform from which Edward Gierek addressed the workers in 1978. These objects help tell the story of work in Kowary.

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Opening hours

May-June

May 1 – June 30

Monday
11:00–16:00
Tuesday
11:00–16:00
Wednesday
11:00–16:00
Thursday
11:00–16:00
Friday
11:00–16:00
Saturday
11:00–16:00
Sunday
11:00–16:00

July-September

July 1 – September 30

Monday
10:00–18:00
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

October

October 1 – October 31

Monday
11:00–16:00
Tuesday
11:00–16:00
Wednesday
11:00–16:00
Thursday
11:00–16:00
Friday
11:00–16:00
Saturday
11:00–16:00
Sunday
11:00–16:00

November-April, outside school winter holidays

November 1 – April 30

Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
Closed
Friday
Closed
Saturday
11:00–16:00
Sunday
11:00–16:00

Exceptions

November 1, 2026Special schedule for November 2026
Closed
November 2, 2026Special schedule for November 2026
11:00–16:00
November 3, 2026Special schedule for November 2026
11:00–16:00
November 4, 2026Special schedule for November 2026
11:00–16:00
November 5, 2026Special schedule for November 2026
11:00–16:00
November 6, 2026Special schedule for November 2026
11:00–16:00
November 7, 2026Special schedule for November 2026
10:00–17:00
November 8, 2026Special schedule for November 2026
10:00–17:00
November 9, 2026Special schedule for November 2026
10:00–17:00
November 10, 2026Special schedule for November 2026
10:00–17:00
November 11, 2026Special schedule for November 2026
10:00–17:00
November 12, 2026Special schedule for November 2026
10:00–17:00
November 13, 2026Special schedule for November 2026
10:00–17:00
November 14, 2026Special schedule for November 2026
10:00–17:00
November 15, 2026Special schedule for November 2026
10:00–17:00

During the school winter holidays, open daily 11:00-16:00; check the exact holiday period before visiting. On other winter weekdays, groups of at least 5 may visit by telephone arrangement. Dated calendar exceptions apply in November 2026.

Tickets

Museum admission

Standard ticket
PLN 35.00
Reduced ticket
PLN 25.00
Standard group ticket, at least 10 people
PLN 30.00
Reduced group ticket, at least 10 people
PLN 20.00

Reduced admission includes school pupils, students, pensioners and children aged 6-18. The group rate applies to groups of at least 10 people.

Exhibits and points (7)
  • Illustration of the Museum of Sentiments entrance beneath a red canopy and museum sign. A red-and-white sentry box stands beside it, with a PKS bus stop sign in front.Grandparents’ room and kitchenHousehold equipment, portraits and kitchen utensils form a period domestic interior.
  • Illustration of the Museum of Sentiments entrance beneath a red canopy and museum sign. A red-and-white sentry box stands beside it, with a PKS bus stop sign in front.Old cinemaPeriod seats and fittings from the former Orzeł cinema recall earlier ways of watching films.
  • Illustration of the Museum of Sentiments entrance beneath a red canopy and museum sign. A red-and-white sentry box stands beside it, with a PKS bus stop sign in front.Period bathroomA Frania washing machine, toiletries and a high-level cistern make up the period bathroom display.
  • Illustration of the Museum of Sentiments entrance beneath a red canopy and museum sign. A red-and-white sentry box stands beside it, with a PKS bus stop sign in front.ClassroomSchool smocks, maps and supplies recreate the surroundings of earlier school life.
  • Illustration of the Museum of Sentiments entrance beneath a red canopy and museum sign. A red-and-white sentry box stands beside it, with a PKS bus stop sign in front.Director’s office and secretariatThe former factory director’s office combines industrial history with a reference to the film “Miś”.
  • Illustration of the Museum of Sentiments entrance beneath a red canopy and museum sign. A red-and-white sentry box stands beside it, with a PKS bus stop sign in front.Factory laboratoryThe original room and equipment preserve the memory of Kowary’s carpet factory.
  • Illustration of the Museum of Sentiments entrance beneath a red canopy and museum sign. A red-and-white sentry box stands beside it, with a PKS bus stop sign in front.Children’s and teenagers’ roomToys and collections reveal the interests of children and teenagers in earlier decades.
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Contact

Address

ul. Zamkowa 9
58-530 Kowary
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Accessibility

The exhibition is on the first floor. A stair-climbing device for conventional wheelchairs is available by advance reservation. Enter to the left of the former carpet factory’s main gate.

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